Tag: cat cogliandro

Registration Link for DT+ Teacher Talk: “Creating Safe Dance Competition Spaces”

Are you committed to creating a healthier dance culture for your competitive-dance students?  Join our next DT+ Teacher Talk on Tuesday, June 23, 12 pm EDT, to explore how you can go beyond physical safety to foster an environment where your dancers can thrive mentally and emotionally during competition season.  In this engaging, hour-long Zoom […]

Letter From the Editor: On Building Better Dance Spaces

What does it take to create safer, healthier competition dance spaces for students today? In our next DT+ Teacher Talk on Tuesday, June 23, at 12 pm EDT, we’re tackling the question head-on with Geraldine Brown, creator of the Equitable Commercial Dance Program at Loyola Marymount University, and Cat Cogliandro, educator, choreographer, and advocate for […]

Register Now: DT+ Teacher Talk, “Creating Safe Dance Competition Spaces”

Are you committed to creating a healthier dance culture for your competitive-dance students?  Join our next DT+ Teacher Talk on Tuesday, June 23, 12 pm EDT, to explore how you can go beyond physical safety to foster an environment where your dancers can thrive mentally and emotionally during competition season.  In this engaging, hour-long Zoom […]

7 Ways to Challenge Your Students to Think on Their Feet

1. Turn their backs to the mirror. When students face away from the mirror, they have to remember the dance without watching each other. —Kasey Cosentino, Silicon Valley Dance Academy, Cupertino, California 2. Introduce improvisation exercises. Not only does it warm up their bodies, but also their ears—to hear and feel the music—and their imaginations. […]