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.
In this class, we will learn basic tumbling skills (flips, rolls, jumps, & kicks) as well as building strength, coordination and flexibility. You will be guided to learn unique and fun obstacle courses to help develop various body strength
Join Ray for an inspiring jazz combination for your advanced students focusing on style, flair and technique.
This session will present ideas on how to actually prevent your students (and yourself) from falling into technical traps that make everything more difficult and cumbersome! This class will help to discover the root of most major problems in tap dance execution. From “Lock Legged Syndrome”, to “Standitis” find the cures you and your students have been desperate for and unlock your feet for tap dance glory!
It is difficult to attract all types of students into Ballet classes, typically we are told that the movement is too slow or that they just want to do Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary or any other type of dance styles. In this class I will give you some ideas of different, fun, variations and costuming that will help your students fall in love with Ballet or at the very least appreciate how important the technique is for every style of Dance.
This is a fiery, uptempo, Latin tap which emphasizes the syncopation of Latin music that are apparent in the use of snaps, claps, and short verbalization. This style lends itself to audience appeal with its ear pleasing musicality, eye catching flare, and naturally infused attitude that give Latin that spicy kick.
Class will explore beginner-advanced improvisation and how to make it accessible to a wide variety of students and levels. Fundamental concepts will include: What is an improvisational score? What is “free dance?” “How do I teach improvisation?” “How do I make improvisation fun, accessible and relevant for all students?” “How can I use improvisation in my own creative process?” Improvisational directives, Improvisational inspirations, Improvisational progressions
Denise Wall presents a center floor exercise first to help the teachers to get their dancers to work through their feet. Also will explore how to get your dancers to use all 4 dimensions of their legs in their plie’ so they will move out from themselves.
This movement based session pinpoints how to use the body’s anatomy in order to increase a dancer’s technical ability while at the same time reducing injuries. We tackle the concepts of exhaustion and overuse injuries, while also breaking down how to take something as complex as the anatomy and simplify it in order to connect to any age group and technique level.
American Ballet Theatre Principal James Whiteside presents terrific ways to keep ballet students engaged and interested while improving their technique and artistry.
Join Dance Teacher Founders Steve Sirico and Angela D'Valda Sirico with special guest as they present inspirational tips to help you make this your best year ever!
Here is one of the many classes presented at this years Dance Teacher Web Conference and Expo. Enjoy this Jazz Master Class with Award Winning Choreographer Mandy Moore
Ashley Andrews Presents an amazing class that will explore grande allegro and how to get your dancers off the floor! Using the strength of the legs to truly tap into the elevation of a dancer.
Enjoy this fun, fast paced tap content that your students will love
A fun jazz funk class for your beginner students
Great new curriculum for your early childhood students
