Tag: mackenzie fey

At first glance, there’s nothing special about the Sunday-morning adaptive dance classes at Ballet Academy East (BAE). A studio, a teacher, music, a smattering of young students trying to do ballet and occasionally misbehaving—these are common ingredients in any children’s dance class. But look longer and you’ll see there is something special here, starting with […]

Last week at our DT+ Teacher Talk, I had the honor of being joined by not one but three very special guests—Dionne Figgins, artistic director of Ballet Tech; Bianca Zumbo Caryl, head coach of the Arizona State University dance team; and Nile H. Russell, director of education for the American Dance Festival—to discuss what audition […]