Rachel Rizzuto

Consulting editor Rachel Rizzuto is originally from Chalmette, Louisiana. She dances for MMDC and heads her own project-based company, touche pas.

more stories by Rachel Rizzuto

Why—and How—College Dance Programs Insist on Balancing Technique Class With Theory

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Doug Risner holds a clipboard in one hand and a pen with the other as he gestures broadly. Two dancers in pastel costumes listen and watch intently.

Dance Teacher Award Honoree Doug Risner Keeps His Research Alive in the Classroom

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Cynthia King, wearing a long-sleeved black shirt and large earrings. She pulls her salt and pepper hair up above her head and smirks.

The Power of “No”: Brooklyn Studio Owner Cynthia King Carves Her Own Path

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A dancer in a blue leotard and blue tights extends her leg in the air, arching back towards the floor. She is on a competition stage, with the "Applause Talent" backdrop

Ask These 7 Questions Before Choosing a Competition

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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?

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Young girls in blue leotards and skirts hold either side of a barre, with their outside hand on their shoulder. They are mid-plié.

How to Turn Your Post-Recital High Into Strong Fall Enrollment

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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

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Four dance teachers, in costume from performing, hand out flowers to senior dancers at the end of a recital. They are onstage, with stage lights shining on them, and one student hugs a teacher.

The Post-Recital To-Do List

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Students in sneakers and hip hop attire dance under an outdoor tent. With their heels off the ground, they turn slightly to the side with their palms up facing away from them.

4 Ways Colleges Can Make Auditions More Equitable

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A ballet teacher in he early twenties wraps her left arm around a young ballet student and looks down at her with a caring smile, which the child returns. They both wear black leotards and sit in a sunny ballet studio.

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Studio Scholarship Program

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