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Your Ultimate Guide to Play in the Dance Studio

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...

#TheMonthlyMessage: Be A Light, So That Others Can Shine, Too

by shannondoolingdances | May 19, 2022 | The Monthly Message

The other day, I logged into Facebook and read some devastating news. Marnie Schulenburg, who I had the pleasure of knowing during our time together at DeSales University, had passed away at age 37 of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Marnie was a presence, a force, a...

Easy and Fun End of the Year Dance Class Activities

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,...

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Shannon is a very insightful and knowledgeable individual in the dance industry. I opened my performing arts academy in fall 2017, and she took the time to share a lot of helpful information as well as a copy of a teacher handbook she put together. It is so nice to have professionals in the industry looking out for each other and offering a helping hand. Thanks Shannon for all your wisdom!

Shannon, I absolutely love The Holistic Guide to Journaling for Dance Students. It allows me to have a conversation with each student in a way that is non intrusive and supportive. I change the questions slightly to fit my curriculum and the content we are presently working on. Thank you so much.

I think The Holistic Guide to Goal Setting for Dancers is very thorough with excellent examples of goals.