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.
DT+ exclusive

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

Hannah Chang Foster

One might think that a discussion about opposition would start at the extremities reaching out in opposite directions, but it should actually begin in the center. “ In China they call it ‘dantian.’ In Japan they call it ‘hara.’ [Gyrotonic method founder] Juliu Horvath calls it the ‘seed center.’ It’s the energetic center of the pelvis,” […]

Photo of a stack of dance books laid down horizontally.
DT+ exclusive

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.
DT+ exclusive

How to Integrate Injured Students Into Class

Sophie Bress

More Teaching Resources