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The Dancers' Valentine's Day Posts That Made Us Swoon This Year

Oh how we adore celebrating Valentine’s Day here at DT. Love is in the air, which means everyone’s improv/choreography is either fueled by happiness or heartbreak (either way—the emotion is doing fabulous things to their work). For a grand finale to this year’s V Day celebrations, we give you our favorite romantic Instagram posts from […]

12 Performance Tips From Competition Judges Who Have Seen It All

Help your dancers improve their performance—and scores—with this advice from veteran competition faculty: Martha Nichols, Judy Rice and Suzi Taylor. Connect with your ensemble. Everyone can be dancing at the same time, but not necessarily together, because they don’t acknowledge each other. “Relax and have a good time,” says Martha Nichols of New York City […]

Spotlight On: Denise Wall

Seen & Heard At the Dance Teacher Summit Denise Wall Co-owner, Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Virginia Beach, VA 200 students At last summer’s Dance Teacher Summit, crowds of participants packed Denise Wall’s seminars on teaching alignment. The 2012 DT Lifetime Achievement Award–winner and 30-year studio owner certainly has a way of communicating technique to her […]