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Recommended Reading: Books on Dance Pedagogy & Teaching Methods

Recommended Reading: Books on Dance Pedagogy & Teaching Methods

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...
Embracing Creative Rest in the Dance Studio

Embracing Creative Rest in the Dance Studio

by shannondoolingdances | Mar 17, 2022 | For Choreographers, For Dance Students, For Dance Studio Owners, For Dance Teachers

Why dancers need creative rest   If there is one thing that seems to define the dance industry, I would say it is hustle. The dance life is not easy, by any means. Dancers have to work hard to achieve success, whether it is as a performer, choreographer, dance...
5 Ways to Become a Better Dance Performer

5 Ways to Become a Better Dance Performer

by shannondoolingdances | Feb 24, 2022 | For Dance Students

What is performance quality in dance?   With competition, concert, and recital season coming up fast, chances are that you will be hearing a lot of feedback about your performance quality from your dance teachers. Performance quality in dance is a broad term that...
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

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...
Simple Ways to Improve Your Dance Improvisation Skills

Simple Ways to Improve Your Dance Improvisation Skills

by shannondoolingdances | Jan 24, 2022 | For Dance Students

How I went from terrified of dance improvisation to teaching it!   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...
A Letter to My Dance Students

A Letter to My Dance Students

by shannondoolingdances | Feb 5, 2021 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students, For Dance Teachers

To My Dancers, Hi, it’s me. Your Dance Teacher. As I’m writing this, it’s February of 2021 – but no matter when you are reading it, know that the sentiment remains the same. Maybe it’s been a while since we’ve seen one another face...
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