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In this engaging, hour-long Zoom session, Dance Teacher’s editorial director, Reanne Rodrigues, and Shana Habel, K–12 arts coordinator for the Los Angeles Unified School District, discuss ways K–12 dance educators can collaborate with classroom teachers and co-design lesson plans that align with school-year goals—bringing deeper meaning and relevance to students’ dance training. Takeaways for Teachers 1. […]
Discover fresh, creative strategies for connecting K–12 dance education with core academic subjects like math and science in our next DT+ Teacher Talk on Thursday, April 23, at 12 pm EDT. In this engaging, hour-long Zoom session, Dance Teacher’s editorial director, Reanne Rodrigues, and Shana Habel, K–12 arts coordinator for the Los Angeles Unified School […]
Are you confident the stretches you’re teaching are truly safe for growing bodies? And do you know when flexibility training supports development—and when it risks injury? Join our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Safe Stretching Practices,” on Thursday, March 19, at 12 pm EDT, to gain essential insights into the physical benchmarks that will ensure your […]
Are you confident the stretches you’re teaching are truly safe for growing bodies? And do you know when flexibility training supports development—and when it risks injury? Join our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Safe Stretching Practices,” on Thursday, March 19, at 12 pm EDT, to gain essential insights into the physical benchmarks that will ensure your […]
In this DT+ Teacher Talk, Pointe‘s editor in chief, Amy Brandt, is joined by Central Michigan University faculty members Elaine DiFalco Daugherty, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Heather Trommer-Beardslee, associate professor of dance and Dance Program coordinator, to discuss how dance educators can make the classroom environment safer and more […]
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 […]