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A striking animation opens David Kinsella’s 2007 film, A Beautiful Tragedy. “Once upon a time,” it begins, “there lived a woman. She dreamed of becoming a ballerina but her dreams never came true… and then she gave birth to a little girl, and decided that the babe would become a ballet dancer.”
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A Dance Advantage year in review for 2010. This only scratches the surface but there’s a little something for everyone in this month by month retrospective. Discover or revisit articles from our 2010 archives.
Dance blogs who rallied the most comments have made the cut for the final voting stage. Vote now for your favorites!
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What do Daddy Long Legs and Holiday Inn have in common?
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Did you know it’s the first day of winter? The perfect day to unwrap our Holiday Link Candy!
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Over the next couple of weeks I will be posting some links that I think you’ll find fun or interesting or useful. I am calling the links Holiday Link Candy and, to add a little fun, I’m not always going to tell you exactly what kind of story or article or video is on the other end. You’ll have to “unwrap” the link to find out where it leads!
Sign up to be included in our Teacher’s Top Three feature and share your picks for class CDs, recital themes, DVDs, books, dance exercises and more.
About the KineticFlix.com dance and fitness DVD rental service and its owners Linda and Lois. Their efforts make nearly 3000 DVD titles available to the dance community. They share what keeps them motivated and describe some of the challenges of running a small business.
Using John Jantsch’s 4C’s of marketing as a jumping off point, Suzanne Gerety provides ideas dance studio owners can use to get more students with effective and low-cost marketing. Plus win a copy of DanceStudioOwner.com’s new 75-page guide to low-cost marketing.
Holiday activities and choreography. Links to Nichelle’s guest feature at Maria’s Movers about Holiday Activities For Young Dancers. Also get her downloadable holiday choreography at DancesToGo.com.
Introduce students to narration, divertissement, characters, and themes by exploring The Nutcracker through creative movement. Stacey Pepper Schwartz breaks down the ballet in a way that young dancers can understand, providing an enriching experience that will enhance dance appreciation.
