Role Reversal: What are the Pros and Cons of Dance Competition

What are the pros or the benefits of competition in dance? And, what are the cons or negative aspects?

Comparing Facebook Pages and Groups — Which is Best for My Dance Studio?

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Are you are looking to utilize Facebook to interact with members of your organization or promote your studio? Compare Facebook pages (or public profiles) to the Groups application and decide which will work best for you.

Your “Face” on Facebook

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Pages offer a chance for any dance studio to directly interact and share news, info, links, events, and more with their fans and to spread the word about your classes or programs to others on this vast social network.

Approaching Choreography for Musical Theatre

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When approaching choreography for musical theatre, it is important that the strategy differs from that of a recital dance production. I’d like to offer an approach to this particular creative process by looking at the various components of choreography for the stage and suggesting tips for effective preparation and collaboration.

National Dance Week — Live Dance Challenge

Click here to visit the ArtsAlive website where you can view this humerous and informative video.

I feel it is important to leave our homes and participate as members of the dance audience whenever possible! There is much to be learned from those making dance art and from the experience of absorbing and witnessing a wide range of movement vocabularies, aesthetics, and perspectives.

Dance Adantage is Back

I sincerely apologize for the sudden “disappearance” of this site on Wednesday. I set in motion on Tuesday what seemed like a simple process. In fact, I was not warned that this simple process would knock my site completely offline while it was completed. The task should not need performed again anytime soon, thankfully. I am learning as I go about some things so thank you for your patience! It’s good to be back!

Appraising the Value of Praise

is there such a thing as too much praise? How can one instill confidence without creating a dependence on external approval?

12 Steps to a More Eco-Friendly Dance Studio

We live in a fast-paced world but students are very conscious of environmental issues. You might be surprised at their efforts in this area. However, if you want to go that extra mile, consider offering some incentive with a discount to those who participate in an organized carpool.

How to do a Proper “Crunch”

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Learn to work and strengthen you abdominal muscles effectively and in a way that will support you most in your dancing.

A Master Class for Studio Owners

Bridging The Gap Between Technique And Technology 1. It’s a teleseminar 2. It’s free, and 3. I’m a featured expert!

How To Make Choreography “Your Own”

Now that you have had time to familiarize yourself with the movement and practice it a few times with relative accuracy and clarity, he wants you to transition from just replicating steps, timing, and even movement quality.

Guest Post: A Dancer of the Third Kind

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“There are those who convert the body into a luminous fluidity, surrendering it to the inspiration of the soul.”