Performance Night: 20 Tips to Make You Sensational
Showtime folks! You’ve done all the prep work, and now a mere 24 hours (or...
July 25, 2017
Time-Tested Tricks for Overcoming Stage Fright
What if I mess up and fall down? What if they laugh at me? What...
July 18, 2017
How to Prepare for a Dance Performance
AHHH!!! I’ve got to get ready for a performance in a month, and I don’t...
June 27, 2017
How to Learn by Doing
Closing off our series on learning styles, we come to what may be the easiest...
April 25, 2017
Learning You Can FEEL
So far, we’ve explored how those who learn through metaphors, or with numbers and fractions, can make the most...
April 18, 2017
Learning by the Numbers
Not all of us see dance in terms of visuals or feelings. There are many who take...
April 11, 2017
The Power of Metaphors
When it comes to dance, everyone learns a little differently. These different learning styles generally...
April 4, 2017
When Passion Becomes Procedure: Getting out of a Rut
If dance could hold our energy, excitement, and passion as easily 5 years from now...
March 7, 2017
5 Things that Are Holding Back Your Dancing
Do you know why you go to work in the morning? Why you love your...
February 21, 2017
Make a ‘Dance Agreement’ with Yourself
I was watching a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, in which Leonard and Penny...
February 14, 2017
How You Look vs How You Feel
When she first told me, I wasn’t even surprised. We’d just started our first series...
November 29, 2016
Why the Teacher Isn’t Always Right
Okay, here’s the thing: We’re used to seeing our instructor as the authority figure. They’ve...
November 1, 2016
Seriously, How Long Before I’m ‘Good’ at This?
Not going to lie - I’ve been avoiding writing about this. Not because it isn’t...
October 11, 2016
Why We All Have Time to Practice
‘But I’m so busy! How am I supposed to find time to practice my dancing between my...
October 4, 2016
The Mindset of a Successful Dancer, Part Two
Last week, we began exploring the mental landscape of a pro dancer, what keeps them...
September 20, 2016
The Mindset of a Successful Dancer
Every day, I see students walk into the dance studio, ready to start or continue...
September 13, 2016
5 Reasons Why It’s a Good Idea to Film Yourself Dancing
I know, I know - you hate watching yourself dancing. Maybe you suspect you look terrible, and...
August 23, 2016
Little Details VS Big Picture Dancing, Part 2
Welcome back! To recap: We’ve talked about how easy it is to place too much...
August 2, 2016
Little Details VS Big Picture Dancing
We all know that dancing well requires a lot of attention to detail. In fact, many students,...
July 26, 2016
Are Fears Holding Back Your Dancing?
We all have them. That one exercise you hate doing. That technique you can’t stand...
June 21, 2016
Overcoming the ‘Old’ Barrier, Part Two
Last time, we discussed how we might overcome some of the challenges that more senior dancers...
June 14, 2016
Overcoming the ‘Old’ Barrier when Social Dancing
Dancing, like many physical activities, has long been considered a young person’s sport. Whether you...
June 7, 2016
Pointing Places: Enya’s Story
Many dancers overcome physical challenges to achieve greatness. But sometimes, the challenge comes from within. After...
March 23, 2016
The Shy Dancer’s Guide, Part Four
It’s a long journey anyone takes, when they commit to overcoming their fear of dancing....
March 16, 2016
The Shy Dancer’s Guide, Part Three
Click here for part one or two. Sometimes our fears can get so buried under years of conditioning that...
March 10, 2016
The Shy Dancer’s Guide, Part Two
Missed part one? Click here. A fear is like a wild horse: If you want it to...
February 26, 2016
The Shy Dancer’s Guide, Part One
Sweaty palms. Racing mind. Shaky legs. And that’s just from thinking about walking over to ask that...
February 21, 2016
Dancing Through Hardship: Ana’s Story
Dancing has helped many of us through difficult times in our lives, giving us strength,...
February 11, 2016