Dance Advantage is the spot dancers, dance teachers, and parents turn to online because we offer reliable, practical and professional solutions for dancers at all stages of their dance life.
Reliable • Practical • Professional
Can staring at a screen make you a better dancer? Will sitting at a desk help you grow as a dance teacher? Yes and no.
- We won’t help you teach yourself to dance.
- We won’t make grand, unrealistic promises.
- We can’t guarantee quick fixes, instant improvements or foolproof formulas.
We are not a dance studio, but we WILL help you experience and explore dance online.
Dance Advantage is a dance website where professionals share their expertise with real dancers, dance educators, dance parents, and professionals like you who want to learn and grow.
No matter where you live, there’s no need to feel isolated from the rest of the dance world. We bring the dance world to you.
Our Best Advice, Resources, Tips and Inspiration Will Motivate You
Dance Advantage offers solutions for all stages of your dance life with articles and resources designed to keep you on your toes and at the front of your dance class.
Dance teachers get help working through common behavioral or motivational challenges in class or at their school, tools and information to enhance their methods for training and access to support materials for dance on the web.
Students receive expert guidance to refine technique and navigate the dance world, solidify concepts they’re learning in class, and find dance resources, dance wear and a community of dancers online.
Parents learn how to identify quality dance instruction, the best ways to help their children or teens get the most from their dance experience and get dance-related gear and gift recommendations.
Whatever your role in dance education, Dance Advantage provides quality content for those focused on the study and training of theatrical dance forms like ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary dance.
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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 we strive for excellence and accuracy in all of our content.
Dance Advantage has been known as a quality, balanced and smart resource in the dance world since 2008.
We want to help you connect and benefit from a cultivated network of trusted resources. We openly share and acknowledge the good work of others to point you toward what you need.
So go ahead… sign up for free updates today and join founder Nichelle Suzanne, 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.
Who Started Dance Advantage?
Hi! I’m Nichelle, Founder, Writer, and Editor
Dance has been near or at the core of my life for as long as I can remember. My constant. As a career path, dance has been like a diamond into which I just keep cutting new facets.
I’ve been pursuing dance (actually, sometimes I think it’s pursued me) for almost 30 years. At age 10, I began assisting and observing my dance teachers, leading to a teaching career of over 17 years. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Dance from Slippery Rock University and have performed with contemporary dance companies in my home state of Pennsylvania and my home for the last decade, Texas. I currently reside in Houston where I teach and periodically perform while caring for my two young children.
Writer has been the most recent cut in the gem. In addition to everything I do at Dance Advantage, I am a freelance writer for other dance sites such as Rockettes.com. My stories on dance and performance have appeared in Dance Source Houston’s danceDISH, CultureMap, and Arts+Culture Texas magazine. You can find some of my other work at nichellesuzanne.com.
In June 2012 I presented the whats, hows, and whys of blogging on a panel at the annual conference for Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance, to better equip artists and companies for engaging their audience and new readers through online communications and content, and have served as Marketing Committee Chair for the National Dance Week Foundation.
I’ve poured out my experience and passion for dance in private studios, community programs, at a public university, and I continue to do so as the founder and editor of DanceAdvantage.net. Read about WHY I do it and WHAT others have had to say about it.
