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You’ve asked and we’re here to help! This week on the blog I’m sharing a sampling of my beginner modern lesson plan for those of you interested in adding modern technique to your curriculum. Remember, this is a template to …
Listen as Lacey shares her stories of performing on "Dancing with the Stars" and what she thinks is important to teach in today's studio environment
Teachers, we all know that **Word-Walls** are a great way to inspire young dancers to learn movement and also identify and read movement vocabulary. This is an important part to nurturing dancers who are able to articulate and verbalize within …
As teachers, we all love when our students excel and have a stellar performance year. A year where we see the student blossom and have that “A-HA” moment when everything starts to click for them in class. It’s wonderful to …
A wonderful beginner paradiddle lesson for your Level I students with the incrediblly talented Aaron Turner
I am the first person to barrel through pain, injury, illness, etc. It’s not only in my nature, it’s how I was trained as a dancer and raised by a strict Dad. It is what I have always done throughout …
Many times a dancer’s flexibility develops more quickly that their strength; particularly in terms of leg extensions. While this delayed lack of control can increase injury, implementing exercises that balance the two components can increase the range of motion as …
So, on Oscar Night thought it would be fun to create a top 9 dance movies that ALL dance teachers MUST watch. Now I know there are some great ones I left off but these ones in my opinion are …
Welcome back to the last of our three part series, Motherhood & Dance: A Balancing Act. Throughout this series we’ve talked about teaching during pregnancy, bringing your child to the studio and now we’re going to close with another important …
Being a dancer and being pregnant is an amazing time. Because dancers are so instinctually in tune with our bodies, the physical and emotional experience can be quite beautiful as we can often feel every detail of the transformation. Teaching …
Hi again everyone. Welcome to the first entry in our three part series concerning the balancing act of motherhood and dance. Initially, I was going to write sequentially, but I’ve seen a couple of things on social media this week …
Hi everyone! Happy New Year! With 2020 now upon us I wanted to bring a little something different to the blog, so I’d like to introduce a three part series focusing on how we, as dance teachers and studio owners …
The new year is a great time to get those lists out on your intended goals for the upcoming season and make them happen. Think about what you hope to accomplish for your business and where you hope to take …
We here at Dance Teacher Web would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for a wonderful year. It has been an eventful one for us and we’re sure it has been for you too. It’s hard to …
In a time when the climate of the world is anything less than calm, each one of us battles divisiveness, negativity, unkindness and uneasiness to ensure our students that their studio is a place they can always come for inclusiveness, …
We can never give our dancers enough core building exercises as the core is the source for strength, flexibility and balance. It’s surprising how many young dancers face a disconnect when it comes to utilizing their core in their technique …
