November 2008
Jun 12, 2008
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Nov 10, 2008
Incorporating Yoga into Your Children’s Combination Classes
Children are natural yogis. They love to spin with their arms stretched out wide, then lay on the grass and feel the buzz of energy swirling through their charkas.
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Nov 10, 2008
Dance on Location: Orlando
Pack your shorts and your sunglasses and head to the coast for a star-studded dance vacation. Thoughts of endless sunshine and celebrity spotting...
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Nov 10, 2008
Baby Building Blocks
I love the wee ones …the babies …the preschoolers …the little ones …the kinders … or whatever you might call the young dancers at your studio.
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Nov 10, 2008
Irina Baronova: Legendary Baby Ballerina
Irina Baronova died on June 28th at her home in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia at the age of 89. She came to prominence with the Ballet Russes...
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Nov 10, 2008
Polly Baird: From Ballet to Broadway
Polly Baird is off to dancing school at the Stanley Holden Dance Center in Los Angeles. She approaches it from a different angle.
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Nov 10, 2008
Rosie Radiator’s Xtremetap Revolutionizes the Tap Dance Experience
The taps on tap shoes are responsible for amplifying sounds, but at Rosie Radiator’s new Soundancing Xtremetap Workshop held at the Royce Gallery in the Mission...
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Nov 10, 2008
Breaking Ground: a Dance Charette
Produced as part of the 6th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend at the Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY, on October 4 and 5, 2008.
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Nov 10, 2008
Fall For Dance: Part 1
City Center’s yearly “Fall for Dance Festival” offers something for everyone in their series of short, diverse works by companies from across the globe.
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Nov 10, 2008
Masterclass with Former Mark Morris Dancer Mireille Radwan-Dana
Learning dance is like learning a language. You learn simple nouns, then verb conjugation, then simple sentences, and after a while, you can actually...
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Nov 10, 2008
Notable Feet: Adele Astaire
Before Fred there was Adele Astaire (1897-1981). She was the big sister who showed a passion and ability for dance at the age of five.
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Nov 10, 2008
The Sous-sus Chef: Mac-n-cheese, Simple and Sure
Young children learn most of their eating habits from the adults prominent in their lives from the time they are born until they are living on their own.
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Nov 10, 2008
On the Record with Alyson Stoner
Alyson Stoner is just 15 years old, but already she’s danced for Missy Elliott and Eminem, done voice-overs for “Lilo & Stitch,” “W.I.T.C.H.” and “Pompoko,” co-hosted on the Disney Channel...
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Nov 10, 2008
Inspired to Inspire: The Party’s Just Begun for Community Leader Charon Aldredge
he greatest thing about living in America is the opportunity to dream big for the future. Children grow up wanting to be everything from doctors...
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Nov 10, 2008
Classroom Management
When you think of pre-ballet, what do you envision? Merry little faces with hair in a tiny bun. Leotards in the freshest shades of pink, and tights that always sag...
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Nov 10, 2008
A Call to Arms: Dance Education
In difficult, uncertain financial times, hard choices have to be made about where scarce dollars should be spent. As we consider the certainty of budget...
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Nov 10, 2008
Attracting New Students
How do you attract new students to your studio? How do you keep existing ones? Seven New York City studio owners, some with over 30 years of experience, share what they’ve learned.
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Nov 10, 2008
Dancing for Two: How to Safely and Effectively Teach Pregnant Women
I’m almost halfway through my first pregnancy and take it from me, you can find a prenatal version of just about anything. From support groups to yoga to classes on birthing...
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Nov 10, 2008
ABC’s of Recital Preparation
Whether you call your studio’s end of the year show a recital or an annual performance, it takes the same amount of preparation…and that preparation needs to start NOW.
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Nov 10, 2008
Pre-Pointe Classes
It is common knowledge that ballet students should not be put en pointe too early. No matter how much pressure the dance teacher gets from overly enthusiastic students or their parents
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Nov 10, 2008
Taking the kids and grandkids to the theater? Consider these…
Load up on bottled water, M&M’s, pretzels and gummy bears at the local supermarket before coming to the theatre or you will increase the already over-inflated ticket...
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Nov 10, 2008
A Dance and a Smile: Teaching Students with Special Needs
The benefits of dance in the lives of young people are numerous and undeniable. Dance is more than just a fun activity that gives children something worthwhile...
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Nov 10, 2008
MOVEMENT, SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Beth Bogush Motivates Young Dancers
A three-year-old in the dance studio… little girls dreaming of being ballerinas, boys getting rid of extra energy… jumping and spinning…
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Nov 9, 2008
The Dance Teacher’s Daughter
When new parents bring a baby into the world, they see the promise of a fresh start, endless opportunity and a world for the taking. If that child wants to be a...
