Once I found ONE central place to write everything (I mean everything) down, life got more organized. When I’m on the run, which is often, I will use the voice memo feature on my cell phone.
16 Audition Basics and Pointers For Keeping A Positive Perspective
September 2, 2010 By 5 Comments
Expecting a certain outcome puts your mind in a place and time other than the audition and you’ll need to have your head in the present tense to do well. Clear your mind and dance because you love dancing, not because of the pot of gold that may or may not be at the end of this rainbow.
Why And How To Teach Anatomy Concepts To Children
June 28, 2010 By 5 Comments
Since dance is the art of motion, in order to become a proficient dancer one must understand how the body moves from the inside; how the muscles and bones work to leap, turn, kick, stretch and fold. A pretty sophisticated idea for a young dancer. Since learning is a layered experience, introducing the concepts of anatomy now will allow them to build upon this foundation in the future.
9 Tips for Improving Pirouettes
March 15, 2010 By 6 Comments
5. “Connect” your arms to your back – you should feel and imagine width across the back and shoulder blades and the arms should maintain their position (don’t “wind-up” for a turn)
6. Take off from a properly placed and expansive plié for power in the turn.
7. Strengthen your ankles supporting the relevé – if you are wobbly, sickled, or pronated, this will ruin your turn.
8. Mentally, make a choice to come down from the turn, don’t “let” gravity make the choice for you.
How NOT To Ask a Question in Dance Class
July 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The do’s and don’ts for getting your teacher’s attention in class. Examples of appropriate moments. How to recognize an emergency situation.
Facebook Privacy How-To: Maintaining a Student/Teacher Relationship
March 26, 2009 By 1 Comment
Facebook privacy settings can be used to maintain or preserve some of the boundaries present in your “real” life while mingling among your varying associates on the site. Here’s a rundown on how to adjust your privacy settings on this social network.
What To Look For in a Dance Studio
January 4, 2009 By 1 Comment
Opinions on the characteristics of a good dance studio or school abound. In previous posts I have outlined what I feel are important qualities to consider when assessing where you are currently or potentially studying dance.
How To Create Your Own Dance “Magazine” Using RSS
October 24, 2008 By 2 Comments
I realize there are many people who don’t know about or understand how feeds work or what purpose they serve. If you are one of those people, here is a quick explanation that will guide you through the steps of adding your favorite sites to a feed aggregator.
A Dancer’s Guide: How to Decide on a College
July 10, 2008 By 2 Comments
What it Takes – Becoming a Ballerina
April 14, 2008 By 1 Comment
Originally this post featured a link to a news item that focused on a 12-year-old girl with aspirations to become a professional ballet dancer, and the sacrifices she’s made and will need to make in order to get there. The article is no longer available, however, so I have updated this post with some other [...]
