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Dance Studio Owner Guide for Maximizing Your Staff's Potent…

As a dance studio owner, the more you can help your faculty and staff grow the better your business will be. Check out this two part guide with simple but very effect ways to have your team working at peak …

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HOW DO YOU CHOOSE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS?

Providing scholarships to well-deserving dancers and their families can create endless and life-changing opportunities for a child as well as provide financial relief for struggling parents. Specifically, in today’s current climate where so many families are feeling the constraints of …

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TEACHING TENDENCIES: INTERVENING vs. SPOON FEEDING YOUR DAN…

Very often as teachers, we get to a point in our educating that we are so subconsciously determined to ensure a dancer’s comprehension that we ourselves forget it is up to them to do the learning. There have been times …

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STRAIGHT FORWARD EXERCISES FOR PELVIC FLOOR, SPINE + CORE

Dance Teachers are always trying to get dancers to understand the importance of the core, spine and pelvic floor. Without proper fundamental association of anatomy, dancers at some point will become limited in terms of their progression and visceral body …

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IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE REHEARSALS

Rehearsal time is precious for every choreographer. Nothing is worse than walking out of a weekend rehearsal only to feel like you’ve accomplished nothing and wasted everyone’s time. If your process is to choreograph in-studio and the day doesn’t go …

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Dance Teachers: Do This To Avoid Burnout!

As a dance teacher, creator and motivator to your class it is imperative that you stay fresh and inspired. The key to this is to know and understand what makes you tick.

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VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE ACTIVITY

Valentine’s Day may look a little different for everyone this year, but that’s even more of a reason to spread the love. Celebrate the spirit with your younger dancers and build a lesson plan around the holiday. It’s easy, fun …

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Dance Teacher Web Co-Founder Steve Sirico Present a Q&A wit…

Filmed during the Dance Teacher Web Virtual event in Veges Co-Founder Steve Sirico Present a Q&A with Industry Leaders

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CHOREOGRAPHY TIPS TO MAKE EVERY DANCER LOOK GOOD

It’s always inspirational as choreographers to walk into rehearsal and feel confident you have dancers who are both technically and artistically mature enough to handle the material you are about to give them. What excites us more is having those …

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ASSESSING & REDEFINING YOUR STUDIO'S CORE VALUES

Every business, company and thriving organization has built their success on the fundamental core values which they believe supports the essence of who they are and what their service represents. For dance studios, this is no different. Or, at least …

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PLAYING FAVORITES: LEARNING THE IMPORTANCE OF VERSATILITY &…

Every dancer has a favorite genre. Some may even niche themselves early on as, “a ballet dancer,” a, “hip hop dancer,” a, “contemporary dancer,” etc. While it’s natural to gravitate towards a specific area during one’s training, it should also …

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HAPPY NEW YEAR- CHEERS TO 2021!

We here at Dance Teacher Web would like to take the opportunity to wish you a Happy, Healthy New Year. It has been an unprecedented, challenging and eventful one for everyone and we’re sure you’re just as happy as us …

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TURNING TIPS- THE BASICS

Any student at any level can always use a refresher when it comes to turning technique. It is also especially essential when teaching younger students the basics as well. Every teacher has their own special way of teaching turns, but …

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PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE IS TECHNIQUE!

Let’s be honest. We all have students who, in class, execute movement with ability, are focused enough to demonstrate they are retaining information and seem to comprehend the lessons being taught. They move well, show promising physical agility, travel across …

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FIVE FUNDAMENTAL THINGS EVERY DANCE STUDENT SHOULD BE TAUGHT

With every year I teach, the more and more I realize how important it is for the fundamental building blocks of technique to be taught. It’s not the tricks or the flashy turns or the “advanced” lessons that are most …

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