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Letter From the Editor: Honoring Today’s Leaders and Supporting Tomorrow’s Dancers

Reanne Rodrigues

We’re about to announce our 2026 Dance Teacher Award honorees—five extraordinary educators who have made a lasting impact on dancers and communities through their artistry, mentorship, and dedication to dance education. Later this month, you’ll be able to read each honoree’s profile and learn what made them stand out to our awards committee. Stay tuned! […]

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Teaching Resources

Watch DT+ Teacher Talk: “Assessing Pointe Readiness”

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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

Three people speak on a video call. On the top left, Reanne Rodrigues, on the top right, Dr. Louis Galli, and on the bottom, Stacey Calvert.

Watch DT+ Teacher Talk: “Exercises for Strong, Supple Feet” with Stacey Calvert

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13 Dance Books to Inspire Your Teaching This Summer

Jill Randall

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Technique & Artistry

Girl performing contemporary dance on dark stage.

How to Help Students Feed Off—Not Fear—Pre-Performance Adrenaline

Lauren Wingenroth

Ballet dancer leaping with the light blurred behind in a fiery orange tone.

How to Help Your Students Effectively Develop Muscle Memory

Sarah Parker

Jonathan Alsberry teaching a class wearing a grey tshirt and black pants with arms held in open fifth position.

Navigating Turns With Your Students

Katie Slattery

A busy crowd scene from the ballet Giselle, in which the lead ballerina, in white, is dramatically going mad while male and female ballet dancers gasp in the background.

How to Help Students Embrace—and Succeed in—Background Roles

Jennifer Heimlich

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Lesson Plans

Irene Hogarth-Cimino assisting students at the barre. The student has her leg extended in second position.

Irene Hogarth-Cimino Teaches Glissade Assemblé for Elementary to Advanced Levels

Hannah Chang Foster

Jacqueline Green Miller wearing a black crop top and leggings faces a screen with a laptop in front of her. She has one arm overhead and the other held low against her hip.

Jacqueline Green Miller Teaches How to Harness Turnout, Length, and Connection Through Plié to Passé and Beyond

Hannah Chang Foster

A woman in bright pink classical Indian attire is in a dance studio, arms outstretched and face tilted up toward her right hand.

Sahasra Sambamoorthi Teaches a Bharatanatyam Warm-Up Combo

Hannah Chang Foster

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University of Iowa Ballet Professor Eloy Barragán Shares a Partnered Phrase

Hannah Chang Foster

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Studio Owners

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3 Studios Reshaping Traditional Dance Education

Hannah Maria Hayes

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

Collage of images with Simone Gabrielle teaching (left), hugging a student (middle) and a class image of her students (right).

San Diego Academy of Ballet Students Find Global Success Through Vaganova Training

Julia Mary Register

Philadelphia’s Second Chance Dance Creates Community for Adult Dancers

Hana Le

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Dance History

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

Stephanie Kramer

Two men wearing headsets look at a screen while people in light-colored clothing dance behind them.

Paul Taylor: Carrying the Torch for the Second Generation of Modern Dance

Rachel Rizzuto

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

John Bubbles: The Father of Rhythm Tap

Jenai Cutcher

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Music

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 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

Annie Rigney in a dark rose tshirt with one arm outstretched and the other folded against her chest. She looks sideways.

How Annie Rigney Uses Music To Get Students Out of Their Heads and Into Their Bodies

Jennifer Heimlich

Daniel Duell teaching at Ballet Chicago.

How Daniel Duell Passes Along Balanchine’s Lessons on Musicality

Jennifer Heimlich

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Health & Body

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

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Artist Profiles

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How Jerron Herman Helps NDI’s DREAM Students Turn Mistakes Into Magic

Gemma Siegler

Sandre poses with her students who stand in two lines, the top line standing while the bottom line kneels.

How Erika Sandre Built a Career Through Curiosity

Barry Kerollis

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

as told to Jen Peters

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

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