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BALLET TEACHING TIPS FOR PIROUETTES
Here is a great ballet video teaching tip presented by Matthew Powell to help your students improve their pirouettes
Here is a great ballet video teaching tip presented by Matthew Powell to help your students improve their pirouettes
We know how hard you work! How much time, energy and effort you put into all that you do for your students, parents and staff. Well know it is your turn! Let us give you the VIP treatment by joining …
I am a dance teacher who expects excellence. I make no apologies for that. Neither should you. Whether you want to call it an, "old school," way of thinking or just plain" too tough," on today's young dancers, I disagree. …
Having dancers who are “sinking,” or “sitting,” in their hips on their supporting leg is a common problem dance teachers see frequently. Often, improving the position of the pelvis by stretching and strengthening the core muscles and hip abductors will …
Well.... It’s a wrap! We can’t believe DTW Live Conference & Expo 2017 has come and gone already but what an incredible few days it’s been. So much to reflect on. We must start with saying how this, being our …
Kathleen Marshall has Directed and Choreographed 13 Broadway Shows and has won 3 Tony Awards and 2 Drama Desk Awards. Listen to her great insights on teaching, training and preparing your students. Don't forget to check out her terrific class …
It may seem like common knowledge and something that is a given; surrounding ourselves only with people who lift us up and want to be see us succeed and fly high. But, that is not always the case and we …
We’re at that time of year when we are setting numbers for competition and need to give thought about the ones that are just about finished. While coming up with clever concepts and original choreography is a given, sometimes once …
Teachers, you may have noticed an over-abundance of ailments, injuries, illnesses, etc. from your students lately. Sometimes I walk into the studio and feel like I’m taking the first five minutes of class to greet my receiving line of students …
Here are some Great Picture By Jaqi Medlock one of the Hottest New Dance Photographers in the USA. These Photos Are Sure To Inspire!
When we enter a new year, we often reflect on our own past, accomplishments, set-backs, careers, where we were and where we are headed. As we look forward, we can certainly see where dance is headed and has been headed …
Why can’t our dancers hold their relevé? This is an ongoing question we often ask ourselves and an aspect of training that we continually try to improve upon with our dancers. It is also one of the most important and …
Here is another video in our series of special sneak previews. Check out this fun and styllized Hip Hop Combination by one of New York's hottest new choreographers Tislarm Bouie. Dance Teacher Web has over 700 videos, 100's of articles, …
Spotting is perhaps one of the most challenging concepts for young dancers to grasp and often to teach as well. Without it, however, we are at a standstill in terms of improving and progressing turning ability so taking the time …
Here is a special sneak preview at one of the terrific videos presented by Aaron Turner from the members area. Dance Teacher Web has over 700 videos, 100's of articles, lesson plans and business building tools for the busy dance …
Ever think of what you can do to enhance the learning curve in your dance class? While dancers are often taught “how” sometimes we forget the “why’s,” “when’s,” and “where’s” things came from and happened…. In a time of abundant …