Shannon Dooling
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Dance Workshops, Choreography, and Resources for Dance Teachers and Choreographers


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Discover new dance teaching tools, games and lesson ideas, choreography prompts, and monthly inspirational takeaways.

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Latest From The Blog
8 Things Your Dance Students Need to Hear From You Right Now
The beginning of March 2021 marked one year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It was a remarkable year, and a difficult one, in so many ways. Whether your dance students had an extended time off due to studio closures, pivoted to online...
4 Creative Ways to Use Dance Improvisation in Technique Class
If you follow my blog or social media, you'll quickly see how much I love dance Improvisation! That wasn't always the case - but you'll read about that in a later blog post. Suffice it to say for now that my love of improv as a teaching tool was sparked by seeing how...
The Holistic Dance Teacher
- An approach to teaching and choreography that focuses on each dancer as an individual and an important part of their dance community, with equal emphasis on growth in dance technique, artistry, and overall wellbeing through social and emotional learning
- A collection of affordable resources that help teachers and choreographers easily implement The Holistic Dance Teacher Approach in their classes and creative work – without sacrificing work-life balance.
- Online services to support teachers and choreographers in their work, including online adjudication, coaching, and consultation.



What People Are Saying
Shannon is a very insightful and knowledgeable individual in the dance industry. I opened my performing arts academy in fall 2017, and she took the time to share a lot of helpful information as well as a copy of a teacher handbook she put together. It is so nice to have professionals in the industry looking out for each other and offering a helping hand. Thanks Shannon for all your wisdom!
Shannon, I absolutely love The Holistic Guide to Journaling for Dance Students. It allows me to have a conversation with each student in a way that is non intrusive and supportive. I change the questions slightly to fit my curriculum and the content we are presently working on. Thank you so much.
I think The Holistic Guide to Goal Setting for Dancers is very thorough with excellent examples of goals.