Young dancers need help learning how to connect breath to movement. Here are 4 ways dance teachers can encourage this development in dance class.
improvisation exercises
Teacher’s Top Three: Improvisation and Composition Studies
Jenn Romano works with high school dance students and in two after school dance programs for at risk youth. Jenn’s Top Three comes directly from her work, teaching dance composition in New Mexico high schools. She uses these “games” to practice improvisational skills as well develop student-generated choreography in her classes.