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Save the Date for the 2021 Dance Teacher Awards!

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The Dance Teacher Awards are back, and for a second year, they’re going virtual. On October 6, we’ll be celebrating seven outstanding educators for their contributions to our field.

A group of young dancers in pink costumes and yellow headpieces perform against a bright pink backdrop. They raise their arms straight in the air, flexing their wrists.

A Whole New World: Seven Ways to Help Dancers Prep for Their First Competition

Jen Jones Donatelli

The five books mentioned in the story sit in a stack on a wooden table, with their spines visible.

Summer Reading List: 6 New Titles for Dance Educators

Jill Randall

teacher stories

Daisy Jacobson, wearing a short navy dress, performs on a small stage, reaching one arm up and one to the side, and extended one leg forward, while on releve.

What My Teacher Taught Me: L.A. Dance Project’s Daisy Jacobson on Risa Steinberg

Daisy Jacobson, as told to Haley Hilton

Ronnie Abaldonado balances on one hand, legs kicking up in the air and other hand touching his grey hat. He wears black pants and a green jacket.

B-Boy Ronnie Abaldonado Is Training the Next Generation of Breakers

Haley Hilton

Nathalia Arja, wearing a bright red and orange bodysuit with feathers, leans slightly over, on pointe, arms raised above her head.

The Worst Training Advice Miami City Ballet’s Nathalia Arja Ever Received

Haley Hilton

A young ballet student stands at the barre with one arm up in fifth position. She is wearing a black long sleeve leotard and a white ballet skirt. Amy Lowe stands next to her correcting her position, dressed in all black and looking towards her.

Inside Revolutionary Principles of Movement’s Game-Changing Training Program

Sponsored by Revolutionary Principles of Movement

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How 3 Business Owners Map Their Customer-Experience Journeys

How 4 Dance Schools Bounced Back From Catastrophic Disasters

Recital? Check. Next Up: Fall Enrollment

The Post-Recital To-Do List

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technique

A teacher stands behind a young student at the barre, who is in arabesque. The teacher adjusts the student's leg.

Ask the Experts: How Can I Train Students for Strong Penchés?

Deborah Vogel

Pamela Pietro squats over a student laying on her side on the ground, adjusting her torso.

How Pamela Pietro Teaches Students to Access Their Backspace

Chava Pearl Lansky

How to Incorporate Voicework Into Your Dancers’ Training

Chava Pearl Lansky

Ramaswamy corrects a students arm placement, adjusting her wrist.

How Aparna Ramaswamy Teaches Intention and Expressiveness in the Hands

Rachel Caldwell

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News

Adrenaline Faculty Members Nick Bass and Caroline Lewis Jones dance together onstage holding microphones. Bass wears a white sport coat and black top hat, and Lewis Jones wears a royal blue dress with a ruffled bottom and heels.

Adrenaline Dance Convention Is Bringing Its Dance Family to You

Sponsored by Adrenaline Dance Convention and Competition

Revive faculty members dressed in black team jacket pose candidly onstage with Revive's teal blue backdrop

Revive Dance Competition’s Biggest Season Yet Kicks Off November 5

Sponsored by Revive Dance Competition/Convention

The five books mentioned in the story sit in a stack on a wooden table, with their spines visible.

Summer Reading List: 6 New Titles for Dance Educators

Jill Randall

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Music

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

Indah Walsh, who has dark short hair and wears a green tank top and black pants, curves her arms towards herself, leaning slightly to the side.

The Music That Drives NYU Teacher Indah Walsh’s Contemporary Classes

Jonathan Matthews

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Higher Ed

A sceenshot of a Zoom screen featuring dozens of dancers in various positions.

Catching Up With the ACDA: On COVID-19, New Leadership and the Future

Kathryn Holmes

Endalyn Taylor, a Black woman with short cropped hair wearing all black, leans her elbows on a free-standing ballet barre in the middle of a sunlit dance studio. Her stance is wide, leaning into one hip as she looks dead on at the camera with a smile in her eyes.

Endalyn Taylor Prepares to Head UNCSA School of Dance

Rachel Rizzuto

Ananya Chattejea, wearing a bright blueish-purple t shirt, leans over, looking at her hand which is arranged in a intricate gesture. A student in a pink shirt looks on.

Ananya Chatterjea’s Teaching Pushes Students Toward Their Own Fiery Engagement With the World

Alessandra Lebea Williams

Kyle Abraham Prepares for a New Role at USC Kaufman

Claudia Bauer

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Health & Body

Dr. Brittney Mims lies with her lower thighs on a foam roller, legs bent at the knees. She holds herself with her elbows. She wears black pants and a white tank, and there is greenery behind her.

Roll It Out: How to Help Students Develop a Healthy Foam-Rolling Routine

Garnet Henderson

Closeup young woman feeling pain in her foot at home. Healthcare and medical concept.

Ask the Experts: How Can I Help My Student With a Dropped Metatarsal?

Deborah Vogel

In a fitness studio, a diverse group of young women are sitting on rubber mats in lotus position with eyes closed.

The Benefits of Incorporating Meditation Into Dance Education

Nyamekye Smith

A woman touches her neck as if having throat pain

The Care and Keeping of Your Cords: Here’s How to Not Lose Your Voice From Teaching Dance

Helen Hope

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Studio Owners

Adrenaline Faculty Members Nick Bass and Caroline Lewis Jones dance together onstage holding microphones. Bass wears a white sport coat and black top hat, and Lewis Jones wears a royal blue dress with a ruffled bottom and heels.

Adrenaline Dance Convention Is Bringing Its Dance Family to You

Sponsored by Adrenaline Dance Convention and Competition

Revive faculty members dressed in black team jacket pose candidly onstage with Revive's teal blue backdrop

Revive Dance Competition’s Biggest Season Yet Kicks Off November 5

Sponsored by Revive Dance Competition/Convention

A group of young dancers in pink costumes and yellow headpieces perform against a bright pink backdrop. They raise their arms straight in the air, flexing their wrists.

A Whole New World: Seven Ways to Help Dancers Prep for Their First Competition

Jen Jones Donatelli

Teen stage door students line up outside the studio waiting to come in for class. They wear masks.

What’s Your Dance Studio’s Customer-Experience Journey?

Rachel Rizzuto

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Teaching Tips

A group of young dancers in pink costumes and yellow headpieces perform against a bright pink backdrop. They raise their arms straight in the air, flexing their wrists.

A Whole New World: Seven Ways to Help Dancers Prep for Their First Competition

Jen Jones Donatelli

The five books mentioned in the story sit in a stack on a wooden table, with their spines visible.

Summer Reading List: 6 New Titles for Dance Educators

Jill Randall

Lynn Martin places one hand on another woman's stomach, and one on her upper back.

How to Teach Your Students to Breathe Mindfully

Rachel Caldwell

Roger Lee, as seen from the back, speaks to a large group of students. He is a Black man wearing a purple polo shirt, and dozens of students, sitting and standing, look at him expectantly.

How to Build Mental Resilience in Your Students

Shaté L. Hayes

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