Parents Archive

Apr 22, 2008 Chicago, Illinois – Historical and Happening
Chicago, Illinois, like any big city, has its share of famous sites and infamous people, its list of disasters and triumphs. There was the infamous Mafia boss Al Capone, America’s best known gangster

Apr 21, 2008 Making a Difference Through Dance
As conscionable artists, dancers understand the power of their influence on issues as far-reaching as politics, health, civil rights and prejudice.

Apr 21, 2008 Lisa La Touche Performs in China with Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Canadian dancer Lisa LaTouche spent three days in Beijing, China doing media promotion for Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s “JUBA! Masters of American Tap” production...

Mar 27, 2008 Broadway Shows
Broadway fans: Here's a comprehensive listing of current Broadway shows as well as the many touring companies bringing live theatre to regional America.

Mar 27, 2008 Let's Have a Look at…Jennifer Lee Crowl
It is not easy to overlook Jen Lee Crowl among the Transylvanians frolicking through Susan Stroman’s choreography in “Young Frankenstein.”

Mar 27, 2008 Yoga for the Dancer: The Various Yoga Disciplines, cont.
The wisdom of Yoga can be applied through activities and situations with every opportunity you can obtain.

Mar 27, 2008 Cross Training and Conditioning for Dancers
To me, muscles used to be something dancers stretched a lot. I was very, very good at that. Muscles were supposed to be kept long and lean – “elongated.”

Jan 31, 2008 Liz Imperio – Flavored Just Right

Jan 23, 2008 W-2 vs. 1099: The “Independent Contractor” Issue

Jan 23, 2008 Great Moves! Ideas for Contemporary Dance Educators

Dec 31, 2007 The Sous-Sus Chef :: Lean Beef

Dec 19, 2007 Dance Movement Therapy: Another Career Choice for Dancers
A dance movement therapist works with all types of people who are psychologically ill due to disability, alcoholism, chronic disease and mental or emotional problems...

Dec 1, 2007 JAM Cosmetics Launches THE FIRST Dance Stage Makeup Interactive Website
Are you a Prima Diva or Stage Siren? Inquire at www.JAMcosmetics.net

Dec 1, 2007 Dance Council Student & Teacher 2008 Scholarships
Dance Council, a not-for-profit corporation based in Dallas, Texas, offers scholarships for dancers ages 13-21 who demonstrate ability, artistry and passion.

Dec 1, 2007 Conditioning and Cross Training for Dancers
Cross Training for Dancers to avoid injuries, gain balance and rehabilitation…

Dec 1, 2007 The Sous-sus Chef - Spelt-The Other White Flour
After a mouthful of spelt flakes cereal, my outspoken teenage daughters proclaimed, "The first man who ate this spit it out saying, ‘Spelt!' and that's where the name came from!"...

Dec 1, 2007 Merrill Ashley, Ballerina Bravura
In 1964, at the age of 13, Merrill Ashley was awarded one of the first Ford Foundation Scholarships to the School of American Ballet in New York, the official school of the New York City Ballet (NYCB)...

Dec 1, 2007 Let’s Talk Dance - The Angels Danced the Day You Were Born!
Recently I was out shopping, combing the decorations on display for the holiday season. Always on the lookout for “angel gifts” I took note of a precious glass ornament with the popular phrase “the angels danced the day you were born” hand-painted on the globe...

Dec 1, 2007 Successful Ideas for Contemporary Dance Educators
What if you wake up one day and you can't teach dancing?

Nov 1, 2007 LaQuet - A Work In Progress
This nation is full of young women, who set their goals and get to work. An outstanding example is LaQuet Sharnell. Her story is one of priorities, sacrifice, communication between parent and child to make a dream a reality.

Nov 1, 2007 Adventures Abroad for Students, Teachers and Other Dance Lovers

Nov 1, 2007 Notable Feet: Carlo Blasis, Man of Lasting Influence
It may surprise some ballet dancers and teachers to learn that the organization of their classes and design of performances were created 179 years ago.

Nov 1, 2007 A Month of Sundays Master Classes
In the world of dance training, I can always count on The David Howard Foundation and its program, A Month of Sundays, to provide me with a month filled with excellent classes and a chance to see old friends and make new ones.

Nov 1, 2007 Beauty Barre
Trends and tips!

Nov 1, 2007 History of Dance, An Interactive Arts Approach
In spite of the daunting subject matter, this new book by Gayle Kassing successfully arranges hundreds of years of dance and hundreds of concepts about the history of dance into a manageable volume

Nov 1, 2007 Costume Maintenance
Before you toss out a pair of tights because they have faded, wash and renew them with a Tintex(TM) rinse using pink, beige, black or whatever their original color.

Nov 1, 2007 You and Your Personal Information
It's not just that someone out there wants to use your Master Card. Identity theft is a systematic plan to adopt your personal credit profile.

Nov 1, 2007 New Flamenco Dance Drama DVD
The story of Petenera as it has never been told before.

Nov 1, 2007 Hi Tech/Lo Tech
New trends and gadgets.

Nov 1, 2007 The DVD Corner
DVD reviews.

