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Tips for managing, engaging, and interacting with young children. Problem solving and strategies for short attention spans and behavioral challenges typical of the preschool (3-6 years) age group.
Happy Inauguration Day, everyone! I only now realized that my earlier post, I Can’t, was posted on today of all days. A humorous coincidence. Today America has shown that we can and I am so glad that we DID! Best wishes to the first family and specifically to our 44th President who will face many [...]
Can’t Can’t Can’t Do you find yourself saying or thinking this word? When you consider it, it seems really silly that out of everything we practice in class (most of which we’re quite good at), we choose to focus only on what we have trouble with. Teachers, too, often forget that their students need to [...]
Dance can sometimes seem a very serious endeavor. Therefore, every once in a while, it is good to step back and chuckle a bit at ourselves and the dance world. Sarah Dahnke has come up with a project that gives participants the chance to do just that. Her website, This Dance is a Cliché, serves [...]
For those of you that don’t know, bloggers are pretty social creatures. Not only do we tend to communicate and “hang out” with others who blog about our subject, we have ample opportunity to meet (usually in a virtual sense) bloggers covering a wide variety of topics and representing regions all over the world. In [...]
The following is a guest post by Randall Flinn, director of Ad Deum Dance Company in Houston, TX. The Relationship Between Faith and Dance Dance is born from the heart and soul of people and cultures. Long before the polished refinement of classical or contemporary dance movement, dance lived and thrived in personal expression and [...]
I am not an avid viewer of reality television and ultimately this holds true for reality dance competitions as well. I watch a bit if I happen across a show while channel surfing, and I occasionally check out some of the offerings on YouTube. But, for the most part, they fail to hold my interest. [...]
Opinions on the characteristics of a good dance studio or school abound. In previous posts I have outlined what I feel are important qualities to consider when assessing where you are currently or potentially studying dance.
