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Hear From Francesca Harper, Artistic Director of Ailey II, at the 2022 Dance Teacher Awards!

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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Francesca Harper, the artistic director of Ailey II, at the 2022 Dance Teacher Awards! In this intimate hour-long conversation, Harper talks about the legacy that shaped her as a young artist while her mother and mentor, Denise Jefferson, was director at The Ailey School—and shares how she has […]

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Kay Mazzo, Dance Teacher’s 2022 Awardee of Distinction, on Preserving Balanchine’s Legacy

Gavin Larsen

Risa Steinberg, Dance Teacher’s 2022 Awardee of Distinction, Keeps Raising the Bar

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Dance Teacher Awards

Kay Mazzo sits on a window sill and smiles toward the camera. She wears a white dress and folds her hands in her lap.

Kay Mazzo, Dance Teacher’s 2022 Awardee of Distinction, on Preserving Balanchine’s Legacy

Gavin Larsen

Meet Our 2022 Dance Teacher Awardees!

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Risa Steinberg, Dance Teacher’s 2022 Awardee of Distinction, Keeps Raising the Bar

Lauren Wingenroth

Yvonne Gutierrez, in all black, poses in the back with her Spanish dancers. The young female dancers are dressed in bright red and black performance dresses, adorned with floral patterns and polka dots. Their hair is pulled back into sleek low buns with adorning flowers. The group poses outside on a wooden patio in front of trees and bushes.

Dance Teacher Award Honoree Yvonne Gutierrez: Force of Empowerment and Connection Through Spanish Dance

Bridgit Lujan

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teacher stories

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What My Teacher Taught Me: L.A. Dance Project’s David Adrian Freeland Jr. on Michelle Ottley-Fisher

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In a brightly lit dance studio at Steps on Broadway, with light pouring in from the windows onto the light gray marley, Nancy Bielski stands with a teenage female student at the barre, gently holding the student's foot in croisè attitude devant with her left hand, her right hand gently touching the student's left side. Nancy, dressed in a black long sleeve shirt, black wrap skirt and cropped leggings, with light pink ballet flats, stands casually between the student and the barre as she smiles toward the camera. The student, dressed in a periwinkle and light pink camisole leotard, pink ballet tights, black athletic shorts, cream colored legwarmers and pink pointe shoes, holds the barre with her left hand as she poses in croisè attitude devant. Her head turns slightly on the diagonal to look out past her right arm, held in fifth en haut, her dark brown hair pulled back in a bun.

Steps on Broadway’s Nancy Bielski Opens Up About Her Life as an Educator in New York City

Haley Hilton

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Faced With Rising Gun Violence in the U.S., Dance Schools Across the Country Are Harboring Humanity

Emily Gordillo

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How to Help Dancers Access Articulation in Their Spines

Lauren Wingenroth

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Video: Teaching Wings in Tap with Josh Hilberman

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Video: Helping Dancers Channel the Power of Stillness with Vangeline

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How to Help Your Dancers Channel the Power of Stillness

Lauren Wingenroth

News

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Letter from the Editor: Lesson Plans, Teacher Talks…and More!

Reanne Rodrigues

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Join Our First-Ever DT+ Teacher Talk: Using the Right Language for Corrections With Charla Genn

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Hear From Francesca Harper, Artistic Director of Ailey II, at the 2022 Dance Teacher Awards!

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Music

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For Lauren Fadeley Veyette, Dance and Music Are One

Meghan Keeney

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How ABT Principal Skylar Brandt Uses Music to Improve Her Teaching

Amanda Sherwin

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For Bo Park, Musicality Isn’t About Hitting Every Beat

Meghan Keeney

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Audition: Flight Path (Training Program & Rep Company)

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Aug 18

2022 Dance Teacher Awards

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Sep 2

Boston Dance Theater Trainee Program Audition

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Dec 9

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Higher Ed

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Cynthia Harvey’s Ballet Advice as She Prepares to Depart ABT’s JKO School

April Deocariza

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Dance Herstories: Three Inspiring Women Share How They Are Using History to Expand the Dance Education Landscape

April Deocariza

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It’s Time to Prioritize Dancer Wellness in University Dance Programs

Jess Spinner

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

Lauren Wingenroth

Health & Body

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Going Undercover: Undergarment Options for Students Who Want to Wear Underwear Beneath Dancewear or Costumes

Rachel Rizzuto

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Hydration, It’s More Than Just Water

Rachel Fine, MS, RD, CSSD, CDN

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Stop Telling Dancers to Leave Their Problems at the Door

Alexandra Martin

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A Protective Mental Hygiene Regimen for Dance Educators and Studio Owners

Jess Spinner

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Studio Owners

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5 Ways Dance Studio Clients Have Changed Since COVID

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The Dance Studio Owner’s Guide to Back-to-Dance 2022

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How These Dance Studios Are Doing Their Part to Support Ukrainian Dancers

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Dance Teachers and Studio Owners, Start Saying “Yes” to “No”

Jess Spinner

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Teaching Tips

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Teresa Perez Ceccon’s Lesson Plan on Simonson Jazz Technique

Kathryn Holmes

Lori Belilove’s Lesson Plan on Expressing Joy in Duncan Dance

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