Nov 1, 2007 Tools of the Trade
Welcome back, dance lovers, to Dancer Magazine's Tools of the Trade, where we search the globe to find the best new dance-related products and round them up for you! Here's what we've found this month.

Nov 1, 2007 Let's Talk Dance
Even in Dance, there has to be some Tough Love

Nov 1, 2007 Prix de Lausanne's Elvire Braunschweig Passes Away
Elvire Braunschweig, 85, who along with her husband, Philippe, co-founded Switzerland's prestigious Prix de Lausanne, passed away on August 5 at her home in Vevey.

Nov 1, 2007 Yoga for the Dancer
The Various Yoga Disciplines, cont.

Nov 1, 2007 News...To the Pointe
Upcoming events and features around the nation.

Nov 1, 2007 The Sous-sus Chef
Centuries of people on the go have resorted to holding hot, greasy meat and melting cheese with some sort of "edible napkin." Sliced bread, bread bowls and circular flat breads have helped people eat a wide variety of foods tucked inside.

Nov 1, 2007 Schoenfeld Adds DVD to Popular Workout Book
Attaining a perfect physique seems unreachable to most women, but according to women's fitness expert Brad Schoenfeld, a lean, sculpted body can be achieved by simple exercises that maximize a woman's genetic potential.

Sep 1, 2007 Pure & Simple
The frusterations of a dancer

Apr 1, 2007 Theater Etiquette: What to Wear, How to Act, and When to Use the Bathroom
How to behave when going to the theater.

Mar 1, 2007 Costumes, Joy or Pain
How to wash a tutu.

Dec 1, 2006 If the Shoe Fits Mary Carpenter...Dancer, Teacher, Expert Pointe Shoe Technician
Buy your shoes from the best

Dec 1, 2006 Standing Ovation Announces 25th Year for Serving Southwest Orange County
June 4, 2006, marked the 25th year celebration and performance by the stalwart Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance, and once again I was impressed with the

Nov 1, 2006 Best Family Tradition Embraces Oklahoma City University
When Janet Best enrolled her daughters in dance lessons at an early age, she thought the classes would help them grow into confident, outgoing young women.

Nov 1, 2006 Parents As Partners, Part III
Parents that want to help

Oct 1, 2006 Parents as Partners, Part II
Part 2 of Danie Beck's column about having parents as dancing partners.

Sep 1, 2006 The 2006 USA International Ballet Competition -- Jackson, Mississippi
Every four years for two weeks at the end of June and overlapping into July, dancers from around the world come to Jackson, Mississippi, to compete for

Sep 1, 2006 Smart, Savvy, and Successful: Dancers of the Future Can Do It All
The kids of my generation are often referred to as members of Generation Y. We grew up meeting our friends in AOL chat rooms, listening to music recorded

Jun 1, 2006 Kids & Career
Balancing children and a dance career can be tough.

Mar 1, 2006 Plan Summer Camp Now!
The benifits of your own summer dance camp or workshop in the studio.

Feb 1, 2006 Tara Foy Passionate Ballet Educator Extraordinaire
I first met Ballet Mistress Tara Foy at a “West Coast Dance Explosion” regional convention in Phoenix seven years ago.

Jan 1, 2006 Las Vegas Academy
Las Vegas Academy, only thirteen years old, is a performing arts high school for grades 9 through 12. Built in 1939

Dec 1, 2005 Letters and E-mails
Letters and emails about Dance Relief:Kids Helping Kids fundraising

Dec 1, 2005 Holiday Traditions
Many chorines and ‘ballet girls” found holiday employment in pantomimes. Footnotes to Dance History offers this column this month as a look

Dec 1, 2005 Great Moves! Contemporary issues for maintenance, curriculum, organization, and success for dance educators
How to run a dance studio in modern times.

Dec 1, 2005 Youth Dance Festival of NJ Announces Dance Awards
Winners of the first annual Youth Dance Festival of NJ announced in October

Nov 1, 2005 Back to School, Again
Teachers: Protect your youngest students from strangers

Nov 1, 2005 ALISON D'AMATO Haverford, Pennsylvania
A Girl with a change of heart

Oct 1, 2005 We’re Listening!
Letter: Readers response.

Oct 1, 2005 Enrollment Stragglers! Bring ‘Em in Now!
Advises on how to get the attention of parents to enroll their children in class.

Sep 1, 2005 Fall Registration Starts in January
It’s the first week in January. Your studio phone is ringing with parents wanting to register their children.

Sep 1, 2005 UNITY Looking for a place to learn about dance and dance classes? UNITY can help you!
Leaders of Americas largest dance education organiztions promote dialog within the dance profession.

Sep 1, 2005 Let's Talk Dance Let's Talk Dance
Parents and the issue of home-schooling

Aug 1, 2005 Funbows
Funbows has created new Scrunchies for the dancer in everyone! These medium-sized scrunchies are perfect for wrapping around a bun or ponytail.

