Growth Mindset Phrases for your Dancers One of the key concepts in promoting a Growth Mindset in your dancers is to Praise the Process, not the Person. This is based on Carol Dweck’s research into Mindset where she found that after being praised for effort…
How to achieve dance goals If you ask any competitive dancer they will be able to tell you at least ten things they think they could improve. Dancers are good like that. At a young age, they have a remarkable grasp of what they are…
3 side-stage mistakes and how to avoid them As dance teachers, we spend hours in the studio trying to perfect our dancer’s technique and bring out their very best performance. We keep them calm backstage but once they are just about to go on, have…
Dance class observation worksheet We all know the drill, dancers need to sit out but we’d still like them to be doing something to enhance their learning. Telling them to observe the class is fine but what is even better is ensuring that they…
Dancing through lockdown 2020 – a guide to helping dancers through lockdown and the impact it has had on young dancers. Lockdown 2020 has had a profound impact on young dancers around the world. Many young dancers spend hours at their dance studios every week…
10 tips for great Zoom dance classes Learn to love teaching dance on Zoom – what 8 months on Zoom have taught me During 2020, I have conducted the majority of my dance classes on Zoom – we went into Lockdown and our dance schools…
Dance Studio shutdown resources For many of us it has happened, rather sooner than we thought -dance schools have had to close their doors due to Covid-19. Aside from offering online classes, what else can you do to stay connected to your students and…
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…
5 tips to get more out of your dancers As dance teachers, we are always looking 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…
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…
