Dance Education in K-12 Series:

Dance Educating vs. Dance Training

Ways To Keep Your Dancers Strong Over The Summer

There are plenty of summer programs available to dancers of all ages. There are programs offered by the major ballet companies, musical theater and modern programs and sleepover camps that involve some type of dancing. All of these programs are …

Dance Education in the K-12 Setting:

Requirements and Certifications In our last article we looked at what exactly dance in the K-12 setting is and how you as studio owners and dance teachers within the private sector can understand the dance education being provided within your …

The Discipline Of Dance

Dance is inherently a discipline and, as a result, wonderful training for any child. So often nowadays children receive little or no discipline in their homes and a limited amount in schools. As dance teachers we are often placed in …

Beauty Tips

Recital make-up is a look to set off the costume and set the mood of the dance piece. Those little extras capture the era and style of the number. Whether the dance is 1950s Grease, a ballet classic, or futuristic …

Dance Education in the K-12 Setting:

Making The Connection Between Classroom And Studio

Helping Your Students Get To The Next Level

As the dance season starts to wind down, we believe this is the best time to reflect on your students growth and evaluate where they currently are, where they want to go and what their potential is. One of the …

Port De Bras Part I: Strength Training

It is very common for dancers to concentrate on their legs and feet and forget the importance of their port de bras. Many times, when I have judged competitions or seen dancers in performance I have been impressed by their …

Its all about the M.I.W., Baby!

Creating your own catch phrases can motivate with a minimum number of words.

Attitude Adjustment

Choreography Brainstorming Sessions

How Group Efforts Can Spur Creativity

TIPS ON IMPROVING ATTITUDE LINES

Teacher Class Planner

Your class plan is one the most important ingredients to a successful class. Below is a chart that you can use to fill in important information for each class you teach. Make two copies and leave one prominently displayed for …

How To Be A Positive Influence For Change

Ideas for motivating and teaching life skills to your dance students. Did you know that dance teachers are also psychologists?! Some have had formal training and others have simply devised systems over the years that give support to their students …

To Give Is To Teach

I remember when Angela and I first decided to buy my former teacher, Mikki Williams dance school back in 1987. A Dance Class was a thriving studio with about 250 students. We were professional dancers, and we had taught master …

Makeup Application For The Junior Performer

Excerpted from the book HIGH PERFORMANCE BEAUTY