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Pandemic Practices: How Are Dance Team Coaches Finding Ways to Move On?

Kim Hegeman

More than a year after the pandemic took a foothold, the COVID effect is still impacting school and studio dance teams. As we head into the second dance season during the pandemic, some COVID policies have loosened, but many dance coaches are still finding they have to adapt aspects of their programs for the short […]

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The University of New Haven Dance Team practice a routine with pom poms in a school basketball court

Pandemic Practices: How Are Dance Team Coaches Finding Ways to Move On?

Kim Hegeman

Image of acclaimed choreographer Rennie Harris sitting on a chair and instructing his dance students in a studio

Rennie Harris University Is Empowering Hip-Hop Teachers to “Tell Their Own Stories”

Lauren Wingenroth

Image of an indian dancer in a white saree with a silver necklace and red flower in her hair, sitting on the ground with one hand to her cheek and the other resting on the floor

What My Teacher Taught Me: Sonali Skandan on Maya Kulkarni

Sonali Skandan, as told to Haley Hilton

A male ballet dancer lying down and lifting a female ballet dancer—both on stage against a blue background

The Washington Ballet’s Sona Kharatian Reveals Her Most Influential Teacher: Spoiler Alert! They Share DNA

Haley Hilton

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So You Want to Start a Baby and Toddler Program at Your Studio

All in the Family Business

Now Is the Time for a Proactive Approach to Mental Health in the Dance Workplace

Tell Me a Story: How a Compelling Brand Story Introduces Your Dance Business to the World

technique

A dancer's feet in first position. Her legs are bare and she wears pink ballet shoes, against a light wall and floor.

Ask the Experts: How Can I Shift My Students’ Focus to Incremental Changes?

Deborah Vogel

Elizabeth Wright performs on an outdoor stage in front of the river in New York City, the statue of liberty visible in the background. She wears an orange dress with an orange veil attached at her wrists, which flows behind her as she jumps.

How Duncan Dancer Elizabeth Disharoon Wright Teaches Students Lightness

Chava Pearl Lansky

Peter Stark, a white man wearing a grey shirt and grey jeans, demonstrates fourth position to a class of boys who mirror him.

Peter Stark’s Tips for Teaching Smoother, Swifter Directional Changes

Chava Pearl Lansky

Sharon Milanese smiles as she adjusts a student's arm. The student stands at the barre in first position, arm extended in second position.

How to Help Your Students Avoid Tensing Up

Rachel Caldwell

News

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The University of New Haven Dance Team practice a routine with pom poms in a school basketball court

Pandemic Practices: How Are Dance Team Coaches Finding Ways to Move On?

Kim Hegeman

Take Master Classes With Tiler Peck on Dance Media Live!

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Music

Robert Boston, seen from the back, plays piano during a ballet class at New York University. His long brown hair is in a ponytail, and he wears a white shirt. Students tendue at the barre with one arm in fifth position.

Here’s What Your Accompanist Wishes You Knew

Helen Hope

Marc Kimelman, a white man wearing a grey shirt and khaki pants, swings his arms in front of his torso, leaning slightly to the side. He is front of a colorful graffitied wall.

How Broadway Choreographer Marc Kimelman Fosters Connection Through His Music Choices

Amanda Sherwin

Germaine Goodson, a Black woman in a purple tank top, teaches a tap class. She and the students have one leg extended in front of them. We see them from the back, and their reflections in the mirror.

Playlists Getting Stale? Here’s How to Get Out of a Musical Rut

Rachel Caldwell

Higher Ed

Image of acclaimed choreographer Rennie Harris sitting on a chair and instructing his dance students in a studio

Rennie Harris University Is Empowering Hip-Hop Teachers to “Tell Their Own Stories”

Lauren Wingenroth

Decolonizing Dance: 3 Asian American Dance Educators Reflect on Their Community-Centered Pedagogy

Garth Grimball

Why—and How—College Dance Programs Insist on Balancing Technique Class With Theory

Rachel Rizzuto

Scotty Hardwig wears a dark longsleeve shirt and stands in the middle of a bright dance studio. He smiles while he gestures one hand to his chin and the other out in front of his mouth. Behind him you can see dancers working out of focus with the camera.

3 Teachers Share What They Gained From Earning an MFA in Dance

As told to Rachel Caldwell

Health & Body

A top view of table with people's hands over a table filled with traditional fall food, including roasted turkey, candles, and pumpkin pie

The Dance Teacher’s Healthy Holiday Survival Guide

Jess Spinner

The Support You Should and Shouldn’t Provide as a Dance Teacher

Jess Spinner

As I Lose My Line, I Gain…

Barry Kerollis

A ballet performance scene on a magenta-lit stage. A male dancer is photographed midair in a stag position from behind, his arms in a V. To his right, a man and woman embrace each other.

Supportive Flooring Is—Literally—the Key to Help Your Dancers Bounce Back Post-Pandemic

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Studio Owners

National Dance Honors Is Bringing You New Opportunities to Shine this Summer

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Bounce Back From Studio-Owner Burnout With Studio Evolution

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National Dance Showcase Invites You to Its New Headquarters

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A toddler wearing a pink leotard and pink bows in her hair holds two shakers in her hands.

So You Want to Start a Baby and Toddler Program at Your Studio

Helen Hope

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Teaching Tips

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A page from the book, "Josie Dances" featuring an illustration of 3 Native American women holding various fabrics on the left and an older Native American woman and a young girl standing on the right. Above them are a few lines of text from the story.

7 Must-Read Dance Books to Celebrate National American Indian Heritage Month

Jill Randall

A top view of table with people's hands over a table filled with traditional fall food, including roasted turkey, candles, and pumpkin pie

The Dance Teacher’s Healthy Holiday Survival Guide

Jess Spinner

A male dancer elevated off the ground and leaning sideways to the left in an empty beach

Teddy Forance Discusses the Origins of CLI Studios, and the Launch of Its New Conservatory

Haley Hilton

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