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Watch our round-table, panel discussion led by DTW Blog Editor in Chief, Jess Stafford as we tackle some of the hottest blog topics, dialogue and answer questions about current, trending issues you are facing in your home studios. Listen to peers,on the talk it out with us as we offer some of our own insight, experience & advice.
Learn all about making dance class more accessible for dancers with sensory sensitivities. Ensure your students are comfortable and supported with the dancewear you choose. Understanding how the brain processes sensory input can help teachers accommodate students who need modifications and support to get into an optimal learning state.
In today’s world, negativity is a force to be reckoned with. If you don’t know how to deal with it, it will certainly deal with you! Watch National Motivational Speaker Robert Landau as he shows you how to overcome negativity and use it as a powerful tool to accomplish great things.
This seminar will focus on the benefits of technology in the recital space and how to use it to supercharge recital and performance revenue.
Through intermediate cha-cha choreography, we will explore new ways to move your body, isolations, and different types of travel. We will also touch on timing, placement, and how to apply what you already know from classical training. After attending this class, you will be able to recognize and apply basic principles of cha-cha timing and movement, step out of your comfort zone for exponential growth, and help guide your students to a better understanding of the cha-cha.
Trying to connect with tired, burned out, non motivated tweens and teens is exhausting. The stress of covid, social media and school is very overwhelming and everyday I teach these dancers it gets harder and harder to connect with their young minds. This class will provide tools on how to build confidence, promote self improvement, praise effort instead of the outcome, teach assertiveness skills & encourage positive self talk all while learning to find the JOY in DANCE.
Finding cost effective marketing ideas that work can be hard to find. 35-year studio owner veteran Steve Sirico will share what has worked for his studio. You will learn simple techniques that you can use right away at your studio. Inexpensive doesn’t mean ineffective.
This class is a fusion of jazz, latin, and hip hop techniques. We are going to explore age appropriate grooves and steps to incorporate into your next routine. Nikky will provide you with tips to keep your young dancers intrigued and engaged during class.
If you are looking to have your students improve their fast twitch tapping then check out these great exercises with Tony
This session will be focusing in on common tap questions like: How do you get kids to stay in time with the music? How do you teach kids to have clear, quality, tap sounds? Bring all your questions and we will tackle them today!
Ever think about taking your classes on the road and teaching inside preschools, daycares, and afterschool programs? In this session, we will be breaking down the keys to creating a successful mobile program including best pricing practices, marketing, and easy yes enrollment
Jason presents some great ideas on how to develop your tap classes including warmup, technique and choreography
This seminar will focus on the “New” dynamics we encounter from both parents and students alike. Working daily to find the most relevant and efficient ways to get the results that we are looking for is a challenge. I will give you tips on ways to get everyone back on track by using new and tried and true methods to help everyone get a more positive result.
Watch DTW Founder Steve Sirico in this master class as he takes you through three jazz-funk combos for beginner, intermediate and advanced. Each combo is based on using some fun old school funk moves but has elements of technique that is age and level appropriate.
Contemporary dance is a vast genre, rich with a variety of styles and movement profiles. Class will explore how the elements of space and differing dynamics can enhance and alter a dancer's execution and stylization of movement to broaden their depth and scope of nuanced interpretation.
Rachel presents a great way to help your students clear their minds and get ready for their class. In today;s hectic and sometimes stressful times this is a great way to help them have some fun and relax
