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Get Certified DVD

The “Get Certified! How to Train for Your ProDVIDA Examinations” DVD and Workbook demonstrates everything you need to know to pass your exam. The program includes complete dance demonstrations, the required “solo” dance demonstration, the correct way to answer the questions in the theoretical and teaching sections, and mock examinations. The Certification Workbook gives sample questions and answers, as well as full explanations of the different parts of the exam. Available through DanceVision.com.

Get Certified! How To Train For Your DVIDA Professional Exams - DVD

Available in DVD only
Produced by Dance Vision 2005
This DVD is 2 hours and 40 minutes and the Guidebook is 55 pages.

Available for the first time! Never has there been so much information written in preparing you for your professional certification! Certification programs are designed to increase your dance knowledge and worth in a realistic time frame.

Dance Vision would like to give a very special thanks to Diane Jarmolow who spent countless hours creating this Guidebook.

Instructors: Diane Jarmolow assisted by Alison Hurwitz & Eldon Bryce.

Diane Jarmolow is a DVIDA National Examiner and developer of the new, highly acclaimed DVIDA professional certification examination system

Together, this guidebook and visual media (DVD) will take the mystery out of the exam process. You may read this guidebook or watch the visual media first, whichever you prefer. Both the guidebook and the visual media use the American Style Bronze dances as their examples. However, the exams for the International Style and higher-level American Styles, use the same format.

The Guidebook provides a complete written guide to ProDVIDA certification exams. You will find details on exam logistics and procedures, many of which are not discussed in the visual media. This guidebook also documents key information from the visual media, such as an explanation of each of the dance elements, a list of what will be required on your exam, and a list of the specific teaching questions you will be asked on your exams.

The visual media (DVD) provides an overview of the exam process. You will see detailed demonstrations of each dance element as well as many examples of exam questions correctly answered and demonstrated. The visual media also contains two mock one dance exams from beginning to end: an American Rhythm Junior Associate Rumba exam and an American Smooth Associate Waltz exam. Watching these exams being demonstrated will demystify what your own exam may be like.

1. Introduction to the DVIDA Certification Examination
   
2. Part A - The Dancing Portion of the Exam
   1. Criteria & Demonstration
   2. Dancing the Solo Amalgamation
3. Part B - The Theory Portion of the Exam
   1. An Introduction to the Elements
   2. Foot Positions
   3. Alignment
   4. Amount of Turn
   5. Rise & Fall
   6. Footwork
   7. Timing
   8. Sway
   9. CBM (Contra Body Movement)
   10. Leads
   11. Summary
4. Part C - The Teaching Methodology Portion of the Exam
5. Part D - The Overall Presentation
6. Mock One Dance Examinations
   1. Junior Associate American Style Rumba
   2. Associate American Style Waltz

Music Credits

Fabuloso American Style Rhythm & Smooth Volume II Item #CD208

Foxtrot - Track 4 "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
Tango - Track 3 "Tango Jack"
Cha Cha - Track 6 "Cha Cha Latino"
V. Waltz - Track 5 "My Favorite Things"
Rumba - Track 9 "Mi Buen Amor"
Waltz - Track 1 "A Tender Heart"

Fabuloso American Style Rhythm Volume II Item #CD207

WC Swing - Track 14 "Blue Monday"
EC Swing - Track 13 "Man, I Feel Like a Woman"