The DO’s & DON’Ts of Costume Ordering

Competiton Choreography: What is Important?

Do Your Dancers Dance Full Out in Class?

Preparing Your Dancers for College Auditions

For your College Bound Students

Recital Themes Part II

Decompressing After a Busy Day!

DEALING WITH THE OVERLY CONFIDENT DANCE STUDENT

As dance teachers, we all love when our students excel and have a stellar performance year. A year where we see the student blossom and have that "A-HA" moment when everything starts to click for them in class. It's wonderful …

"QUIET ON THE SET"- A CREATIVE MOVEMENT LESSON PLAN!

If you're looking for a fun, creative way to get your little ones understanding the incorporation of action words and emotions within movement, this exercise is for you! I devised this a few years back and have had great success …

THANKFUL FOR THESE MOVIE MUSICAL MOMENTS!

_With Thanksgiving this week, I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite movie musical moments. These great works always remind me of being a kid on holidays where Grandma and Pop would have the MGM movies …

LIGHTEN THE LOAD: LETTING GO OF NEGATIVITY & EMBRACING POSI…

It may seem like common knowledge and something that is a given; surrounding ourselves only with people who lift us up and want to be see us succeed and fly high. But, that is not always the case and we …

TO COMPETE OR NOT TO COMPETE?

To compete or not to compete, this is a posing question for any studio owner in terms of the _"type"_ of studio they are going to market themselves as. Are you a traditional training facility, solely focused on classical training …

Building Confidence In Your Dancers

Teaching Classes with Different Level Students

Bringing in Master Teachers & Guest Artists

Ballet Lesson Plan: Beginner Pointe Work After Six Months

Caring For Costumes!