by shannondoolingdances | Jun 26, 2024 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students, For Dance Studio Owners, For Dance Teachers
What is adversity in dance training Ok, I’m going to drop a potentially unpopular opinion here: Adversity is actually really good for dance students. Of course, no one likes adversity. No one wants to see a dancer place poorly at competition, fall out of their...
by shannondoolingdances | Mar 1, 2024 | For Dance Parents and Families
Dear Dance Students, Hello again … it’s me, your dance teacher. I wanted to talk about something really important today. It might be a little hard to hear, but it’s something that we need to discuss more openly in the dance industry. Honestly, I...
by shannondoolingdances | Aug 24, 2023 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students
The importance of establishing good habits at the start of the dance season The beginning of a new dance season is full of possibility for you as a dance student … Will this be the year I master that trick I’ve always wanted to be able to do? Will I...
by shannondoolingdances | Jun 22, 2023 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students
Dear Dance Students, Hi, it’s me again – Your Dance Teacher. As I am writing this, we are at the tail end of another spring performance season. Maybe you have another recital or two coming up, are preparing for a summer intensive showcase, or are gearing...
by shannondoolingdances | Feb 10, 2023 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students, For Dance Teachers
Refresh your dance pedagogy and teaching methods We all get stuck in a rut with our dance teaching methods from time to time, right? It can be easy to fall into habits as a dance teacher: our favorite exercises, our go-to corrections, our usual metaphors and...
by shannondoolingdances | Feb 11, 2022 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students, For Dance Teachers
How I came to love jazz dance 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...
