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As a dance educator, it breaks my heart when I hear my students talk about how they were discouraged from pursuing ballet or jazz growing up because they didn’t fit the bill for what their teacher deemed an “acceptable” body type. The truth is, the words and opinions of dance teachers matter to their students. […]

Dear Dance Colleagues, I have a question for you: Why did you choose to become a dance teacher? It’s one of the questions I’ve been asked most frequently through the years. The reality is that, for many of us, becoming a dance teacher wasn’t something we chose to do, like becoming a dentist or lawyer. […]