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1 week ago | 
dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton
Dancer Diary: Dancing Through the Third Trimester In the video series Dancer Diary, Haley Hilton chronicles her life as a dancer in New York City. Here, she talks about her approach to dancing during the third trimester of her first pregnancy. VIDEOFor more Dancer Diary videos, visit Dance Magazine’s YouTube channel.
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1 month ago | 
dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton
In the video series Dancer Diary, Haley Hilton chronicles her life as a dancer in New York City. Here, Hilton takes a dancer’s walking tour of New York, highlighting the theaters and studios that have been especially meaningful to her. For more Dancer Diary videos, visit Dance Magazine’s YouTube channel. dance history dancer diary haley hilton nyc dance
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2 months ago | 
dancespirit.com | Haley Hilton
Competition dance trends become popular for a reason, but even the most exciting fads eventually run their course. Four competition judges discuss the dance trends they believe it’s time to leave behind, and offer suggestions on how to refocus routines on clarity, safety, and individual artistry. While a well-executed tumbling or gymnastic element can add excitement to a routine, according to 24 Seven Dance Convention judge Madi Hicks, choreography sometimes overindulges in them.
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2 months ago | 
dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton
In the video series Dancer Diary, Haley Hilton chronicles her life as a dancer in New York City. Here, she talks about dancing through the second trimester of her first pregnancy, and gets advice from physical therapist Heidi Green. For more Dancer Diary videos, visit Dance Magazine’s YouTube channel. dancer diary pregnancy pregnant dancers
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2 months ago | 
dance-teacher.com | Haley Hilton
In the competition dance world, with its high stakes and high tensions, difficult parental behavior—from complaining about scoring to offering unsolicited corrections—is especially common and can be seriously disruptive. Yet most dance parents believe they’re acting in their child’s best interest. So what can studio owners, competition directors, and students do to navigate problematic parent situations with grace and respect?
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2 months ago | 
dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton
Competition dance trends become popular for a reason, but even the most exciting fads eventually run their course. Four competition judges discuss the dance trends they believe it’s time to leave behind, and offer suggestions on how to refocus routines on clarity, safety, and individual artistry. While a well-executed tumbling or gymnastic element can add excitement to a routine, according to 24 Seven Dance Convention judge Madi Hicks, choreography sometimes overindulges in them.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton
In the competition dance world, with its high stakes and high tensions, difficult parental behavior—from complaining about scoring to offering unsolicited corrections—is especially common and can be seriously disruptive. Yet most dance parents believe they’re acting in their child’s best interest. So what can studio owners, competition directors, and students do to navigate problematic parent situations with grace and respect?
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
dancespirit.com | Haley Hilton
Many competitive dancers are eager to land coveted convention scholarships. But why are these awards so sought-after? How can dancers increase their odds of winning them—and who might they not be right for? One of the largest benefits to convention scholarships is perhaps the most obvious: financial relief. Attending conventions can be expensive—for some dancers, prohibitively so. Scholarships typically allow awardees to attend many or all of a convention’s events for free.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton
In the video series Dancer Diary, Haley Hilton chronicles her life as a dancer in New York City. Here, Hilton watches the 2010 film Black Swan—a lightning rod for many dancers—for the first time. For more Dancer Diary videos, visit Dance Magazine’s YouTube channel. black swan dance movies dancer diary haley hilton
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton
Many competitive dancers are eager to land coveted convention scholarships. But why are these awards so sought-after? How can dancers increase their odds of winning them—and who might they not be right for? One of the largest benefits to convention scholarships is perhaps the most obvious: financial relief. Attending conventions can be expensive—for some dancers, prohibitively so. Scholarships typically allow awardees to attend many or all of a convention’s events for free.
