Why We Still Need to Dance – Even If It’s Online
Like author Alice Walker, I believe that “hard times require furious dancing.” I have written, time and time again, that dance has the potential to empower individuals, unite communities, and be a...
View Article5 Ways to Achieve Your Dance Goals
Why is goal-setting important in dance? Having visionary dance goals – along with a realistic plan to achieve them – is vital for dancers of all ages and at every stage of their careers. Dance is hard...
View ArticleA Letter to My Dance Students
To My Dancers, Hi, it’s me. Your Dance Teacher. As I’m writing this, it’s February of 2021 – but no matter when you are reading it, know that the sentiment remains the same. Maybe it’s been a while...
View ArticleSimple Ways to Improve Your Dance Improvisation Skills
How I went from terrified of dance improvisation to teaching it! Are you the kind of dancer who freezes up at the very mention of improvisation in the dance studio? If so, I feel you! I spent so much...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: Jazz Dance Books
How I came to love jazz dance If I’m being honest, my journey to becoming jazz dance teacher is a long and somewhat complex one. I started taking jazz dance in addition to other dance styles as a...
View Article5 Ways to Become a Better Dance Performer
What is performance quality in dance? With competition, concert, and recital season coming up fast, chances are that you will be hearing a lot of feedback about your performance quality from your...
View ArticleEmbracing Creative Rest in the Dance Studio
Why dancers need creative rest If there is one thing that seems to define the dance industry, I would say it is hustle. The dance life is not easy, by any means. Dancers have to work hard to achieve...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: Books on Dance Pedagogy & Teaching Methods
Refresh your dance pedagogy and teaching methods We all get stuck in a rut with our dance teaching methods from time to time, right? It can be easy to fall into habits as a dance teacher: our...
View ArticleA Letter to My Dance Students: Every Performance is a Gift
Dear Dance Students, Hi, it’s me again – Your Dance Teacher. As I am writing this, we are at the tail end of another spring performance season. Maybe you have another recital or two coming up, are...
View ArticleFour Habits for Dance Students to Start in the First Six Weeks of Class
The importance of establishing good habits at the start of the dance season The beginning of a new dance season is full of possibility for you as a dance student … Will this be the year I master that...
View ArticleAdversity is actually really good for dance students – here’s why …
What is adversity in dance training Ok, I’m going to drop a potentially unpopular opinion here: Adversity is actually really good for dance students. Of course, no one likes adversity. No one wants to...
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