tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post5002968527937272461..comments2008-10-31T08:21:50.114-04:00Constancenoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-82846846109677967722008-10-31T08:21:00.000-04:002008-10-31T08:21:00.000-04:00

Hi Margit - and congratulations re: new baby! You replied to me but you really meant to reply to Susan Tan<BR/>Susantan51@hotmail.com<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes, Constance

Constancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17302928321118312708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-71032585454321487782008-10-30T14:40:00.000-04:002008-10-30T14:40:00.000-04:00

Hi Constance!<BR/>Thank you for your letter! Sorry I reply so late, but I will get my baby in a few days and dont look so often in the computer at the moment. <BR/>Its great what you are teaching. <BR/>What is most difficult ,I <BR/> find is the way how official schools are organized in Austria. Out of that many teachers are always close to burn out , there is also no supervision for teachers.

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Hi everyone again!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am glad we are getting serious about the disarmament exhibition -- as we have all noted -- it is so easy to forget about disarmament. Below is a passage somebody just sent to me. what a mystic work we do!<BR/>The main reason relations between different peoples and cultures degenerate into the kind of atrocity symbolized by "ethnic cleansing" is to be found in

Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501072845180243326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-73069629847647230122008-10-30T03:39:00.000-04:002008-10-30T03:39:00.000-04:00

Po says:<BR/><BR/> i sooo enjoyed reading what Susan and Terry wrote and shared. mahalo/thank-you!<BR/>i also remembered that while living in the Bay Area (San Fran) specifically in Palo Alto and i sat on the United Nations Associaiton Board of Directors for some time while living there, before moving back to my homeland of Hawai`i, we worked on "model U.N." for middle, high school and college.

Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501072845180243326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-86894766649291750742008-10-28T00:16:00.000-04:002008-10-28T00:16:00.000-04:00

Posting for Susan Tan- <BR/><BR/>Wow! Your experience and tenacity was very inspirational. I’ve been teaching art education in Ohio in the US for about 12 years in an urban district; 2 schools, 500 students. The arts get a rough ride especially with educational monies always in flux. I teach K-5 (primary grades) and when they do art, like dance, they glow full of appreciation for the

Constancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17302928321118312708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-60537410034973012232008-10-22T08:28:00.000-04:002008-10-22T08:28:00.000-04:00

Hi JIll!<BR/>Thanks for your comment! Its true. What I meant what is happening in socalled normal classrooms is still often reality in many cases. But also in Austria are now already many schools with open learning and inclusive and systemic teaching , as well as children live in integrative classrooms. This is coming more and more. <BR/>I send you many greetings and til soon hopefully. <BR/>

eradeftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948923649861646574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-90282567077752982392008-10-14T05:01:00.000-04:002008-10-14T05:01:00.000-04:00

I was startled (stung like Socrates jellyfish really) to read your definition Margit <BR/><BR/>"Its the way of teaching which is different than in common studios as the attitude is on quality of pedagogics and contents rather than on dance business.The students are accepted in their individuality and their lives and expressions are most important." and the bit that follows to say that in normal

Jill Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00290320593385766318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-1189059386646698612008-10-07T09:33:00.000-04:002008-10-07T09:33:00.000-04:00

Dear Stefanie!<BR/> Thank you very much for your comment, its very interesting what you teach, I also would like to know more about what you are doing, as through the Earth charter exhibitions I thought alot how to keep on more and more places and groups of people for the exhibition.<BR/>Maybe we can stay also in e-mail contact. margit.urbassek@aon.at <BR/>My sister might be also interested as

eradeftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948923649861646574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-87781085266090467372008-10-07T02:50:00.000-04:002008-10-07T02:50:00.000-04:00

Margit,<BR/><BR/>I teach something I call Earth Charter Community Skills - environmental consciousness, community skills and dialogue skills. I too have discovered that I create a safe space so people are willing to be creative and personal that also turns out to be transformative. <BR/><BR/>I think it is the respect we have for the life in front of us. Of course Sensei really does it better

Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501072845180243326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-83696018065963004942008-10-06T18:22:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:22:00.000-04:00

Hello a!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your experience!It touches me in my heart. I can understand what you feel in your situation.<BR/>Yes dont give up, chant many daimoku and go with Sensei, you will win!<BR/>If you want to stay in touch, write an e-mail, it would be interesting for me, how it goes on in yourlife:margit.urbassek@aon.at <BR/>All the best Margit

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HI stephanie!<BR/> The way my teaching is different to usual Ballett is that it is no ballett, but you could use the teaching to enrich usual ballett.<BR/>I use a basic work which relaxes the body and the mind and stretches the body in a way that is healthy for the body, and before to start any technique ther e is a time to really feel the own connection to dance, as a technique is always

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Hi anonymous!<BR/> What I have studied is several years a study in Germany called integrative dancepedagogics as well. You can find it under i-tp.de or dit in google.<BR/>I also danced myself for many years. Out of my own dance I studied dancepedagogics in different ways and many daimoku<BR/>Basically is my attitude that all the students feel content and safe in the teaching class and feel a

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Thank you JIll! <BR/> Thank you for being in Vienna also.<BR/> You are doing great work as well, just write me an e-mail whenever you can. Would like to stay in contact. Was nice to get to know you in Vienna.<BR/> Many greetings Margit

Margit Urbasseknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-70989512632905329722008-10-04T08:22:00.000-04:002008-10-04T08:22:00.000-04:00

Thank you for this truly inspiring experience. I am new to the school education system (second career), I work in a secondary school in London but I'm not officially a teacher. I support children with special needs and this is my passion. I am also an Artist/designer so feel I can use my creativity to work well with these types of students. My experience at the moment is similar to yours 10 years

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02820777816171621334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-37430335825786022152008-10-03T10:48:00.000-04:002008-10-03T10:48:00.000-04:00

Hi Margit,<BR/><BR/>How do you teach dance differently than the way children are taught ballet, for example, or modern dance?<BR/><BR/>Stephanie

Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501072845180243326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035748563992634537.post-8027690816646892322008-10-03T05:25:00.000-04:002008-10-03T05:25:00.000-04:00

Margit, so tell us how you teach children to dance. What do you do pedagogically? What is in your mind? In your daimoku?<BR/><BR/>Stephanie

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Thank you for this experience Margit. It is really amazing. Recently I got guidance at the Centre in Vienna to keep on doing it for kosen rufu every day, this is how we progress. Your experience demonstrates how to do that, and is very inspiring.

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