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NEW!!! THREE PART SERIES - MOTHERHOOD & DANCE: A BALANCING …

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! With 2020 now upon us I wanted to bring a little something different to the blog, so I’d like to introduce a three part series focusing on how we, as dance teachers and studio owners …

“How to Handle Students Who Don’t Like Your Choreography”

As dance teachers we spend countless hours researching music, coming up with creative concepts, figuring out movement, formations and transitions and get excited to set new pieces with our dancers. So what happens when your enthusiasm for a new piece …

Beginner Musical Theater Lesson Plan- Across the Floor

When I am teaching musical theater to beginners, I like to start instilling not only movement quality and technique, but the beginning nuances of style and musicality as well. If we remember, musical theater is a genre which incorporates many …

GOAL SETTING QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF IN 2020

The new year is a great time to get those lists out on your intended goals for the upcoming season and make them happen. Think about what you hope to accomplish for your business and where you hope to take …

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE DANCE TEACHER WEB FAMILY

We here at Dance Teacher Web would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for a wonderful year. It has been an eventful one for us and we’re sure it has been for you too. It’s hard to …

CREATING A PLACE OF INCLUSION, POSITIVITY & KINDNESS AT YOU…

In a time when the climate of the world is anything less than calm, each one of us battles divisiveness, negativity, unkindness and uneasiness to ensure our students that their studio is a place they can always come for inclusiveness, …

MORE CORE, LESS CRUNCHES!

We can never give our dancers enough core building exercises as the core is the source for strength, flexibility and balance. It’s surprising how many young dancers face a disconnect when it comes to utilizing their core in their technique …

TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR BEGINNERS RETAIN CHOREOGRAPHY

When young, beginner dancers are learning choreography, whether as a class exercise or in rehearsals, they can sometimes become overwhelmed when trying to pick up material. Keeping in mind that picking up choreography is a skill and can be challenging …

THREE FUN IDEAS FOR SPREADING THANKS AT YOUR DANCE STUDIO

With the holidays coming up, it’s a great time to take pause with young dancers and give thanks for all we are afforded. With the hustle and bustle of the year, we sometimes forget to take a minute and reflect …

BELOVED BOOKS ABOUT DANCE FOR YOUNG READERS

Getting young dancers to read is just as important as getting them moving at a young age. This prompts an active lifestyle with an energized mind. So why not combine these two great activities with some literature in dance?! Below …

HELPING DANCERS KEEP PERSPECTIVE REGARDING COMPETITION SCOR…

I am the most competitive person out there. I'd be lying if I said I didn't like to win. Who doesn't? Nobody goes into a competitive situation and says, "Come to think of it, I'd actually like to lose." As …

TEACHING TECHNIQUE WITH DETAIL & SPECIFICITY

It seems nowadays especially, so many things get generalized, glossed over, breezed by and given half-hearted attention to. We glimpse, we glance, we mark, we coast and this effect trickles down to our dancers. What happened to attention to detail? …

How Do We Shift The Energy In Dance Class?

We all have taught those amazing classes where we leave feeling inspired because the energy in the room that day was so electric. You know, the ones where all your dancers are little sponges and retain everything, are focused, ask …

THE IMORTANCE OF TEACHING A CONSISTENT WARMUP

Dancers today are faced with a whole generation of fellow versatile, talented technicians. These peers will be their competition, their colleagues and future artists they’ll collaborate with and cross paths with as their dance career flourishes. As teachers who are …

STOP STRESSING ABOUT MUSIC SELECTION

Is faculty music selection a constant stress? Do you have to approve all music choices because teachers choose the same music or inappropriate content, music that does not match your recital theme, dated and overdone songs, etc.? How do you …