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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

Boston Conservatory’s New Multi-Year Partnership With Aszure Barton Sparks Fresh Opportunities for Students

Sponsored by Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Gus Solomons jr. featured in three images

Remembering Gus Solomons jr, 1938–2023

Wendy Perron for Dance Magazine

Portrait of Ana Marie Forsythe, wearing a white top, leaning against a ballet barre with a view of the city through the windows behind her.

Ana Marie Forsythe, Dance Teacher’s 2023 Awardee of Distinction, on Why Lester Horton’s Technique Continues to Inspire

Marina Harss

A shot of dancers legs at a ballet barre in tendu to the side.

How to Address Residual Dance Trauma When Working With Adult Students

Bridgit Lujan

Sidra Bell stands in a room of students copying her movements. She has one hand on her head and the other arm extended.

3 Seasoned Teachers Share Advice on Managing Large-Scale Master Classes

Barry Kerollis

Side by side photo of Kenichi Kasamatsu dancing in black pants and a print shirt against a gold background.

For Kenichi Kasamatsu, Musicality Is a Rainbow

Meghan Keeney

Haas stands in the middle of a group of seniors all pointing their right arms forward.

Think You Can’t Dance? Naomi Goldberg Haas, Founder of Dances for a Variable Population, Thinks Otherwise

Lindsay Martell

Class photo with Jennifer Nugent center of the studio, wearing a blank tunic and black loose pants in a twisted position.

Jennifer Nugent Teaches a Tuning Exercise to Find Support in Off-Centered Movement

Kathryn Holmes

Side by side image of a dance teacher standing very pregnant at a barre and a mom standing by her young son in front of a NYC subway.

Dance Moms: Two Teachers Talk Pregnancy and Motherhood

Lauren Warnecke