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Tips for Teaching Mixed-Age Dance Classes
The great debate - should you organize your dance class levels by age, or by technical level? Today's episode isn't really about defending one side or the other on th...
Teaching Dance Through Meaningful Gestures with Anabella Lenzu
You can have all the drills, exercises, and teacher "hacks" in the world, but if there's not meaning and intention behind everything you and your students are doing in...
What's in My Dance Bag? Recital Edition
Wrapping up our "recital prep" unit on the podcast, I thought it would be fun to share a breakdown of everything I make sure to have with me in my dance bag during tec...
Choreography Cleaning Games and Activities You Might Not Have Tried Yet!
Next up in our "recital prep" unit on the podcast are some of my favorite ways to get recital dances clean without boring your students (too much 🙂). What's your favo...
The Casual Dance Teacher's Recital Prep Checklist
We're kicking off a new "recital prep" unit on the podcast with today's episode taking you line by line through my mental checklist of items I need to cover with my st...
Crafting Creative Solos with Jason Pickett
Dancer, educator, choreographer (and more) Jason Pickett, who you may better know as @heyitspickett on social media, is here to talk us through his process for creatin...
Fostering a Healthy Dance Business with Alison Foster Jones
Today I'm breaking my own "we don't need business advice; we're casual dance teachers" rule by having dance studio owner and business coach Alison Foster-Jones on the ...
Valentine's Day Special: Love Notes to The Art of Teaching Dance
Love is in the air! <3 In honor of Valentine's day, today I'm reading listener-submitted notes on why YOU love teaching dance! Cozy up with your Valentine's treat of...
Dance Photography 101 with Ian Howe
Ian Howe is Back! And today we're talking dance photography! The burning question on my mind - what made the man with 500 jobs decide to start a dance photography bu...
How to Fill that Awkward Transition Time Between Classes
I know I can't be the only teacher that just dreads that awkward transition time when you're dismissing one class and the next is waiting to begin! How will I dismiss...
Mental Training for Dancers with April Lorenzi
Ok, so if you read the title, you won't have to guess what the "Secret Dance Technique" is, as I suggest in the intro to this episode - it's MENTAL technique! April L...
Building on Technique While Teaching Choreography
It's that time of year...the pressure's on to teach recital choreography, and so often that means "sacrificing" the class time previously spent on technique and condit...
Fundamentals of Tap with Christine Denny
Whether or not you teach tap dance specifically, you're in for a treat with this episode with the fabulous Christine Denny! Denny is a renowned tap teacher, choreogra...
Designing a Genuinely Inclusive Dance Program with Veronica Vasquez Garcia
Veronica Vasquez Garcia is the creator of Moves Made 4 Me, a developmental movement program that combines life skills with dance, as well as the founder of Elevate Col...
2024 Recap - My Top Takeaways and Tidbits!
Wow - what a year! Since launching in June, I've learned SO MUCH from my amazing line-up of distinguished guests, and from connecting with listeners and fellow "Casua...
"Diversify" - Building a Dance Career that Fuels You with Ian Howe
The word of the day is "Diversify!" Hear from Choreographer, Studio Owner, Competition Adjudicator, Teacher, Photographer, Performer...basically ALL THE THINGS...Ian ...
When am I Supposed to Lesson Plan?!
So by now we've established that we SHOULD have at least a general curriculum and lesson plans for each of the dance classes that we teach...but as busy dance teachers...
Don't Sell Yourself Short - Dance Business Coaching with Audra Queen
There are a LOT of dance teachers and coaches out there, but most specialize in coaching technique, steps/skills, consistency...few specialize in coaching artistry spe...
Ho-Ho-Holiday Activities for Dance Class!
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Time for season's greetings, holiday cheer, and students (and teachers!) who are already mentally checked out and ready for ...
Coaching Artistry in Dance with Amie Bush
There are a LOT of dance teachers and coaches out there, but most specialize in coaching technique, steps/skills, consistency...few specialize in coaching artistry spe...