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7 Things to Keep in Mind When Setting Recital-Stage Lighting

2 weeks ago | dance-teacher.com | Jennifer Heimlich

There are a lot of balls in the air when you’re planning a student performance. Between creating choreography and choosing costumes, one element that can easily get overlooked is stage lighting. Fortunately, you don’t need to be an expert lighting designer yourself—whether your theater provides a crew or you bring outside help, most of the time you’ll be able to collaborate with someone who knows all the technical ins and outs.
Letter From the Editor: Moving From Perfectionism to Progress

2 weeks ago | dance-teacher.com | Reanne Rodrigues

Let’s face it: We work in a high-pressure dance environment that makes it difficult to maintain a healthy perspective. Oftentimes, our students are the victims of punishing perfectionism, but we dance teachers can be just as susceptible.
Navigating Alcohol Use at Dance Conventions

3 weeks ago | dance-teacher.com | Sophie Bress

During the hustle and bustle of convention weekends, Beatrice,* a dance studio owner, has very strict rules about having a designated adult in charge at all times. So, when these parent chaperones were repeatedly turning up at the hotel bar, she knew she had to step in. “The kids would be like ‘Where’s my mom?’ and we would always find them at the bar,” she says.
Best Practices for Working With Students With Disabilities With Sandra Stratton-Gonzalez and Agnes McConlogue Ferro

4 weeks ago | dance-teacher.com | Reanne Rodrigues

Best Practices for Working With Students With Disabilities With Sandra Stratton-Gonzalez and Agnes McConlogue Ferro
Irene Rodríguez Treats Dance Students Like Musicians-in-Training

1 month ago | dance-teacher.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Member Exclusives | Music | Teaching Resources Irene Rodríguez Treats Dance Students Like Musicians-in-Training Before flamenco dancer Irene Rodríguez ever learned to dance, she learned to make music. Specifically, she studied piano, going to a professional school for the instrument in her native Cuba, where she excelled (partially thanks to large hands, she admits). “But as soon as I met dance, I really started wanting more hours of dance lessons than music lessons.” Rodríguez ended up...
With Jennifer Homans, Dance History Is Getting a New Chair, and a Seat at NYU’s Liberal Arts Table

1 month ago | dance-teacher.com | Caedra Scott-Flaherty

With Jennifer Homans, Dance History Is Getting a New Chair, and a Seat at NYU’s Liberal Arts Table Jennifer Homans has been named the inaugural Van Cleef & Arpels Chair in the History of Dance at New York University’s College of Arts & Science.
Should You Get a Dance Teacher Certification?

1 month ago | dance-teacher.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Jane Vorburger seemed well-qualified to teach dance back in 2008, after dancing with American Ballet Theatre for five years, getting a master’s degree in dance from New York University, and teaching at ABT and top studios like Steps on Broadway. But there was something else she felt she needed: a dance teacher certification. “When I look at my classes from when I first started teaching, they were not good,” she admits; performance expertise doesn’t always translate to teaching expertise.
Letter From the Editor: A Conversation on Cleaning Choreography and More! - Dance Teacher

1 month ago | dance-teacher.com | Reanne Rodrigues
Studio Owner Spotlight: Dance with Miss Rachel

1 month ago | dance-teacher.com | April Deocariza

During Rachel Cantor’s performing career in musical theater, she would often teach dance at a children’s play space in between shows. She realized that teaching was not only something she enjoyed and was good at, it also provided more stability. “I thought, Instead of doing this for someone else, I could do it for myself,” Cantor tells Dance Teacher. Hence, Dance with Miss Rachel was born in 2012.
How to Choose the Right Footwear for Teaching Dance

1 month ago | dance-teacher.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Since dance teachers spend long hours on their feet, the shoes they wear to teach class are an important yet tricky decision. Should you always wear ballet slippers to teach ballet, and always be barefoot during modern class? Or can you instead slip on those comfy sneakers that keep your arches from aching? Well, the truth is that there are different schools of thought, both within the dance industry and the medical field.