Aug 1, 2005 Lifelong Mentorship & Inspiration Are Keys to Success at the Carol Colbert School of Dance
Carol Colbert opened the doors to her now renowned school of dance

Aug 1, 2005 Let’s Talk Dance Let’s Talk Dance
Kathryn Austin discusses dance issues for parents.

Jul 1, 2005 Chat Room
Writer describes how it is to be a Studio Owner or a Dance Teacher when it comes to being a Competitive Company Director.

Jun 1, 2005 The American Ballet Competition
American Ballet Competition announced 2005 competition dates along with new competition enhancements

May 1, 2005 Tennessee Assoc. of Dance Summer Workshop for Youth
Description and dates of the dance workshop held at Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tennessee on June 12-25, 2005.

May 1, 2005 Backbone of Back up
Education as a back up plan to a career in dance

Apr 1, 2005 Finding Your Place
Sally Canterna compares and contrasts raising dancers as opposed to athletes.

Feb 1, 2005 A Cheerleader born to United States Soldiers
Does having a soldier...or soliders...for parents affect a cheerleader?

Feb 1, 2005 Guidelines for Parents of Cheerleaders
Advice for parents of cheerleaders.

Jan 1, 2005 David Howard Teachers’ Training Seminar in New York City
Training Seminar from David Howard & Dancer

Jan 1, 2005 Diary of a Dance Dad: The Art of Being Rhonda (Miller that is)!
Article describing how dancers feel, they see themselves from a different perspective than the public.

Dec 1, 2004 The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Sally Canterna describes the best Christmas gift of all.

Dec 1, 2004 National Dance Week 2005
Dear Dancer Program matches American students with foreign dance students in year round email pen pal program

Oct 1, 2004 Meet Them With Motivation
The dance season varies state to state but most teams work several months longer than the traditional sport season.

Oct 1, 2004 Grandparents...God's gift to Dancers
It is a rare person that finds success without the encouragement and support of those closest to them.

Oct 1, 2004 Angelina Ballerina
Little irls follow their dreams in Angelina Ballerina's new video, "The Magic of Dance"

Sep 1, 2004 Building Dancers From The Ground UP
Frustration of dance teachers trying to relay the importance of what they do to their students' parents.

Sep 1, 2004 One Look. One Product!
Team Image takes the guesswork out of choosing team uniforms

Aug 1, 2004 Laudable & Lamentable Part 2
The difference between two contrasting words.

Jul 1, 2004 Let's Talk Dance
Kathryn answers a letter from a teacher.

May 1, 2004 Competitive Parents Part 2
A reader shares her experiences on the financial toll to keep her children dancing.

Mar 1, 2004 Shawn Mahoney, On His Own
Need a Sugar Plum Fairy? Cavalier? Aurora? Albrecht? Graham soloist? or performer in any other form of dance? Mahoney will find one for you.

Mar 1, 2004 Competitive Parents Part Two
Has dance competiton gone to far especially for the young ones?

Feb 1, 2004 In the Spotlight...Katie Whitlock
Katie Whitlock began dancing with me at the age of 9, and the first time she walked into the door of the studio I was struck by the intensity and discipline she

Jan 1, 2004 Competitive Parents
Parent discusses Highland Dance and Soccer childrens' competitions

Dec 1, 2003 Are We Pushing Our Kids Too Hard
Share a portion of my first college Psychology paper.

Dec 1, 2003 Auditioning for the Rockettes!
On August 4, 2003, I auditioned for the New York City “Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.” I had just finished teaching for the summer and on Monday morning

Dec 1, 2003 Stefanie Silvio
I am the director of Lindsey's School of Dance in Clinton, MA, and I have a special dance student that I would like to give recognition to.

Nov 1, 2003 Dancer Choice Awards
Christie Doss, Kennesaw, GA; Centre Stage School of Dance, Heather Knight. Won at Starquest, Virginia Beach,

Nov 1, 2003 Dancer Choice Awards
Will Loftis, Irmo, SC; Southern Strutt, Nancy Giles. Won at Star Systems, Myrtle Beach,

Oct 1, 2003 Megan Anderson in the spotlight
A letter to Ms. Hesh

Oct 1, 2003 Duende Ballet Español
Rosa Mercedes' newly established repertory, Duende Ballet Español

Oct 1, 2003 Lock Stock & Barrel
The world of “Highland politics” continues as I write. Scotland is gearing up for a new competition held in conjunction with Cowal Gathering, a Scottish National Competition. This competition is only open to those of Scottish birth,

Sep 1, 2003 Indebtedness & the Word: PART II
Bankruptcy is seen as a way to start over but the law states that nobody can "fulfill one's obligations; that despite his best intentions, a debtor may default."

Sep 1, 2003 Letter by Mary Lynn
Dear friends and family, I want all of you to know that your caring words, positive thoughts, prayers and love have been of great help to me during this difficult time.

Aug 1, 2003 How do I love thee...let me count the ways...
Two kinds of dance moms,The first will cart her child from infinity to beyond in order to satisfy her need to live vicariously through that child, 2nd the same but for different reasons.

Aug 1, 2003 August Letters
An active and involved parent wishes to write letters with dance related topics since he loves so much "Jessica and her dance"