Higher-Ed Voice | Voices of Experience
There is no dearth of university programs that cater to dancers. Nearly every state in the union offers students a chance to complete a four-year degree with a dance major. These days more dancers than...
View ArticleCommon Ground: for teachers and students | Beating the Back-to-School Blues
The dance season is full of hectic activity and trying situations all year long, but back-to-school time has its unique challenges. Every fall, school owners, teachers, and students suffer from the...
View ArticleFront-Runners and Guardian Angels
You’ve invested the morning planning lessons and creating choreography. You’ve spent the afternoon searching for the perfect sequins to accent a set of costumes. Now you’re headed into class, ready to...
View ArticlePsyching Out the Guys
It’s a common complaint among studio owners: Not enough boys take dance. There’s a reason for that, since often in our society young guys are harassed for taking dance. Continue reading
View ArticleTerpsichorean Calendar
For dance teachers, enduring a year feels like being stuck on a warped carousel. Through the ups and downs, there is no way to keep it from spinning or to slow it down. For the most part, the ride is...
View ArticleCollective Wisdom
Too often we hear about the competition between dance teachers or school owners. But with all the great ideas out there, we’d all be better off (and so would our students) if we shared our collective...
View ArticleWinging It
You’re in the middle of a performance or a long combination in class when suddenly you can’t remember which step comes next. What do you do? You can stand there and look befuddled, or you can make up...
View ArticleDance at Any Age
Dance is for everyone. I truly believe that. However, until recently, most people thought of dance education and performance as being only for the young. Maybe that is changing due to the influence of...
View ArticleBallet Scene | Art of the Pas de Deux
Two bodies that move together, supporting each other through movements that are impossible for a single person, often create some of the most breathtaking moments in ballet choreography. But hours of...
View ArticleGive and Take
Do you love being an independent professional? Do you relish the freedom, the flexible hours, and the 4:00 p.m. naps? Sure, but chances are you don’t savor the quarterly taxation and high start-up...
View ArticleInside a Dancemaker’s Mind
For more than 20 years, choreographer Doug Varone has carved a career path that is as full of unexpected twists and turns as his remarkable dances are. A tap dancer by training, he instead became a...
View ArticleTeacher in the Spotlight | Veronika Farkas
“What sets Veronika apart from other teachers is the way she speaks to the whole student—her dancers grow in strength and beauty and appreciation of dance, but they also grow as people. Although...
View ArticleMail | August 2008
As a dance teacher for over 50 years and as an educator with a degree in education, I have always been aware that there are many effective and exciting approaches to teaching. I particularly love to...
View ArticleOn My Mind | August 2008
Ahhh! A new season is in the works—and so are all those ridiculous phone and email inquiries from the parents of “exceptional” children. Here’s one of my favorites: “My 3-year-old does all the dances...
View ArticleAsk Rhee Gold | August 2008
Dear Rhee, For 17 years I ran my school in the same rented location. Then this year a perfect space in an up-and-coming area with many children became available, so I decided to take the plunge and go...
View ArticleAugust 2008 | Table of Contents
COLUMNS Ask Rhee Gold On My Mind DEPARTMENTS Mail Teacher in the Spotlight | Veronika Farkas FEATURE ARTICLES Inside a Dancemaker’s Mind by Darrah Carr Give and Take by Shevon McBride Ballet Scene |...
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