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Class Planning Part Two: Focusing on Skills and Concepts in Lesson Plans
Part One of this series is about developing curriculum for both short and long courses of study. It includes some valuable information for the planning of lessons. You may want to read it first. Lesson...
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Teaching Dynamics: It’s All In The Effort
I sat on the front steps. I watched. The rain came down. The ground got soft. I stood up and jumped in the puddle. I went into the house with wet clothes. Not such an exciting story. I gave you the...
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Presenting Hip Hop In a Positive Light
After tweeting with Tricia Gomez (@DanceInABox) for a while and then seeing her in action at the Dance Teacher Summit this summer, I asked if she’d be willing to share her considerable knowledge of Hip...
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Nutrition On The Move: Lasting Energy With Lentils
Long days call for long, lasting energy. Lentils will give you a nutritional boost. It’s only 10am, you’ve got a hard day of rehearsals ahead and you are already feeling lightheaded from your sugar...
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Nutrition On The Move: Breakfast Of Champions…Or Dancers!
A bowl of sugary, processed cereal is not going to energize you for the day. Start your morning off right with a whole grain like kasha. We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the...
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Nutrition on the Move: “Say Cheese” Crackers
If you find yourself or your tiny dancer regularly munching on boxes of processed cheese crackers, (I feel like they are in every lunchbox in America) use this easy recipe to make them yourself. Don’t...
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Revitalize Choreography By Playing Games With Your Dancers
Frequent Dance Advantage guest, Melanie Doskocil is back with a fantastic list of some classic choreographic devices, or “games” for you and your students to play with. The collaborative dance-making...
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Nutrition On The Move: Why You Don’t Need Expensive Supplements
Photo courtesy of Motivated Nutrition Do you add a shot of spirulina, wheat grass or other energy promising supplements when you order a green juice? If so, you may be wasting your money. These...
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Why You Should Jump, Play, And Roll On The Floor With Your Students
Have you ever counted how many times you get down on the floor and get back up in one 45 minute class? I have, and it’s close to 15 times. 15 times! 15 x 6 classes a day = 90! That’s a lot of up and...
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