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Looking for solutions, inspiration, and motivation in your dance teaching or training? Dance Advantage gives dance students, teachers, and parents an EDGE in dance education with articles and resources designed to keep you on your toes and at the head of your dance class.
Dance teachers get help dealing with behavior or technical issues in class or at their school, tools and info to enhance their methods for training, and access to support materials for dance on the web.
Students receive guidance for refining technique and navigating the dance world, make new discoveries about or solidify the concepts they’re learning in class, and find dance resources, dancewear, and a community of dancers online.
Parents get recommendations for finding quality dance instruction, learn the best ways to help their children or teens get the most from their dance experience, and direction in purchasing or selecting dance-related gear and gifts.
Whatever your role in dance education, Dance Advantage provides quality content for those focused on the study and training in concert forms like ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary dance.
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Dance and The Net: A Winning Combination
Dance is a physical art form. You don’t learn how to dance sitting at a desk. You don’t grow as a teacher by staring at a screen. However, online technologies and networks have made it possible to experience and explore dance in new and exciting ways.
- It’s not about teaching yourself to dance.
- It’s not about secrets that only we can provide.
- And it’s not about guarantees for quick fixes, instant improvements, or cookie-cutter formulas.
Advancements in the delivery of information through websites and email has made it possible for professionals to share their expertise with those who want to learn and grow. But the Internet is a crowded place and it can be difficult to find trustworthy sources on dance training and teaching.
Dance Advantage believes in honesty of relationship, opinion, and identity, and strive always for excellence and accuracy in the content we provide. We’ve been known as a quality, balanced, and smart resource in the dance world since 2008.
Developments in the social atmosphere of the web have made it possible to share and interact with real dancers, dance educators, dance parents, and professionals all over the globe. No matter where you live, there’s no need to feel isolated from the rest of the dance world.
Though Dance Advantage provides intense amounts of great content, we don’t know it all or pretend to have answers to all your questions. We help you connect and benefit from the vast resource of knowledge online via our cultivated network of other trusted sources. We openly share and acknowledge the good work of others and point you toward what you need.
So go ahead… sign up for free updates today and join founder Nichelle Strzepek, her team of regular contributors, and our community of dance specialists and devotees as we explore the expansive world of dance training and education through this online medium.
Interested to know who started this whole thing? I suppose we’ll tell you but remember, you asked for it…
About the Creator, Writer, and Editor
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Hi there! I’m Nichelle Strzepek. Dance has been near or at the core of my life for as long as I can remember. As much a constant as those relatives I didn’t choose! And as a career path, dance has been like a diamond into which I just keep cutting new facets.
I’ve written about 100,000 words (enough for a novel) per year on dance and dance training here at Dance Advantage. However, my primary job is Mom to my young son and daughter.
Writer has been my latest cut in the gem. In addition to self-publishing, I cover dance performance abroad and at home in Houston, TX, where I find (make?) time to periodically perform and teach dance.
If you are looking for stats, I’ve been pursuing dance for over 25 years and hold a bachelor’s degree in Dance from Slippery Rock University. I have performed with modern/contemporary dance companies in my home state of Pennsylvania and Texas. I began assisting and observing my dance teachers at the age of 10 and I’ve been a dance teacher myself for more than 17 years. I’ve poured out my experience and passion for dance in private studios, community programs, at a public university, and continue to do so as the creator, writer, and editor of DanceAdvantage.net.
Keep up with me at NichelleDances or via Twitter @danceadvantage.
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