Tag: loyola marymount university

In this engaging, hour-long Zoom session, Dance Teacher’s editorial director, Reanne Rodrigues, joins Cat Cogliandro, a dance educator, choreographer, and advocate for safer and more inclusive spaces in dance, and Geraldine Brown, creator of the Equitable Commercial Dance Program at Loyola Marymount University, to discuss strategies for reducing performance anxiety, encouraging positive reinforcement, promoting healthy social-media […]

When technique and choreography classes return this fall, the disruption and trauma of this pandemic will require more than a syllabus and a getting-to-know-you exercise to foster trust and vulnerability. The new documentary “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters” can serve as a resource for dance educators welcoming students back.

Degree programs give commercial dancers a leg up. Point Park invites agents and directors to concerts to help students book jobs. The commercial dance world can be overwhelming for doe-eyed dancers who move to Los Angeles after high school. They have to get an agent, audition constantly and network, while also finding ways to support […]