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The Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies defines trading eights as, 'soloists taking turns at improvising, playing for eight bars at a time.' As a tap dancer, I’ve always thought of it simply as swapping eight counts. One phrase at …
No one else is quite like you. Would you agree with that statement? If you do, then it would stand to reason that no one else offers a product exactly like yours. Who you are and what you offer is …
Last month we looked at the basic concepts towards building a choreography-composition curriculum in order to supply students with a strong foundation regarding initial design components. Once they have mastered the concepts including: motivations & clarity, musical component, space travel …
Bonuses are a great way to reward the people who have been working for you all year. They act as motivators and rewards and are a nice way to thank faculty and staff for not only helping to build your …
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As the days become shorter and the cold weather brings ice and snow to us it is hard to think about what is going to happen in the summer. Now is the time, however, to start putting your plans together …
Handling, storing and installing a flooring system properly is vital to its well being, life expectancy, maintenance costs and your dancers.First some dos and don’ts.
It's that time again, yet another year has passed. While the mere mention of this can throw ordinary mortals into deep bouts of depression, there's really no need to even go anywhere near there. Why? As a teacher, the passing …
There are those who are bounded by laws and rules, yet success is too distant for them. On the other hand, there are those who appear to be easy going people but are successful. Think you have what it takes …
As a dance teacher, people are always willing to give you advice on all kinds of matters. They will give you advice on who to teach for, what to teach and how to fix a problem you may be having. …
Tis the season for Christmas Holiday shows and of course the most popular of all, the Nutcracker, will be presented by studios across the country. In many cases this will be presented on a large stage and may require a …
In this crazy busy world that we live in it is easy to forget the niceties of life but if you take that extra step to help someone out or be extra courteous to them both you and your business …
Dancers are always so consumed with movement that very often they completely forget to take deep breaths when they are dancing. It is common for dance students to become red in the face, short of breath and easily fatigued all …
Why is it that some people almost always succeed?
Someone once said that you can't move forward without having a good idea of where you've been. The past can serve as a good foundation for the future. Sometimes we can be so focused on what we want out for …
Ballet teachers are faced with the dilemma each year as to which of their dancers are ready to go on pointe. There are always the pressures of both students and their parents pushing their teachers to let them go on …
