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WORDS OF INSPIRATION FROM YOUR DANCE TEACHER WEB FACULTY

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We know, as dance teachers we are all a little anxious as we set forth into the unknown of this year. And while the landscape may look a little different from dance studio to dance studio, what remains is the dedication, perseverance and commitment you each have to your students. So, we gathered some of our Dance Teacher Web faculty for some quick, inspirational words of advice and quotes from us to you all. Remember, we're in this together. You got this! Have an amazing start to your dance season!

XO, THE DANCE TEACHER WEB FAMILY

Julie Kay Stallcup -
“Get off the hamster wheel. Don't create more for your to do list and when you're done at work come home and enjoy your life. Self-care is the best care”

Jess Stafford-
Roll with it. One breath at a time. One step at a time. One day at a time. Flexibility. Improvisation. Ingenuity. Patience. Motivation. Energy. Creativity. Fun. Heart. This is what our dance students need most right now & lucky for us, that’s exactly what dance teachers are made of.”

Simone Depaolo-
"One of my favorites-Life isn't always about waiting for the storm to pass but learning how to dance in the rain.”

Steve Sirico-
“When we get through this extraordinary time and it's all behind us in our rearview mirror and a parent comes in to complain,  it won't seem so bad after all... You got this!“

Matthew Donnell-
“The dedication and self motivation I've seen dancers have during this difficult time of virtual training has inspired me as a teacher. I've been pleasantly surprised to see that many dancers are improving at an even greater rate. Zoom classes are essentially private lessons as the students don't have anyone else to focus on other than the teacher and themselves.”

Anegla D'Valda Sirico-
“Tough times don't last but tough people do! Dance teachers are fighters and we will get through this. Don't give up, dont' ever give up!“

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Author

Jessica Rizzo Stafford

Jessica Rizzo Stafford

Jessica Rizzo Stafford is a native New Yorker and graduate of NYU Steinhardt's Dance Education Master’s Program; with a PK-12 New York State Teaching Certification. Her double-concentration Master’s Degree includes PK-12 pedagogy and dance education within the higher-education discipline. She also holds a BFA in dance performance from the UMASS Amherst 5 College Dance Program where she was a Chancellor's Talent Award recipient. Jess now works extensively with children, adolescents and professionals as choreographer and teacher and conducts national and international master-classes specializing in the genres of modern, contemporary, musical theatre and choreography-composition. Jess’ national and international performance career includes works such as: The National Tour of Guys & Dolls, The European Tour of Grease, West Side Story, Cabaret, Sweet Charity, Salute to Dudley Moore at Carnegie Hall, guest-dancer with the World Famous Pontani Sisters and IMPULSE Modern Dance Company. Jess has been a faculty member for the Perichild Program & Peridance Youth Ensemble & taught contemporary and jazz at the historic New Dance Group and 92nd Street Y in NYC. She was Company Director at the historic Steffi Nossen School of Dance/Dance in Education Fund and in 2008 traveled to Uganda where she taught creative-movement to misplaced children. The experience culminated with Jess being selected as a featured instructor at the Queen's Kampala Ballet & Modern Dance School. She has conducted workshops for the cast of LA REVE at the Wynn, Las Vegas and recently taught at the 2011 IDS International Dance Teacher Conference at The Royal Ballet in London, UK. She is also on faculty for the annual Dance Teacher Web Conferences in Las Vegas, NV. Currently, Jess is a faculty member at the D'Valda & Sirico Dance & Music Centre and master teacher & adjudicator for various national and international dance competitions. Recently, she has finished her NYU Master’s thesis research on the choreographic process of technically advanced adolescent dancers and is the creator of “PROJECT C;” a choreography-composition curriculum for the private studio sector. Jess is also faculty member, contributing writer and presenter in the choreography and “how to” teaching segments on the celebrated danceteacherweb.com. For more info, visit her website at www.jrizzo.net.

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