How to Make Dance Class Count this Year

Gone are the old days of ‘and 5, 6, 7,8!’ with the teacher standing out front, shouting instructions and then a melodramatic ‘no, no NO! Start again!’, leaving the participants scratching their head in wonderment at how they can get perhaps just an ounce of the eccentric creative juices the teacher is exuding, whilst also wondering what exactly is meant by ‘no, no NO!’ as they fruitlessly rehearse over and over, never to get the moves right. Like everybody else, dance teachers must continually learn in order to stand out from the pack, and survive.
Here are 6 ways you can re-invent your dance teaching this year: Continue reading How to Make Dance Class Count this Year

Choreography: a piece of cake in 10 easy steps

Many dancers and teachers are natural choreographers, but just as many are not. If you aren’t, it’s enough to make your mouth go dry and give you side-stage shakes.
For those who never know where to start or aren’t confident of their choreography process, the following tips may help you to slice up the choreography cake: Continue reading Choreography: a piece of cake in 10 easy steps