We are all trying to promote unity and fair play, consideration and support, an end to bullying and equality among ALL of our children. This makes the concept of “peer competition” amongst students a tricky concept...
An attendee at this year’s DTW conference recently asked me where we as a dance industry should collectively be headed in the near and far future. I thought this was an extremely poignant and timely question as there is always …
Elements of a good warmup should include bringing your heart rate up, improving and reinforcing technique, increasing strength and stamina, and improving range of motion and flexibility.
Studio owners, how much thought have you given to assessing yearly progress amongst your dancers? Sure, the “eyeball it” method works when your teachers are in the studio with them, day in and day out, but sitting down and actually …
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 …
Teaching has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Students learn differently and teaching can become a bit frustrating at times. This is especially true when you are having a hard time trying to get through to a class that …
The time inside the studio is filled with structure. Dance teachers have their lesson plans, format, choreography, etc. ready to go. This is how we keep the flow of the class organized and full of content-rich material. This is also …
As someone who spent the majority of their professional performing career in the musical theatre genre and is passionate about the content and context to which it is taught in, below are three tips that hopefully will offer a new …
Teaching dance is a gift afforded to us. It is a special talent and we are the lucky ones to get to do what we do each day. It does, however come with its share of responsibilities and teaching young …
When you work with young dancers, you are probably used to the usual complaints of popping hips and sore muscles. Dance teachers hear about it on the regular and rightly so. We want our dancers to verbalize, with full transparency …
Dance Teacher understand... There’s more to being prepared for class than signing up and walking in with your dance bag. In this article we will discuss habits that will improve your overall class experience.
Watch Dance Teacher Web Founders Steve Sirico and Angela D'Valda Sirico for their inspirational opening keynote with Special Guest Jeffery Trower and Community Drum Production Crew
No matter the space one is currently in, there is always a way to maintain conditioning. We may not be able to execute a million pirouettes and have to curtail leaps and elevation for safety reasons because of space and …
Competition weekends are always filled with adrenaline, focus, organized chaos, last minute preparations and camaraderie which holds a studio together to represent themselves in their best light and dance their hearts out. I mean, this is it…Show-time baby!
When choreographers have a vision, it’s usually about the work in its entirety. The concept. The story. The feelings they hope the movement evokes. That’s what touches the audience and speaks to their soul; the essence and the spirit of …
It’s that time of year! When most Dance Studio Owners want and need to reward their hard-working faculty and staff. But there may be times when funds are a bit tight and you will need to be creative on what …
