by Karen White | Feb 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of the surest ways to liven up a lesson is to invite a guest or teaching artist to work with your students. “At the most rudimentary level, it’s exciting to bring someone from the wider world into the classroom,” says John Cimino, president and CEO of The Learning...
by Lea Marshall | Feb 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
“Study abroad.” The phrase immediately conjures up visions of Parisian cafés, tropical jungles, Tuscan hills and the African bush, all of which many students would jump at the chance to see while receiving college credit. If you’re interested in providing your dancers...
by Lauren Green | Feb 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Far from the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Sue White, the director of Foot Notes Studio of Dance, Inc., in Exeter, New Hampshire, brought a bit of the Golden State to her hometown last June with her studio’s spring show at Exeter High School. Approximately 250 students...
by Tracy Krisanits | Feb 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Cathy Roe has done it all in the dance world. Her experience as a university dance program director, TV choreographer, studio owner, master teacher and choreographer are all part of what makes her an in-demand teacher today. Roe has also produced more than 150...
by Sara Jarrett | Feb 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
As the saying goes, it takes money to make money: Spending a little now to spruce up your studio may do more than energize existing students—it could help attract new ones. Here, we offer ideas for every budget. Major Overhauls: $$$A stellar dance floor is essential...
by Jacqui Gal | Feb 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
When it comes to choosing songs for competition and recital numbers, think of a piece of recorded music as a starting point rather than a finished product. Thanks to music-editing technology, different songs can be blended together, tempos changed, nasty words...
by Jen Jones Donatelli | Feb 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Long before “vision boards” were made popular by the best-selling book The Secret, Tyce Diorio was designing his destiny. “As a teen, I used to take pictures of Michael Jackson and the cast of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway and wallpaper my room,” Diorio says. “All the...
by Dance Teacher | Feb 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Big Picture Man Choreographer Tyce Diorio is bringing Broadway to Hollywood—and he’s doing it his way. Dream Weavers Nine choreographers share how they transform their visions into works of art. Fashion Flowing skirts and subtle details add an elegant touch to...
by Harris Green | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Update March 31, 2020: This article was first published in Dance Teacher, February 2009. One of today’s leading ballet masters, German-born Wilhelm Burmann exerts a magnetic attraction on the professional students he teaches five days a week at Steps on Broadway...