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Growing Your Confidence as a Dance Teacher This School Year
As summer winds down and the back-to-school season approaches, dance teachers everywhere are gearing up for a new year of classes. (Woo!🎉) This time of year is filled with excitement,...
Growing Your Confidence as a Dance Teacher This School Year
As summer winds down and the back-to-school season approaches, dance teachers everywhere are gearing up for a new year of classes. (Woo!🎉) This time of year is filled with excitement,...

Back-to-School Resolutions for Dance Teachers
As a dance teacher, starting a new school year is one of the most exciting times. Meeting students and parents and developing fresh ideas for classes can be exhilarating! However,...
Back-to-School Resolutions for Dance Teachers
As a dance teacher, starting a new school year is one of the most exciting times. Meeting students and parents and developing fresh ideas for classes can be exhilarating! However,...

Self-Care for Dance Teachers During the Summer
Ah, summer. A time of rest and relaxation! Or at least that's how it should be for busy dance teachers like us, who usually teach quite a bit over the...
Self-Care for Dance Teachers During the Summer
Ah, summer. A time of rest and relaxation! Or at least that's how it should be for busy dance teachers like us, who usually teach quite a bit over the...

Dance Studio Red Flags: What to Watch Out For
“One time, my teacher at a dance intensive cut up my toe pads with scissors, and I wasn’t allowed to replace them even when my toes bled after class.” Do...
Dance Studio Red Flags: What to Watch Out For
“One time, my teacher at a dance intensive cut up my toe pads with scissors, and I wasn’t allowed to replace them even when my toes bled after class.” Do...

When Is a Dancer Ready for Pointe Shoes?
As a young ballerina, I remember longingly awaiting the day I would get my first pair of pointe shoes. The warnings of blisters, bunions, or blood didn’t scare me. I...
When Is a Dancer Ready for Pointe Shoes?
As a young ballerina, I remember longingly awaiting the day I would get my first pair of pointe shoes. The warnings of blisters, bunions, or blood didn’t scare me. I...

Tips to Make Creating Dance Choreography Easier
As a dance teacher, it’s important to find ways to make choreography that both you and your dancers feel connected to. But as show season approaches, it can be overwhelming...
Tips to Make Creating Dance Choreography Easier
As a dance teacher, it’s important to find ways to make choreography that both you and your dancers feel connected to. But as show season approaches, it can be overwhelming...