The ultimate guide for ordering dance costumes

As a dance teacher, you know a lot goes into creating the perfect dance routine. From music selection and choreography, to cast and costume choice- there are multiple components you must pay specific attention to when preparing for an upcoming performance. Whether it be for a dance competition, dance recital or community performance – you […]

A History of Using Music

“Music and Dance are the Universal language!” Kim Black, Burlington Dance Center   Delivering Music Her history in the progression of music delivery for her dance classes is one of Kim Black’s favorite topics. You could say that Kim has seen it all!     Records “I go all the way back to records – which I […]

The Key to Music Selection for Dance Teachers

Selecting music is a critical process for dance studios. Music helps to define style and shape attitude. It supports dancers’ emotional expression and inspires their passions for the moves and combinations. Needless to say, music selection can be very different from studio to studio, and even teacher to teacher. There was an interesting piece in […]

Getting Dancers to Put Their Hearts Into It

Do you ever feel like your dancers may not be giving it their all? That they’re just not putting their hearts into it? Or maybe going through the motions just fine, but they are missing the energy which makes their performance special? How do you get them to step it up and to dance “full out” […]

12 Good Habits for Your Dancers to Develop

Becoming a dancer means something special. Dancing isn’t a sport, but more of an art form that commands the respect and commitment of those who embody it. Dancers, in turn, earn a unique respect and admiration for their ability to exhibit the grace and skill that it takes to dance. There are good habits that […]

Promoting Healthy Body Image in the Studio

A dancer’s positive body image isn’t merely thinking they look good in this season’s costumes. It goes much deeper than that. In fact, their body image impacts almost everything a dancer does in the art and outside of it. Something that important must be defined. So what exactly is body image? How you see or […]

Dancers and Growth Spurts: Can You Help Them Through Them?

Did you know that dancers often get injuries during growth spurts? There is a shift in a dancer’s flexibility during growth spurts yet training continues as if this hasn’t happened. And the continued, unaltered training can cause overuse that results in injuries such as tendinitis. During growth spurts, a dancer experiences bone growth that outpaces […]

How Play and Structure Work Together in Teaching Dance to Tots

Play makes learning more fun especially for your youngest learners. Movement is usually a huge component of play. Children move naturally to do almost everything from achieving mobility to expressing thoughts and feelings. Movement driven by curiosity and necessity soon quite naturally becomes play. It makes sense that these movements also become the basis for […]

Setting Boundaries Helps When Managing Parents

The positive energy in your studio is an amazing asset and can help your employees perform better, your students learn better and your studio parents show you more support. This delicate balance can quickly be thrown off by parental negativity. They say one bad apply can spoil the whole bunch. And they’re right in this […]

How To Choreograph a Dance Solo

Dance solos are challenging to choreograph, remember, and perform. Being the only one on stage is a much different feeling than being with several other people. Here are some things to think about when you’re choreographing a solo for yourself or a student. 1. Plan – Before starting choreographing, learn as much about the song and […]