On Friday nights in Burbank, California, street dancers of all ages and abilities pack into Mihran K. Studios to join in a cherished tradition. At the center of the class is Jackie “Miss Funk” Lopez and Leigh “Breeze-Lee” Foaad, the co-founders of Versa-Style Street Dance Company and legends of the Los Angeles dance community. The […]
We’re only 4 weeks away from our biggest event of the season—the 2024 Dance Teacher Live Workshops & Awards—taking place on Thursday, August 1, from 9 am–3 pm EDT, at The Ailey Studios in New York City. Be a part of innovative, interactive workshops and stimulating discussions with other educators in the field, plus our […]
Dr. Diane Duggan teaches dance, but dance isn’t really what she teaches. “You have a 12-page lesson plan, but the lesson plan is not the point,” she says. “You have to observe what the students are actually doing with the material. Then it has to come from love.” Over her five-decade career teaching in New […]
Although Dre Torres always knew she had rhythm inside of her, the possibility of a career in dance seemed unlikely at first. “Coming from a small town, it was kind of ridiculous to think that you could just be a tap dancer,” says the McAllen, Texas, native. “That was hard for people to believe when I would say it.”
For Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag, sharing the art form they love as widely as possible isn’t just a mission statement—it’s a calling. Whether on tour with Brown’s EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, or at their New York City home base at the Billie Holliday Theatre at Restoration Plaza in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where they […]
Summer can mean different things to dance teachers. For some, it’s a chance to take a break from the daily grind and soak up the sun. For others, summer intensives heat up schedules even more. Here at Dance Teacher, the summer is an especially exciting time of year because we get to celebrate some extraordinary […]