Jennifer Heimlich

Closeup of a pair of jazz shoes, tap shoes, ballet pointe shoes, and character shoes resting on concrete steps.

How to Choose the Right Footwear for Teaching Dance

Jennifer Heimlich

Irene Rodríguez assisting a student.

Irene Rodríguez Treats Dance Students Like Musicians-in-Training

Jennifer Heimlich

Students from Lake Forest Dance Academy perform on stage.

7 Things to Keep in Mind When Setting Recital-Stage Lighting

Jennifer Heimlich

A group of hip hop dancers jump with legs wide and one arm raised, in a bright dance studio.

USC Assistant Professor Tiffany Bong Uses a DJ in Hip-Hop Class to “Create Art in Real Time”

Jennifer Heimlich

A diverse group of dancers wearing black tank tops, black shorts, and black socks performs on an outdoor stage in the sun.

How to Make Dancing in the Heat Less Miserable for Students

Jennifer Heimlich

An Asian man wearing black pants and a white t-shirt stands on one leg with arms outstretched. Behind him, a group of dancers leaps with both knees bent and arms mirroring the teacher's.

Why Richard Chen See’s Students Compare His Class to a Mathematics Course

Jennifer Heimlich

A busy crowd scene from the ballet Giselle, in which the lead ballerina, in white, is dramatically going mad while male and female ballet dancers gasp in the background.

How to Help Students Embrace—and Succeed in—Background Roles

Jennifer Heimlich

Pat "Planet" Opran among a group of students (some holding purple pom poms) with his leg fist raised in the air.

Recently Moved? Here’s How to Find Work as a Dance Teacher

Jennifer Heimlich

Shots of Rachel Leigh Dolan in the studio with other dancers in the middle frame. On the right and left she is pictured in a red lit room.

How Rachel Leigh Dolan Uses Music to Get Her Students in the Right Mindset for Class

Jennifer Heimlich

Daniel Duell teaching at Ballet Chicago.

How Daniel Duell Passes Along Balanchine’s Lessons on Musicality

Jennifer Heimlich