Technique & Artistry

Ask the Experts: Help! I Feel a Shooting Pain in Fifth Position

Deborah Vogel

What Does It Mean to “Lift From Underneath the Leg”?

Deborah Vogel

How to Get Your Students to Move Bigger

Rachel Caldwell

How Charla Genn Teaches Ballet Dancers That the Floor Is Their Friend

Natalia Boesch

Micah Sallid, a young Black woman, dances on a small tap board. She wears jeans, an orange sweatshirt and black tap shoes.

Help Your Students Master Musicality With These 5 Tips

Rachel Caldwell

Ramaswamy corrects a students arm placement, adjusting her wrist.

How Aparna Ramaswamy Teaches Intention and Expressiveness in the Hands

Rachel Caldwell

How to Incorporate Voicework Into Your Dancers’ Training

Chava Pearl Lansky

Pamela Pietro squats over a student laying on her side on the ground, adjusting her torso.

How Pamela Pietro Teaches Students to Access Their Backspace

Chava Pearl Lansky

A teacher stands behind a young student at the barre, who is in arabesque. The teacher adjusts the student's leg.

Ask the Experts: How Can I Train Students for Strong Penchés?

Deborah Vogel

Sharon Milanese smiles as she adjusts a student's arm. The student stands at the barre in first position, arm extended in second position.

How to Help Your Students Avoid Tensing Up

Rachel Caldwell