This class will give you ideas on ways to make Contemporary Dance available to your students of different ages, It will show you how to unlock their passion and curiosity for the freedom of Contemporary movement through creative exercises and a compelling combination.
How to approach style in tap dance and teach it so both you and your students have some! This class will explore how style can be introduced to your students and yourself! Unlock what is unique to individual students and to your studio! With style, all dancing is more interesting and vivid
Do your students struggle with the speed and precision needed to successfully execute petit allegro combinations? Matthew Powell will guide you through a series of exercises specifically designed to provide breakdowns of the trickiest petit allegro steps and a formula to help students not only master the steps, but also provide the ‘glue’ to piecing them together for tricky combinations. Perfect for advanced dancers ages 12 and up.
This class will focus specifically on “FOOT-WORK” and “ARM-WORK” progressions *Exercises will be broken down separately by upper and lower body movement and then combined. Progressions will encompass 3 levels starting at a beginner, progressing to intermediate and onto advanced levels.
Fun Beginner Musical Theater combination focusing on style, details & intention by the fabulous Rachel Bell Carpenter
A series of modern/contemporary dance combinations that use the floor to develop unconventional shifting of weight, like rolling, sliding, and hinging. Strong focus on building the core strength to create central support to support these non-pedestrian movement combinations.
Liz presents a fun, funky and sassy combination with a Latin jazz flair that your dancers will love. Get ready to move!
In this session, attendees will be asked to reflect on their studio’s current technology tools. We’ll help you uncover business gaps and inefficiencies and introduce you to technology solutions to maximize revenue and reduce frustration. You will leave this session with strategic tools to become more profitable, responsive and organized.
The next installment in our series for dance studio owners on topics that are important to YOU! Each month DTW founders and Veteran Studio Owners Steve Sirico and Angela D'Valda Sirico will tackle a new hot topic with tips and powerful suggestions on solutions that have worked for them. Enjoy!
Tappers will love this fun and energetic master class featuring new and different tap techniques
This master class will feature stylized and fun Progressions that can be used for all level of students.
Meet the power players of the preschool market who have created an award-winning preschool dance program that appeals to the preschooler of today! Created by Studio Owners, for Studio Owners, the original music with choreographic cues keeps preschoolers engaged and ensures they develop the 3 C’s – Confidence, Coordination and Creativity.
Getting dancers to retain choreography is a valuable skill set. There are many good dancers that struggle picking up choreography in a limited amount of time. This affects how they perform in auditions, self-confidence at conventions, and working with guest choreographers that come to your studios. Learn tips and exercises on how to help them improve their memory game. This is a game changer for any dance
This master class features England's to hip hop choreographer demonstrating great ways to teach locking and more!
Hidden Rhythms is all about the sheer joy of tap dance. From the very opening, energy kicks in with the down beat making it impossible to not move your feet. The dance includes trading rhythms with each other, counterpoint, and polyrhythms.
Matthew Powell presents an in-depth look into the very basics of ballet for your Beginning level students. This class will provide foundational barre and center exercises that focus on perfecting line, placement, turnout and extension. Additional exercises will cover the introduction of various turns and jumps, and keeping your students focused and engaged throughout class by creating a fun and nurturing environment in the studio.
