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• Strategies for Remembering Choreography
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• What Is Artistry and How Do I Develop It?
• How to Be a Great Teacher’s Assistant
• 7 Secrets of Super Performers (Improving Your Performance Skills)

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• Life as a Dance Mom: Finding the Balance Between Friend and Fanatic
• Dance of Independence
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• What to Look for in a Dance Studio
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Nichelle’s This-N-That Floor Barre is a series of exercises which I’ve used with my own students. It includes some of my favorite floor work exercises I’ve collected over the years. It could be practiced in parts as a warm-up or, once learned, performed seamlessly (it’s approximately 30 minutes of continuous material) and utilized as an alternative or supplementary class for dancers in any discipline.