Why is play an important educational tool in the dance studio? I’ll start off this post by saying that I am a huge fan of using play as an educational tool in the dance studio. I believe that play is learning – and when it is done right in the dance...
How I came to embrace play as a teaching tool in the dance studio One of the turning points in my career as a dance teacher was when I learned to embrace play in the dance studio as a teaching method. I was always a serious student, and I fancied myself to be...
The other day, I logged into Facebook and read some devastating news. Marnie Schulenburg, who I had the pleasure of knowing during our time together at DeSales University, had passed away at age 37 of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Marnie was a presence, a force, a...
Celebrating the end of the season with dance activities The end of the dance season is a perfect time to introduce some playful dance activities and games into your dance classes. As you wrap up another season of dance classes, you might be looking for fun,...
What is choreography block? The dreaded feeling of choreography block … chances are that if you’re reading this blog post, you’ve experienced it! Almost every choreographer goes through choreography block at one point or another. Choreography...
