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Teacher Wellness, Studio Safety, and More This October

Reanne Rodrigues

There’s something especially energizing about October. The new school year is underway, studios are settling into their rhythms, and teachers are deep in the work of teaching and inspiring their students. In that spirit, this month marks the debut of a new column, Warm Up With…, where we’ll learn how our fellow educators prepare their […]

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Teaching Through Chronic and Terminal Illness

Lori Boggan

Three young dancers wear black leotards and pink tights as they extend their legs in a tendu to the side in a New Ballet studio with white walls. Dalia Rawson wears all black as she corrects the leg placement of the center girl.

How San Jose’s New Ballet Built a Community Through Dance

Julia Mary Register

Silas Farley holds a young female dancer's wrists as she stands en pointe in an attitude, on one leg with the other raised behind her in a bent position. The other students watch from behind in the ballet studio. Farley wears all black and the students wear black leotards with tights.

Help Your Students Harness the Power of Opposition for Stable and Expressive Dancing

Hannah Chang Foster

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10 New Books on Dance History, Artists, and Careers

Jill Randall

Teenage female ballet dancer wears black leotard, pink tights, black leg warmers, and silver booties. She sits in the middle splits, observing something out of frame. A ballet barre and window are behind her.

How to Integrate Injured Students Into Class

Sophie Bress

Ballet dancer performing on pointe in the center while a teacher observes in a studio.

Ashley Tuttle Teaches Italian Fouettés

Rebecca Corey

Two ballet dancers stretch and smile together against a studio wall.

Why Friendships Matter, According to Dance Teachers and Students

Kate Mattingly

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Meet Our 2026 Dance Teacher Award Honorees in New York City

Reanne Rodrigues

Lucy Vallely in a seated split wearing grey stockings with her face propped on her hands.

Lucy Vallely on the Power of Rediscovering Your “Why”

Ashton Benn

Watch DT+ Teacher Talk: “Assessing Pointe Readiness”

Dance Teacher

A woman in an orange mesh dress stands in an outreaching arabesque pose on a dark stage.

How West African Music Shapes Adji Cissoko’s Teaching

Rebecca Corey

A drawn image of E.T.A. Hoffmann in the center, surrounded by a background of cursive writing.

The 250-Year Legacy of E.T.A. Hoffmann and His Influence on Dance

Stephanie Kramer

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