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Photo of a dance instructor leading a group of young children practicing a cross-armed movement in a studio with brick walls and wood floors.

3 Studios Reshaping Traditional Dance Education

Hannah Maria Hayes

Rikud Studio wants its students to learn how to move based on how they feel, not how they look. That means no mirrors, no ballet, and no recitals. “We want kids to grow up loving dance for their entire lives,” says Caila Moed, founder and executive director of the studio in Brooklyn, New York, that […]

A woman in baggy white clothing dances under a spotlight in a darkly lit room.

For Jodi Melnick, Movement Always Takes Precedence Over Music

Rebecca Corey

person doing exercices for feet strengtening with elastic band sitting on wooden floor

Registration Link for DT+ Teacher Talk: “Exercises for Strong, Supple Feet”

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Ballet teacher stretching a ballet student's foot.

Letter From the Editor: Start Summer on Strong Footing

Reanne Rodrigues

What My Teacher Taught Me: South Chicago Dance Theatre’s Kia Smith On Her 3 Dance Mentors

as told to Jen Peters

Watch DT+ Teacher Talk: “Creating Safe Dance Competition Spaces”

Dance Teacher

On a dance convention stage, a girl on the far left is sitting on her left leg with her right leg extended. In the middle, Shannon Atkins points at a dancer on the far right, who is moving into a similar leg extension.

Prioritizing Safety at Dance Conventions

Emily Bufferd

Lisa Biagini in the bright Ailey studios with windows in the background, performs an X jump

Jazz Teacher Lisa Biagini on Luigi Jazz, Family Legacy, and Longevity in Dance

Catie Robinson

A collage of three images. On the left, a dancer on stage in a white dress. In the middle, three dancers in black leotards pose with their teacher. On the far right, another dancer poses on pointe in a white dress in a studio.

Brazilian Social Project Inspires Young Dancers From Chile to Dream Big

Lindsay Martell

Headshots of Cat Cogliandro and Geraldine Brown.

Registration Link for DT+ Teacher Talk: “Creating Safe Dance Competition Spaces”

Dance Teacher

Group photo of Sydney Mesher with young dancers with limb differences dressed in ballet oufits.

How Rockette Sydney Mesher Teaches Dancers With Limb Differences

Rebecca Corey

Young cheerleaders perform on stage holding pom poms.

Letter From the Editor: On Building Better Dance Spaces

Reanne Rodrigues

Black and white image of Michio Ito dressed as a matador for his 1927 piece Tango.

Michio Ito: The Forgotten Modern Dance Pioneer

Rachel Straus

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