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Mrs Rachel Pedro

Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts,
Dance

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Name
Mrs Rachel Pedro
Position(s)
Head of Discipline
Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts,
Dance
Lecturer in Dance Theory
Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts,
Dance
Discipline *
Other Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
Phone
+61 7 3138 3143
Fax
+61 7 3138 3734
Email
Location
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Qualifications

Master of Arts in Dance with Distinction (University of Surrey)

Professional memberships
and associations
  • Ausdance: Australia’s professional dance advocacy organisation.
* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Rachel Pedro teaches into the undergraduate Dance courses:

  • coordinating a number of theory units
  • teaching practical classes in music theatre and Latin American dance styles.

She is also the Study Area Coordinator for the Dance discipline.

Supervisions

Rachel’s postgraduate supervisions have concerned:

  • the professional/educational interface in the choreographic process
  • new media choreography
  • event management for dance.

Research interests

Her research has included the psychology-based study of achievement-goal orientations in participants of recreational Latin dance classes.

Qualifications

Rachel is currently undertaking a PhD pertaining to globalisation and the development of the Brazilian dance style samba in Australia.

This information has been contributed by Mrs Rachel Pedro.

Experience

Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy, Brisbane

1996 – 2004: Rachel was:

  • an instructor and performer of numerous Central and South American dance styles
  • instrumental in codifying and systemising a teaching program that served approximately 1000 students.

Rio Rhythmics is the case study for Rachel’s PhD research, which she is currently undertaking.

This information has been contributed by Mrs Rachel Pedro.

Publications


For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.