3 ways to become a better dance teacher
3 ways to become a better dance teacher Are your words hurting your dancers? Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will cut me deeply. In order to become a better dance teacher one of the most fundamental changes we can make is in the words we choose when we...
How to get more out of your dancers – 5 tips
5 tips to get more out of your dancers As dance teachers we are always look for ways to improve our dancers. We want them to be the very best they can be, but achieving that is easier said than done. There are so many things to consider, technique, musicality,...
How to help dancers set dance goals
How to help your dancers to set dance goals Equipping our dancers with the tools to not only set dance goals but to achieve them, may well be one of the most valuable things we can do as dance educators. Learning how to set and achieve dance goals not only helps us...
5 tools every Preschool Dance Teacher needs
5 tools every Preschool Dance Teacher needs Give a girl the right shoes and she’ll conquer the world, give a Preschool Dance teacher the right tools and they can conquer even the most testing class! So what are the 5 tools every Preschool Dance teacher...
What to teach 3 year olds in dance class
What to teach 3 year olds in dance class One of the questions I am asked most frequently is what to teach 3 year olds in dance class. As the Preschool years are such a time of rapid development, when you are planning your Preschool Dance classes each age group needs...
Mommy and Me ballet class curriculum
How to run a successful Mommy and Me ballet class. Mommy and me ballet class, Me and my grown up, come dance with me etc are one of my favourite classes to teach. For a start the kids are adorable at that age and secondly you have a whole class of adult...
Christmas Dance Games and Activities
5 Christmas Dance Games and Activities Assembled here are some GREAT tried, tested and proven Christmas Dance Games and Activities. If there is one time of the year that calls for games and activities in dance class, it is Christmas! 1. Christmas Obstacle...
Ballet Skills Checklist
Beginners Ballet skills checklist. Level 1 – age 5-7 The Ballet Skills checklist was developed as I think we as dance teachers can all agree that it is far easier to teach a chid from scratch than it is to undo poor training. It is for this reason that...
Free Christmas ballet coloring pages
Free Christmas ballet coloring pages and activity pack These Christmas ballet coloring pages and activity sheets are such hit with my students – perfect for those last few weeks before the Christmas break. The full Christmas ballet activity pack includes...
Free Thanksgiving ballet coloring page
Just in time for Thanksgiving, please enjoy these free Thanksgiving ballet coloring pages for gils and for boys. These are perfect for coloring competitions, as a cute little handout at the end of class or as part of a themed class. Many studios like to email them...
