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Teachers! Progressing your young dancers from stationary to transitory movement can be a process which takes some time. Getting dancers to understand spatial awareness and how to navigate different pathways and formation changes will be integral as they progress and …
OK…call me old-school but in recent years I have seen a trend developing that has me wondering what has happened to "professional appearance" being one of the important lessons we are taught in a dance class. Isn't presentation still something …
OK teachers, it's that time of year when we're in the post-holiday, dead of winter stretch where our students are beginning to drop like flies. While it's an inevitable ritual we have all become accustomed to, what do we do …
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 …
Check Out This Fun Commercial For The Mattress Company Sleep Innovations Choreographed By Dance Teacher Web Founders Steve Sirico and Angela D'Valda Sirico. A Big thank you to all of the terrific dancers Mark Stuart, Michelle Camaya, CJ Tyson, Mindy …
The addition of a set-warm-up to your curriculum for pre-professional dancers has its advantages and disadvantages. This week I wanted to give teachers something to think about in terms of what might work best for you and your students. A …
Studio owners, how much thought have you given to measuring yearly progress amongst your dancers? Sure, the _"eyeball it"_ method works when your teachers are in the studio with them, day in and day out, but sitting down and actually …
With Valentine's Day having just past, emotions regarding, love, passion and joy were at the forefront. As teachers, we give our hearts and soul on a daily basis to our "Little Valentines" and expend a lot of energy regarding the …
The difference between a professional, well rounded dance work being presented and a less professional one is usually a culmination of factors; from concept, choreography, costumes, appropriateness and often forgotten about.....music editing. The cuts and edits you make on a …
As dance teachers we are faced each day with not only nurturing our students from a technical aspect but more importantly from a psychological one too. The majority of dance teachers do not hold degrees in psychology and yet we …
**A Dream turn into Goals with a Non Stop Action Plan becomes REALITY! ** Now read that a few times and really let it sink in! Here are two ideas on how you could develop your action plan. We have …
Often times, the terms "dance education" and "dance training" are used interchangeably. Though there are a multitude of similarities and crossovers, there are however distinct differences between both which you can learn to identify and incorporate into your studio's curriculum …
Let's be honest. Running a dance studio in 2015 is challenging for a myriad of reasons; particularly if someone is just starting out or competing with multiple businesses of the same kind. This is where the marketing of the studio …
The founders of Costume Gallery, Beverly Miller and her husband Norman, served the dance community for over 50 years. Beverly loved Costume Gallery, was inspired by the wonderful dancers and teachers she met and knew firsthand the personal and social …
As dance teachers, our goal is to move our students forward; to help them progress so that they can continually build upon the knowledge we give them. We do that specifically in their technique classes where we aim to start …
One of the important things that every studio owner must do is to get away from your business so you can take an objective look from the outside and really see what you do well and what needs work. But …
