Reference Form

You have been asked to submit this form on behalf of an applicant to the Open Floor Teacher Training program.Thank you for your feedback.

Your Full Name

Your Email

Who is the applicant asking for a reference from you?

In what personal and/or professional context do you know this person?

Please rank this student’s abilities (please rate on a scale of 1-5 with 1 = not much and 5 = very competent. If you don’t know please put a “?”).

Can take a physical instruction and translate it into articulate movement

Demonstrates a wide range of movement vocabulary/qualities

Is likely to inspire others through their clarity and passion on a dance floor

Demonstrates emotional intelligence and maturity

Is able to express emotion through movement

Can witness themselves and others with a degree of objective awareness and humor

Is open to dialogue when challenged by a teacher or peer

Would likely be able to offer honest constructive feedback to students

Can stay present for long periods of time dancing by themselves in solo practice

Partners generously with other movers

Can dance intimately without sexualizing

Seeks to include others/newcomers vs. gravitating only towards friends

Is willing to move and explore beyond their habitual comfort zones

Is able to set clear, compassionate boundaries with others

How would you say they are regarded by other students, teachers, colleagues?

How comfortable and enthusiastic would you be to call this person your professional colleague?

What specific strengths would this person bring to being an embodied movement teacher?

Where would they still need to grow in order to lead, instruct and hold a group?

What roles do they hold in a group dynamic? For example: leader, pleaser, joiner, enthusiast, pessimist, etc.

Please add any other comments you feel are relevant:

As a reference provider, some of your comments might be shared with the student during the training’s mentoring process. This would be for their professional growth. If there is anything that you would like us to know that you do not want shared with the student, please use this space.

Reference Form

You have been asked to submit this form on behalf of an applicant to the Open Floor Teacher Training program.Thank you for your feedback.

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