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Artist Profiles

Jamey Leverett: Teaching Since Her Teens

Barry Kerollis

Most dance teachers launch their careers as adults. For many, it is the logical next step after a performance career or receiving a college education. Jamey Leverett, artistic director of The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education in Rochester, New York, is a different breed: She became a dance educator well before graduating high […]

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Artist Profiles

A white woman wearing all black assists a young ballet student in a white leotard. The dancer is in arabesque at the barre.

Jamey Leverett: Teaching Since Her Teens

Barry Kerollis

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In the Flow: Aidan Carberry’s Choreographic Mindset

Ashton Benn

Richard Villaverde wears a long-sleeved top, vest, and pants, leaping through the air against a black background.

What My Teacher Taught Me: Richard Villaverde’s Teachers Through Time

Jen Peters

Nan Giordano Celebrates 40 Years of Leadership at Giordano Dance Chicago

Kathryn Holmes

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Competition & Convention Profiles

At Tremaine Dance Conventions & Competitions, “Dance Training Is Life Training”

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Technique & Artistry

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Leveling Up: Teaching Safe Lifts and Partnering Skills

Hannah Chang Foster

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When Preparing Students for Broadway, Focus Your Theater Class on Character and Storytelling

Sarah Parker

Dancer Vi Dolan in a one arm handstand with the other arm outstretched by her ear.

Helping Students Prepare College Audition Solos

Kathryn Holmes

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Teaching Flight: Guiding Students in Safe, Artful Harnesses While Dancing

Hannah Chang Foster

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News

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Educator Moves: What You Might Have Missed in Spring 2025

Courtney Escoyne

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Letter from the Editor: Summer Steps

Kathryn Holmes

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Springboard Danse Shifts Stateside Thanks to a New Partnership With Point Park University

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Music

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USC Assistant Professor Tiffany Bong Uses a DJ in Hip-Hop Class to “Create Art in Real Time”

Jennifer Heimlich

Irene Rodríguez assisting a student.

Irene Rodríguez Treats Dance Students Like Musicians-in-Training

Jennifer Heimlich

Jean leading a rehearsal for Spring Dances 2018, in which she staged Merce Cunningham’s “Sounddance” for Juilliard performers.

How Jean Freebury Challenges Students to Trust Their Ideas About Rhythm

Jennifer Heimlich

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Higher Ed

E. Macias dances outdoors in a field, in front of a mountain at Banff Centre for the Arts.

E. Macias Illuminates the Significance of Collaboration

Kate Mattingly

Office Hours With Kieron Dwayne Sargeant

Thomas Ford

Tracy Inman, director of the new Ailey Teacher Certification Program: Ailey Horton Technique, leading class.

Should You Get a Dance Teacher Certification?

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Dance teaching resident Madeline Grande leading a class in a Chicago public elementary school.

How Loyola University Chicago’s Master’s Program Is Certifying Dance Teachers for Public Schools

Kate Mattingly for Dance Magazine

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Health & Body

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Navigating Alcohol Use at Dance Conventions

Sophie Bress

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How to Choose the Right Footwear for Teaching Dance

Jennifer Heimlich

Catherine Earp working with undergraduates at Old Dominion University.

Teaching With a “Pilates Lens”: A New Way to Approach Alignment and Artistry

Catherine Earp

Sarah Wilkerson correcting a young student at the ballet barre.

How to Create a Positive Injury Culture

Sophie Bress

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Studio Owners

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How Dance & Bmore Artistic Director CJay Philip Connects Generations in Baltimore Through the Performing Arts

Julia Mary Register

A brunette woman shows a young dancer a leotard, while another dancer and an older teacher look on. The scene is outside.

How the Dance Community Helped California Wildfire Victims Continue Their Training

Hannah Maria Hayes

A mixed-ages group jumps and dances in a bright studio.

Luna Dance & Creativity Encourages Young Students’ Choreographic Voices

Julia Mary Register

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Studio Owner Spotlight: Dance with Miss Rachel

April Deocariza

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Teaching Resources

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7 Lesson-Planning Tips for K–12 Classes

Jill Randall

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Agrippina Vaganova: The Queen of Codified Ballet Technique

Rachel Rizzuto

A group of dancers led by a Black woman stand on their left leg, right leg extended back, with arms raised to clap up and left.

How Dance & Bmore Artistic Director CJay Philip Connects Generations in Baltimore Through the Performing Arts

Julia Mary Register

A group of hip hop dancers jump with legs wide and one arm raised, in a bright dance studio.

USC Assistant Professor Tiffany Bong Uses a DJ in Hip-Hop Class to “Create Art in Real Time”

Jennifer Heimlich

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