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Depressed woman in monochrome sits with her face in the hands and crossed-legged on the floor.

Teaching Through Chronic and Terminal Illness

Lori Boggan

“You’re replaceable.” These two words echoed in freelance dance teacher Jennifer Gordon’s mind following surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her intestines. Even while recovering in a New Jersey hospital, she was working on class plans and choreography, returned to rehearsals the day after surgery, and then to teaching three days later, driven by […]

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

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

Why Friendships Matter, According to Dance Teachers and Students

Kate Mattingly

Juon smiles and sits on a raised platform while fitting a dancer for pointe shoes.

Esther Juon’s Focus on Alignment and Anatomy Is Redefining Pointe Shoe Fitting

Erica Iacono for Dance Retailer News

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

Jenna Zavrel teaching a class.

Teaching Dance Postpartum: Balancing Motherhood and a Career

Jenna Zavrel

Ballet teacher explaining mistakes to student at the barre.

10 Toxic Phrases Heard in Dance Classes (and What to Say Instead)

Barry Kerollis

Picture of a ballet dancer in a studio sitting down with one knee bent, her head and arm resting on it.

What Dancers, Teachers, and Directors Need to Know About Concussions

Hana Le for Pointe Magazine

Julia Cinquemani (right) in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco at Los Angeles Ballet. She wears a white costume and is positioned next to another dancer dressed in a white dress.

Let’s Talk About Breast Support in Ballet

Kyra Laubacher for Dance Magazine

Barry Kerollis in a peach tshirt with his arms folded in type of eagle pose looking upward.

Being Diagnosed With ADHD as an Adult Artist

Barry Kerollis

Alexandra Beller wearing a grey top, arms outstretched and looking upward.

Beyond the Mirror: Teaching Toward Internal Feedback

Alexandra Beller

A ballet dancer with brown skin wearing a leotard checks her wrist fitness tracker.

How Wearable Tech Can Enhance the Way Dancers Train

Tim Podesta for Pointe Magazine

A diverse group of dancers wearing black tank tops, black shorts, and black socks performs on an outdoor stage in the sun.

How to Make Dancing in the Heat Less Miserable for Students

Jennifer Heimlich

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