Dancers of all disciplines struggle with body image. It is a reality that is sometimes exploited or aggrandized in the media yet ignored or aggravated by those that have a direct impact in the lives of dancers. Elena Ciccotelli is a new blogger but long-time dancer. In addition to her experience as a personal trainer [...]
Two Heads Are Better Than One
December 21, 2008 By 1 Comment
two women from opposite sides of the world who have a similar vision and purpose- that is to educate dancers and teachers, arming them with information to improve the quality of health and understanding of the body in dance education and practice.
One Feed to Read them All
December 13, 2008 By 3 Comments
it is my pleasure to report that those interested in reading dance blogs no longer have to go to great lengths, uncovering gems one by one because Deborah Friedes, contributor at The Winger and author of the Dance in Israel blog, along with Tal Galili, have created a great new resource called Dance Bloggers.
Dancing with Conscience
December 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Qlubb Update
November 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Last week I reviewed Qlubb, a social collaboration web service, as a tool for improving communication within dance studios. I was fortunate to correspond directly with Sophia Chiang, CEO and founder of Qlubb, and express some of my thoughts on the site and its service. I was happy to learn that a calendar feature (which, [...]
Solve Your Bulk E-mail Woes. Go Qlubbing!
November 25, 2008 By 2 Comments
As I wander through the internet, I often come across services and websites that provide organizational services. In fact, there are probably thousands of online tools that promise to make your life easier, run more efficiently, and solve any number of dilemmas. Occasionally, I find items that I think may be of use to my [...]
Dancers at a Gathering
November 6, 2008 By 3 Comments
The above video is an excerpt from Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering (performed by Simon Valastro). This post isn’t about this work, but you can find out more about the ballet here. Actually, the play on words just worked to lead into some discussion on a new gathering spot for dancers – social networking [...]
Let’s Hear it for the Boys!
October 22, 2008 By 3 Comments
A while back I did a post entitled Encouraging Boys to Dance. It had a good response and I was even asked to submit an edited version for the PTA (National Parent Teacher Association) website. It is my firm belief that boys should be encouraged to dance by dance teachers and parents in particular. After [...]
Thanks for a successful Teach-a-thon!
August 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Thanks so much, everyone, for your participation and for reading! Students, I hope that you discoverd some fresh information that you can take with you into the new school year. If there is something that really hit home, something that you would have liked to have seen here, or you just want to say “hello,” [...]
Battement
May 15, 2008 By 1 Comment
I’m sure that students reading this blog have used or heard the term battement before. If grand battement immediately comes to mind, I’m not surprised, as the word battement is commonly dropped from the name of other familiar terms. A mother, father, brothers, grandparents, uncles, all share a family name. In a similar way battement [...]
Bullying in Dance Class
May 4, 2008 By 14 Comments
What does a bully look like? We tend to picture a bully as a big, tough, boy that picks on those smaller or younger than himself. However, there has been a lot of discussion lately within educational circles about bullying and we are slowly learning that bullies come in many forms. Although dance can foster [...]
Virtual Dancer
April 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Check out this fun little diversion -a Virtual Dancer. It is a feature on a great site called Arts Alive which includes quizzes, study guides, dance facts, artist profiles, articles on the choreographic process, and more. And that’s just on the dance portion of the site! They also have lots of cool stuff about English and [...]
