What Not to Do When Choreographing Your First Dance
Many dancers tend to experience the same pitfalls when choreographing their first dance. Consider these tips to avoid those issues.
Dance Teacher Training: 4 Surprises for New Dance Teachers
Consider these common mistakes all new dance teachers make and how to avoid them.
Healthy Foods for Dancers: Are Your Students Eating Too Much Sugar?
Find out the significant health risks associated with continued over-consumption of sugar and how this bad eating habit affects dancers in particular.
Solve 5 Common Problems When Teaching Preschool Dance Classes
Here are five common problems that you may experience with preschool dance classes and how you can solve them.
How to Create a Dance Class Syllabus
Here are some of the benefits that studio owners can reap from a structured syllabus and a few pointers for drafting these documents.
How to Create Believable On-Stage Dance Chemistry
Here’s what dance teachers should know about improving on-stage chemistry between their students.
Summer Dance Intensives: How Dancers Can Make the Most of Them
Before your students ship off to their summer program, give them some advice on how to make the most of their time.
College Dance: Helping Your Students Choose Their Next Step
When dancers are considering how to best pursue a career in the arts, they’ll probably ask for your help choosing the right dance program.
Acro Skills: 5 Tips to Improve Your Spotting Ability
Even if you’re experienced with teaching tumbling, there are likely ways that you can become a better spotter. Here are five ways to improve your technique and keep your dancers safe.
Cross-Training for Dancers: Keeping Active During the Summer
Here are some tips on cross-training that studio owners and dance teachers can pass onto their students.
5 Benefits of Practicing Dance Improvisation
Here are five noteworthy benefits of taking a less-than-structured approach to dance class.
Assistant Dance Teacher: Pros and Cons
Here are some of the considerations you should take into account when you’re thinking about creating this new role in your studio.
Teaching Stage Directions: 3 Tips
Here are three ways you can help your students learn about stage directions.
When is it Too Late to Start Dancing?
As a studio owner, you probably hear one burning question each year during registration: “Is it too late for my child to start dancing?”
Ideas for Dance Teachers: 5 Ways to Quickly Learn Your Dancers’ Names
Here are five ways that you can quickly learn the names of your new dance students.