Elite dancers rise above others with the quality of their skills and gracefulness on the floor. There are also some traits that establish dancers as elite by exhibiting their manners and consideration for their fellow students and their instructors. These elite dancers have “class.” They are well on the road

My lifelong relationship with dance helped me to develop a constant interest in the industry – especially in teaching children to dance. From a young age, I took dance, helped to teach classes of younger children as I grew up, studied with some amazing people and now have the privilege

You are constantly using – and probably often overworking – your body. Almost every class or rehearsal has you using it in a new way or pushing yourself especially hard when moves focus on one particular body area: pliés, for example. After one of these sessions, you may say “I’m

You may think your body sounds like a box of cereal. But don’t worry. You’re not alone and – in most cases – the strange sounds your body makes are nothing serious. But pay attention to your body and learn what is normal for you. That way you can identify

We all have our moments – I mean, who hasn’t looked for their sunglasses for 15 minutes and realized they’re on their head? It’s what we do. When you work with people on a daily basis, you hear some crazy things. Before you read any farther, we want you to

We found two Dance industry experts who have expressed thoughts on this topic. We’re happy to share the info with you. Please use the links (provided within the post) and read the original information from both. Susan Farrell Ballet Dancer Amy Brandt regularly answers questions in her column “Ask Amy”

Did you celebrate National Tap Dance Day on May 25th? The date really isn’t good timing with competition season in full swing and recitals taking place but it marks the birthday of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson who was a very famous tap dancer in the 1930s and helped to define Vaudeville’s

Think of your body as the vehicle to your dreams.  Honor it.  Respect it.  Fuel it. Create a list of all the things your body lets you do.  Read it and add to it often. Become aware of what your body can do each day.  Remember it is the instrument

Why should your students want to know how their muscles work? Knowing how their muscles work will help your students understand how to execute their moves and combinations better and become better, more confident dancers. The fancy term for the study of human movement is kinesiology. Dance Kinesiology is the

Similar to dancers, as teachers and choreographers we also have to develop a pretty thick skin. Each year as our dancers hit the competition stage we place our bare naked creativity out to be scrutinized by our contemporaries. We place the very lives we live under the microscope. Our dancers,