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Recommended Reading: Jazz Dance Books

Recommended Reading: Jazz Dance Books

by shannondoolingdances | Feb 11, 2022 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students, For Dance Teachers

If I’m being honest, my journey to becoming jazz dance teacher is a long and somewhat complex one. I started taking jazz dance in addition to other dance styles as a kid, but in my pre-teen years I was terribly self-conscious and uncomfortable with the...
#TheMonthlyMessage: Respond with More Grace Than Necessary (Especially to Yourself)

#TheMonthlyMessage: Respond with More Grace Than Necessary (Especially to Yourself)

by shannondoolingdances | Feb 1, 2022 | The Monthly Message

Somehow, we’ve made it to 2022. And unfortunately, we’re somehow still … here. In whatever this is. I think we all know, all too well, the myriad problems in the world right now – no need to elaborate, is there? But what we don’t always...
Simple Ways to Improve Your Dance Improvisation Skills

Simple Ways to Improve Your Dance Improvisation Skills

by shannondoolingdances | Jan 24, 2022 | For Dance Students

Are you the kind of dancer who freezes up at the very mention of improvisation in the dance studio? If so, I feel you! I spent so much of my training and early career being absolutely terrified of dance improvisation. I would improv when I was forced to, but it never...
10 Choreography Adventures that Explore Social Justice Themes

10 Choreography Adventures that Explore Social Justice Themes

by shannondoolingdances | Jan 17, 2022 | Choreography Adventures, For Choreographers

As issues of social justice become increasingly prominent in the media and on social media, it is likely that our students (or maybe even we ourselves!) will want to explore these themes through movement and choreography. Dance has been used as a platform for raising...
Simple Ways to Celebrate Fall in Your Dance Classes

Simple Ways to Celebrate Fall in Your Dance Classes

by shannondoolingdances | Oct 2, 2021 | For Dance Teachers

Fall is, for sure, my favorite season – and I know I’m not the only one! Even here in Southern Arizona, there is a special magic to the fall season. The air becomes crisper, the nights cooler, and an overall feeling of coziness prevails…even when the...
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