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How Candace Brown Finds New Music for Class and Choreography

Meghan Keeney

Whether she’s choreographing for major artists like Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Hudson or performing on major stages with Beyoncé or Janet Jackson, music is a driving force for Candace Brown. A teacher of street jazz at studios including Broadway Dance Center and Millennium Dance Complex, Brown says that she’s “a fan of all types of […]

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Dance Teacher Awards

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A Recap of the 2023 Dance Teacher Awards: An Enlightening Evening

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2023 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Caridad Martinez Works From the Heart, and So Do Her Students

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A cluster of dancers surround Irene Dowd as she places one hand on a dancer's sacrum and uses the other to point at a spot on the dancer's mid back. The dancer has blue tape form a V from her lower back to just below her shoulder blades; shorter lengths of red tape form an inverted V in the middle of the blue tape, with the apex on the dancer's spine.

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teacher stories

Dandara Veiga performing in a yellow costume on stage.

Dandara Veiga Is Embarking on a New Professional Adventure

Haley Hilton

Ariel Rose dressed in white pants and a white open shirt performing in Sweet Fields by Twyla Tharp.

What My Teacher Taught Me: Miami City Ballet’s Soloist Ariel Rose on Choreographer Francis Patrelle

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Dr. Julie B. Johnson performing in a studio.

Office Hours With Spelman College’s Dr. Julie B. Johnson

April Deocariza

Dance Lauren Gottlieb with her teachers Kevin and Meri Bender.

What My Teacher Taught Me: Lauren Gottlieb, on Kevin and Meri Bender

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Dexterous Digits: How to Teach Hand and Finger Articulation and Expressivity

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News

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Letter From the Editor: Starting the Dance Year Strong

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Music

How Candace Brown Finds New Music for Class and Choreography

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Collage of dance poses by dancer Hayden Frederick.

Hayden Frederick on Accessing Authentic Emotions Through Music

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For Kenichi Kasamatsu, Musicality Is a Rainbow

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Office Hours With Spelman College’s Dr. Julie B. Johnson

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Health & Body

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5 Dietitian-Approved Snack Ideas for Your Fall Schedule

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What’s the Deal With Dairy? Understanding Its Benefits—and When to Reach for an Alternative

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Studio Owners

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Dance Institute of Washington: A Ballet Studio Aiming to Revolutionize Representation in Dance

Julia Mary Register

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How Candace Brown Finds New Music for Class and Choreography

Meghan Keeney

Masked dance teacher from Dance institute of Washington assisting a masked student at the barre.

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