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You’re Invited! 2024 Dance Teacher Live Workshops & Awards

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Get your tickets now for the 2024 Dance Teacher Live Workshops & Awards, taking place on Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 9 am–3 pm at The Ailey Studios located in New York City. We can’t wait to see you there! The 2024 Dance Teacher Awards are back—and this time with even more inspiration to advance […]

Miriam Gittens performing in a black costume on stage.

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Sophie Bress

Dee Tomasetta in a dance pose.

Dee Tomasetta on Making Her Broadway Debut in “The Who’s Tommy”

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Dance Teacher Awards

Jackie "Miss Funk" Lopez and Leigh "Breeze-Lee" Foaad pose against a black background and face the camera.

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honorees Jackie “Miss Funk” Lopez and Leigh “Breeze-Lee” Foaad Create a Dance Family

Emma Garber

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Terese Capucilli Passes Down the Transformative Power of Martha Graham Technique

Chava Pearl Lansky

Dr. Diane Duggan close-up.

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Dr. Diane Duggan Teaches From the Heart

Claudia Bauer

Dre Torres demonstrates for a small class of tap students. She is a young white woman with her hair styled in an undercut; she wears a denim button down open over dark pants, topped with a dark green, drapey scarf. She faces her students as she crosses one foot in front of the other, head dropped toward her working leg in a jazzy style.

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Dre Torres Makes Tap Welcoming for Beginners and Broadway Stars

Ryan P. Casey

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teacher stories

Misa Oga wearing a green dress and holding a young ballerina's hand among other dancers on stage.

MOGA Conservatory of Dance’s Misa Oga on Reverse Engineering Her Classes

Haley Hilton

Megan Williams close-up

What My Teacher Taught Me: Megan Williams on Peggy Baker

as told to Haley Hilton

Olivia CeCe

Olivia Cece’s Career Is Carrying On the Legacy of Her Beloved Late Dance Teacher

Haley Hilton

University of the Arts dance students.

Dance Students and Faculty React to the Sudden Shutdown of the University of the Arts

Jennifer Heimlich for Dance Magazine

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Competition & Convention Profiles

How Headliners Creates a True Competition Experience Fueled by Passion and Focused on Education

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Starbound National Talent Competition Combines 31 Years of Experience With Expansion

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NYCDA’s 30th Season Is a Celebration for the Whole Dance Community

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Hollywood Connection Celebrates 20 Years of Creating Meaningful Relationships in Dance

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technique

Feet pointed towards each other

Teaching Your Students to Wing and Sickle Their Feet Safely

Sophie Bress

KRISTI DECAMINADA TEACHING AT SAN FRANCISCO BALLET.

Teaching Your Dance Students to Act

Sophie Bress

Martha Graham Dance Company in Primitive Mysteries.

Teaching Your Students to Dance Without Music

Sophie Bress

Woman dancing in a dance studio with arms wrapped around her body and eyes closed.

Video: Teaching Your Students to Dance Without Music with Sam Black

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News

Men’s class at the Korean National University of Arts.

Inside K-Arts, the Prestigious South Korean School Producing Major Ballet Stars

Amy Brandt For Pointe Magazine

From left: 2023 DT Awardees Caridad Martinez, Sheila Barker, and Ana Marie Forsythe.

Letter From the Editor: Will We See You at the 2024 Dance Teacher Live Workshops & Awards Event?

Reanne Rodrigues

At Nantucket Dance Festival, Lauren Lovette and Lauren King Cultivate a Dance Education Community

Julia Mary Register

Music

Annabella Lenzu in the studio.

Anabella Lenzu Sets the Mood in Class by Sticking With One Album

Jennifer Heimlich

Collage of images of Nick Palmquist.

How Nick Palmquist Instills Confidence Through Musicality

Meghan Keeney

Jason Williams teaching at Steps.

How Jason Williams Incorporates Music From Warm-Up to Combo

Meghan Keeney

Higher Ed

University of the Arts dance students.

Dance Students and Faculty React to the Sudden Shutdown of the University of the Arts

Jennifer Heimlich for Dance Magazine

Christopher Charles McDaniel teaching.

Christopher Charles McDaniel Blazes His Own Path at SAB

Avichai Scher

Office Hours With Chuyun Oh, PhD, Leader of K-Pop Studies at San Diego State University

April Deocariza

University of Oklahoma students Corinne White, Autumn Carmen, Isa Rondon in The Way You Hide by Leslie Kraus. Photo by Travis Caperton, courtesy OU.

How 4 BFA Educators Curate Repertory Experiences for College Dance Majors

Elizabeth McPherson

Health & Body

BPM Dance Complex dancers and staff backstage before performing.

How to Deal With Mid-Comp-Season Burnout

Amanda Sherwin for Dance Magazine

Collage of healthy food

5 Plant-Based Snacks for Your Dance Bag

Rachel Fine, MS, RD, CDN, CEDS for Pointe Magazine

James Hobley in a leap against grey background.

Dance, Autism, and Creating Neurodivergent-Friendly Spaces

Sophie Bress for Dance Magazine

Valley Dance Theatre student Shelby Sulesky performing.

How to Avoid Common Convention-Week Injuries

Amanda Sherwin for Dance Magazine

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Studio Owners

“Miss Tee” of Studio T Arts on Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment

Julia Mary Register

UArts students in an improvisational partnering class during the summer program.

Using Summer Intensives to Recruit New Students

Julia Mary Register

ADT dancers performing on stage.

Armour Dance Theatre, Oldest Dance Conservatory in Miami, Values Creating Successful Individuals Over Professional Dancers

Julia Mary Register

Chanel Holland teaching a young dancer in a studio.

Chocolate Ballerina Company Is Opening Doors for Dancers of Color

Julia Mary Register

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Teaching Tips

Miriam Gittens performing in a black costume on stage.

Using Weight Shifts to Teach New Dance Styles

Sophie Bress

Stack of dance books

8 New Dance Books to Soak Up This Summer

Jill Randall

Annabella Lenzu in the studio.

Anabella Lenzu Sets the Mood in Class by Sticking With One Album

Jennifer Heimlich

How to Establish Rapport With Your Dance Colleagues

Barry Kerollis

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