Tag: teaching dance

Eight Contactless Corrections Your Students Can Give Themselves

When it comes to teaching dance, few tools are more effective than hands-on corrections. As the COVID-19 pandemic has overtaken the globe, dance classes have either shifted to virtual platforms or socially distant classrooms where no physical contact is allowed. We’ve all had to adapt our teaching styles to ensure students continue to improve until […]

Empowering Students With Dance at a Juvenile Detention Center

When Ilana Morgan earned her PhD from Texas Woman’s University in 2015, she was eager to serve her community of Denton, Texas. She crossed paths with the Denton County Juvenile Detention Center high school principal Anthony Sims and proposed to bring dance to the school’s detained youth. After a year and half of planning, that […]