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13 Dance Books to Inspire Your Teaching This Summer

Jill Randall

Summer offers dance educators the chance to turn the page on fresh ideas, whether through personal reflection, new classroom resources, or a book club with colleagues. It’s the perfect time to dive into a compelling collection of new books on dance pedagogy—the art, craft, and intention behind how we teach. Below, we’ve selected 13 titles […]

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Artist Profiles

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How Jerron Herman Helps NDI’s DREAM Students Turn Mistakes Into Magic

Gemma Siegler

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How Erika Sandre Built a Career Through Curiosity

Barry Kerollis

What My Teacher Taught Me: South Chicago Dance Theatre’s Kia Smith On Her 3 Dance Mentors

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Jazz Teacher Lisa Biagini on Luigi Jazz, Family Legacy, and Longevity in Dance

Catie Robinson

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Competition & Convention Profiles

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Technique & Artistry

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How to Help Students Feed Off—Not Fear—Pre-Performance Adrenaline

Lauren Wingenroth

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How to Help Your Students Effectively Develop Muscle Memory

Sarah Parker

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Navigating Turns With Your Students

Katie Slattery

A busy crowd scene from the ballet Giselle, in which the lead ballerina, in white, is dramatically going mad while male and female ballet dancers gasp in the background.

How to Help Students Embrace—and Succeed in—Background Roles

Jennifer Heimlich

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News

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Royal Academy of Dance Expands Its Membership Pathways

Viola Beneke

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Letter From the Editor: Start Summer on Strong Footing

Reanne Rodrigues

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Music

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For Jodi Melnick, Movement Always Takes Precedence Over Music

Rebecca Corey

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How Annie Rigney Uses Music To Get Students Out of Their Heads and Into Their Bodies

Jennifer Heimlich

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How Daniel Duell Passes Along Balanchine’s Lessons on Musicality

Jennifer Heimlich

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Higher Ed

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Office Hours With Dr. Andrea Markus

Thomas Ford

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What Does It Take to Launch a Dance Major?

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Boston Conservatory Launches Five-Year Collaboration With The Verdon Fosse Legacy

Reanne Rodrigues

At Stanford, amara tabor-smith Explores a More Expansive Vision of Dance Education

Kate Mattingly for Dance Magazine

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Health & Body

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Prioritizing Safety at Dance Conventions

Emily Bufferd

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Teaching Dance Postpartum: Balancing Motherhood and a Career

Jenna Zavrel

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Barry Kerollis

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Studio Owners

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Brazilian Social Project Inspires Young Dancers From Chile to Dream Big

Lindsay Martell

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San Diego Academy of Ballet Students Find Global Success Through Vaganova Training

Julia Mary Register

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Teaching Resources

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13 Dance Books to Inspire Your Teaching This Summer

Jill Randall

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Dr. Andrea Markus standing in front of a presentation slide wearing a dress and blazer.

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