Teaching Dance with a plan – setting goals
Teaching Dance and setting goals I am all about teaching my students to set goals, breaking their big goals down into mini goals and then making a plan to achieve them. However, when it came to me setting goals for my classes, I wasn’t always so systematic! Of...
Top 5 Preschool Dance action songs
5 great Preschool Dance action songs Every Preschool Dance teacher needs a few preschool dance action songs up their sleeve. They make a nice way to unwind after lots of concentrating AND they are invaluable when things go wrong. That is one thing I’m sure of...
How to teach Preschool Dance class – Part 1
How to teach Preschool Dance class – part 1. When people ask me how to teach Preschool Dance class, the first thing that comes to mind is place markers. When I think about teaching Preschool Dance without some method of marking out where the children stand, it...
5 things you won’t want to teach Preschool Dance without.
All Preschool Dance teachers agree on one thing! Preparation is KEY and a big part of preparation is having the right tools.To make life easier, I’ve compiled a list of 5 things you definitely don’t want to approach a preschool dance class without. Place...
Set goals and fast track dancer success
As a dance teachers we all set goals for our students. We set goals for the lesson, for the term, for the year. This is great, but, even greater is if we can also teach our students how to set and be responsible for achieving their own personal goals. Goal setting...
Vision Boards and goal setting for dance
Visualisation and Vision Boards Vision boards are not only an incredibly powerful tool to fast track dancer success though goal setting but are a super fun dance project too! These are a great project for the last lesson of term or for dance camp. What could be...
The power of YET – a tool for dance teachers.
Dance and the power of YET – helping your dance students succeed with a growth mindset As dance teachers, some of our most powerful tools are the words we use in the classroom. Carol Dweck’s research on the power of believing you can, shows how the humble...
Growth mindset and dance – Praise
Growth Mindset and dance – a powerful tool for teachers. You may have heard the term growth mindset and we all understand praise – but what do they mean for our work with young dancers, what is the relationship between growth mindset and dance? As dance...
