After 31 years of teaching, Kim Black has mastered how to reach young dancers. Between a studio and private school, she teaches 34 classes per week in Burlington, North Carolina: That’s 238 kids from ages 2 to 6 years old. “You have to make them fall in love with dance,” says Black. The music, she […]
At Momentum Dance Academy’s recital, in Tulare, California, 3-year-old Charlotte Silva decided to go rogue. And who can blame her? The ballet/tap combo, set to Justin Timberlake’s catchy “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” was just asking for Silva to bust out her own moves. And her teachers weren’t the least bit upset. For kids under 5 […]
Beloved three-time Emmy Award–winning choreographer Mia Michaels returned to teach at Broadway Dance Center for the first time in a decade and brought the house down with her emotive and inspirational choreography. Set to the Harry Styles hit “Sign of the Times,” her combination challenged dancers to fight their inner demons and recognize the legends […]
The back is an essential focus of Cynthia Harvey’s ballet classes, especially as a part of port de bras. Here, she offers “plain,” en face port de bras, followed by the same position with épaulement, to show the difference the back (and head and neck) can add to any position. Aspirational imagery helps students find […]
When most people think of dance students, they imagine lithe children and teenagers waltzing around classrooms with their legs lifted to their ears. It doesn’t often cross our minds that dance training can involve an older woman trying to build strength in her body to ward off balance issues, or a middle-aged man who didn’t […]
When 2-year-old Bella Daniels had a moment of stage fright at her first dance recital’s dress rehearsal, her father, Marc Daniels, came to her rescue. And the super dad didn’t miss a beat. He jumped right into the sweet ballet number like an old pro, all with a baby on his hip. Impressive. Watch the […]
NYC’s official LGBT Pride Week—a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, which marked the beginning of Gay Rights Movement—is upon us. What better way to honor the festivities than with some dancing? The city’s Pride celebration is technically on Sunday, June 24, but here are a few LGBTQ events and performances to honor the […]
You Turn, choreographed by former Broadway performer Paul McGill, with original music by Stephen Trask, sheds light on a pervasive problem today: cell phone addiction. Deidre Goodwin, a former castmate of McGill’s from the Chorus Line revival, first approached McGill to work on the piece for her students at the New York Film Academy. The […]
A few weeks ago, we shared the first five vlogs from master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee’s West Coast tour. Now, Lee is back with videos from four California cities—Morgan Hill, San Francisco, Roseville and Oakhurst—to wrap up her 20-day tour. Lee shares a bit about the training at each studio, as well as advice […]
So you’ve achieved your dream of owning a studio. Congratulations! Once that initial excitement wears off, we’re betting that you’ll discover just how overwhelming the day-to-day operation of such an endeavor really is. When you choose to run your own business, you’re bound to encounter challenges, but with a unique business model at the center […]