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Dance conventions are an exciting part of a dancer’s year: fast-paced weekends filled with new choreography, artistic inspiration, and opportunities to learn from industry professionals. Behind the excitement of packed ballrooms and high-energy classes, however, lies an important responsibility for educators: keeping dancers physically safe. “Safe dancing is smart dancing” is one of my deepest-held […]
Teaching an open class can feel like a paradoxical puzzle: Though your class might be labeled as “Intermediate Contemporary,” you may have beginner as well as professional dancers in the room. You might see the same students every week, but it’s equally possible your class will be populated with new faces each time. You might […]
As a longtime open-class teacher in New York City, Emily Bufferd has worked with dancers of every skill level. Whether someone is a working professional, a young child just discovering movement, or an adult who hasn’t taken class in decades, her philosophy is the same: Everybody is a dancer. And Bufferd is there to help […]