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This weeks’ DTW Blog answers some of the most FAQ’s regarding the R.A.D. Ballet training method with our very knowledgeable and amazing DTW Co-Direstor, Angela D’Valda Sirico.....
As dance teachers we are constantly giving to others. While it is in our DNA and it is what drives us there is also the possibility that all of that giving can lead us to not focusing on ourselves.
As teachers, we expend much of our energy on the progress and journey of our students. Where they are going, who they will audition and ultimately dance for and where life will take them becomes as much as an invested …
As a dance teacher, where you are today and where you will be a year from now is all about your thought process and how you act upon those thoughts. Recall how you felt when you first started to teach—do …
Teachers are human. We are indeed the ones our dancers look to for training, motivation, discipline, artistic inspiration and guidance, but indeed at the end of the day we are human. We are not immune to creative blocks, bad days, …
Part I of a Three Part Series. The top dance teachers create amazing classroom environments. Learn how to create, build and maintain a terrific setting that will make learning and teaching inspiring and fun!
As a dance studio owner, the more you can help your faculty and staff grow the better your business will be. Check out this two part guide with simple but very effect ways to have your team working at peak …
Providing scholarships to well-deserving dancers and their families can create endless and life-changing opportunities for a child as well as provide financial relief for struggling parents. Specifically, in today’s current climate where so many families are feeling the constraints of …
Very often as teachers, we get to a point in our educating that we are so subconsciously determined to ensure a dancer’s comprehension that we ourselves forget it is up to them to do the learning. There have been times …
It’s always a balancing act when, as studio director, you must decide on the advancement of a dancer. They are many factors to consider in this decision. Unfortunately at times, the pressure of a parent can become an internal struggle …
As a long time competition adjudicator and teacher who has set endless solos for dancers, the debate over competing multiple solos often comes up every year. With students and parents alike, sometimes the notion is to showcase their talents in …
Dance Teachers are always trying to get dancers to understand the importance of the core, spine and pelvic floor. Without proper fundamental association of anatomy, dancers at some point will become limited in terms of their progression and visceral body …
Rehearsal time is precious for every choreographer. Nothing is worse than walking out of a weekend rehearsal only to feel like you’ve accomplished nothing and wasted everyone’s time. If your process is to choreograph in-studio and the day doesn’t go …
As a dance teacher you are mentors, life coaches and guides. In today's fast paced word students are under more pressure from their peers. Use these 5 tips to help your students through conflict resolution!
Valentine’s Day may look a little different for everyone this year, but that’s even more of a reason to spread the love. Celebrate the spirit with your younger dancers and build a lesson plan around the holiday. It’s easy, fun …
Filmed during the Dance Teacher Web Virtual event in Veges Co-Founder Steve Sirico Present a Q&A with Industry Leaders
