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Ways to approach holidays in your dance classes

by shannondoolingdances | Oct 10, 2024 | For Dance Studio Owners, For Dance Teachers

How to approach holidays in your dance classes A while back, I received a message from a fellow dance educator who had a new student join their class. This dance student did not celebrate holidays, as per their family’s religious background. The dance…

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How Parents Can Help Their Kids Deal with Adversity in Dance

by shannondoolingdances | Jun 26, 2024 | For Dance Parents and Families

What is adversity? Adversity – we know it when we experience it. Adversity comes in many forms, from a difficult situation, to an unfortunate event, a spell of bad luck, or things just not going our way. Sometimes defined as misfortune or distress, and…

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Adversity is actually really good for dance students – here’s why …

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…

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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.

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