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...
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...
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...
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...
by shannondoolingdances | Dec 26, 2020 | For Dance Students
Why is goal-setting important in dance? Having visionary dance goals – along with a realistic plan to achieve them – is vital for dancers of all ages and at every stage of their careers. Dance is hard work – there is no way around that! Dance...
by SDD | Apr 5, 2020 | For Dance Parents and Families, For Dance Students, For Dance Studio Owners, For Dance Teachers
Like author Alice Walker, I believe that “hard times require furious dancing.” I have written, time and time again, that dance has the potential to empower individuals, unite communities, and be a force for good in the world. But when I first learned that schools and...
