September 7, 2015

Team building exercises are a great way to build trust and camaraderie. If your team or group seems to not be meshing well together, a few team building exercises might be what they need to learn to trust each other and work better as a team. Human Knot: Have the dancers stand in a circle. Cross

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August 29, 2015

It’s almost the first day of dance class and your student may be experiencing butterflies in their tummies. As they are preparing to participate in a more structured environment, this could be the first time they have separated from you for an activity on their own. Many parents are not familiar with the procedures of

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August 26, 2015

As with most classrooms there is a standard etiquette students are expected to follow. Dance is the same; The following tips are guidelines for any dance class room.

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August 14, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column border_color=”” visibility=”” width=”1/2″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″] Dance Science and Its Practical Applications to a Beginner Dancer Dancing is largely regarded as an art. For years, and even recently, it was rare to hear the words dance and science used in the same sentence. But as scientists have continued to study the graceful and sometimes

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August 11, 2015

You simply can’t have enough tips for ballet pirouettes. Improvements can always be seen, no matter how many turns you are working on. See a few tips below to help get your turns on track to perfection.

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August 10, 2015

Battement Tendu is one of the first steps you learn as a young dancer. In french tendu means to “stretch.” It may seem like a simple step, but its importance is high on the scale of dance technique. Through this movement, dancers become aware of the energy expelled through the feet. The strength developed through

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