Touch is a hot topic in the dance classroom. It can be an effective teaching, directing, and choreographic tool—when dancers’ boundaries and agency are taken into consideration. As a dance educator, where and how do you begin to cultivate a respectful environment in the studio? Join our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Consent Practices in Dance […]
Touch can be an effective teaching, directing, and choreographic tool—when dancers’ boundaries and agency are taken into consideration. As a dance educator, where and how do you begin to cultivate a respectful environment in the studio? Find out in our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Consent Practices in Dance Education,” on Thursday, July 17, at 12 […]
In this video, writer and mental health advocate Kathleen McGuire Gaines and Dr. Elizabeth Hutter, school principal of New Ballet in San Jose, California, and president of the American Psychological Association’s Section on Performance Psychology discuss how to help your students cope with performance anxiety, unpack your personal self-criticism, and manage the day-to-day stresses that […]
We’ve all seen it: The students who are so hyper-focused on being “perfect” that they can’t freely experience the joy of movement. But when it comes to working in a high-pressure industry, we dance teachers are just as susceptible to falling into the trap of punishing perfectionism as the students we teach. Whether it’s helping […]
Dance teachers everywhere dream about pristine, perfectly synced choreography. But what does it take to achieve it? If you’re on the quest to bring ultra-satisfying precision to the stage, join our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Choreographing Squeaky-Clean Dance Team Routines” on Thursday, April 10, at 12 pm EDT to discover the sure-fire ways you can make […]
Dance teachers everywhere dream about pristine, perfectly synced choreography. But what does it take to achieve it? If you’re on the quest to bring ultra-satisfying precision to the stage, join our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Choreographing Squeaky-Clean Dance Team Routines” on Thursday, April 10, at 12 pm EDT to discover the sure-fire ways you can […]