by shannondoolingdances | Jul 9, 2022 | For Dance Teachers
Why is improvisation important for beginning dancers? One of my biggest regrets as a dancer is not becoming comfortable with improvisation at a younger age. Early in my dance training and career, I shied away from improv as I found it intimidating. I was...
by shannondoolingdances | Jun 8, 2022 | For Dance Teachers
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...
by shannondoolingdances | Jun 8, 2022 | For Dance Teachers
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...
by shannondoolingdances | May 13, 2022 | For Dance Teachers
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,...
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...
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...
