This giveaway is now closed.
This is it. Our final giveaway!
Dejà vu. Didn’t DancesToGo open The Giving Thanks Giveaway?
You bet. Frances, the dynamo behind DancesToGo, is just super generous and wanted to give THREE MORE people a chance to get free ready-made choreography downloads from DancesToGo.com.
If you came late to the party and don’t know about DancesToGo.com, Feel free to head over to the other post where you can learn more. Here’s the postcard version:
DancesToGo.com creates fun and ready to teach downloadable dance routines for dance studio and elementary school teachers and their students.
Here’s what you need to know for this giveaway:
This contest, like all the others featured at Dance Advantage this week, is independent from any of the others, including the initial DancesToGo contest posted on Monday. This means contestants can enter one or both DancesToGo giveaways.
What you can win:
As before, DancesToGo is offering a $25 gift certificate to THREE Dance Advantage readers.
On this, the Dances To Go encore giveaway, there’s more!
The three winners from this drawing will also receive 3 Christmas dance routines, choreographed by yours truly.
- The Little Christmas Tree -The suggested music for this one is Stevie Wonder’s classic One Little Christmas Tree. This sweet and earnest little number is perfect for 5 – 8 year olds. Dancers all get a turn in the spotlight with simple, often pantomimed movement that is great for beginners who may have only a few months of class under their belt.
- The Christmas Tree Rock – You’ll think the suggested track for this one is The Beatles. It isn’t, but Rubber Band’s holiday ode to the Fab Four is just as classic. Repetition and unambiguous rhythms make it easy for students to pick-up; changes in formation keep it fun and interesting for the audience. Suitable for ages 8 – 14, depending on the group of students.
- A Little Angel – Santa knows if you’ve been naughty or nice, and these little angels/devils know how to beat the system. Parents especially will get a kick out of this dance for 3-5 year-olds. Simple to pull together for a holiday performance, especially with Santa’s class helpers nearby.
Please note that these particular routines are infused with Christmas themes. They may not be suitable for all classes or all students. Use your discretion.
These and other choreographies of my own design will gradually be made available for purchase at DancesToGo.com but you can win these 3, plus download $25 worth of dance choreography if you enter this giveaway.
How to enter:
Leave a comment at this post, answering the question: What is your signature move when you choreograph?
Intentional or not, we all seem to have one. I think mine is balancé. Maybe it’s because I like doing them so much but, they find their way into everything, not just ballet. Okay, they aren’t necessarily called balancé in jazz but I can rock a swaying step ball-change, or make it pop in hip-hop, or add some flaps with my very soft shoes. How about you?
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The DancesToGo encore giveaway is open worldwide.
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- And make sure you haven’t missed out on any of our other giveaways.
Good luck! I truly hope you’re a winner!
Nichelle Suzanne is a writer specializing in dance and online content. She is also a dance instructor with over 20 years experience teaching in dance studios, community programs, and colleges. She began Dance Advantage in 2008, equipped with a passion for movement education and an intuitive sense that a blog could bring dancers together. As a Houston-based dance writer, Nichelle covers dance performance for Dance Source Houston, Arts+Culture Texas, and other publications. She is a leader in social media within the dance community and has presented on blogging for dance organizations, including Dance/USA. Nichelle provides web consulting and writing services for dancers, dance schools and studios, and those beyond the dance world. Read Nichelle’s posts.
As an adult ballet student, my opportunities to choreograph have been during studio & college classes. The class is divided into small groups with each person asked to choreograph a small piece of a routine – right there on the spot. (No time to plan ahead). 🙂 My contribution usually includes pique turns. I think they are fun to do and so pretty to watch, especially on pointe, with beautiful chiffon wrap skirts swirling! Thank you for the giveway! It has been so much fun participating and reading all of the wonderful comments. I love freebies!!!
What is your signature move when you choreograph? I would have to say with my 3-6yr old’s in Ballet I tend to put chasse ballchange and first position demi plie’s in every dance. I feel I use these steps because I know the students can do them and I want the parents to feel proud of their child when they watch them dance. Parents do not want to see their child struggling. I try my best to switch it up as far as when they are used however it would be nice to get ideas for some other steps this age group would shine with. Thank you for the opportunity for some great choreography ideas. Happy Holidays!
My signature move when I choreograph would be pas de bouree right then left into outside & inside pirouette turns for jazz. Ballet – 2 pique turns with a double pique turns. Modern – any combination of spiral turns to the floor into a Z position and then returning to standing. I love freebies, freebies, freebies!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can hear my teen age students laughing and saying “We Know!” Tombe into a lunge, pas de bourre, into another lunge and extensive port de bras 😉 I love lunges with lovely wafting port de bras.. oh and spiraling valse turns across the studio ..
Oh yes, and I love free goodies 😉
I use a canon in almost every dance I choreograph! I can’t stand seeing unison and entire dance… Thank you again for this whole week – its so generous!
No matter how hard I try, shenae turns in a nice plie always end up in my routines. There’s just something beautiful yet slighty funky about them; I’m hooked!
There were definitely moves I did that became my “trademark” while dancing professionally. Head rolls and layouts – I loved doing layouts. There was something so free about doing one.
When I choreograph I will put a layout in and when I see the dance performed, all cleaned, looking good, it takes me right back to dancing myself again. Inside I’m saying “that’s me! That WAS me!” Thinking back to this small but strong memory is a nice place to be and I can still feel what it feels like.
I don’t have a particular move, but I love floor work and partnering! My students know it’s my choreography when both of those elements are there.
i would have to say my signature move is contracting….i love having the kids “feel” the music all through their body and i think contracting helps them understand the intensity needed.
thanks!
Pas de bouree. Beautiful in ballet, can be funked up for jazz, makes a good noise in tap & works with everything in musical theatre.
I think my signature move is a ball-change. They can be used in so many different ways… step, ball-change… ball-change, step… kick, step, ball-change… ball-change, step with feet crossing… I try to get really creative with them. 🙂 I use them most in my hip hop and jazz choreography.
My “signature” move is a roll of one dancer over the other dancer’s back…but undoubtedly, now that I’ve had to identify it as a ‘signature’ move, I’m oging to back off of using it as frequently!
Thanks for the great week of freebies!
I love freebies. Signature move for ballet: probably tombe, pas de bouree, glissade, assemble….realized it one day when I said “Tombe pas de bouree” and the kids unisoned “glissade, assemble”…oops… and turns! no matter what the shoes!… I love turns, chaines, piroettes, piques, chaines in a circle, not so fond of fouettes as I see so many bad ones at various competitions and performances.
I try very hard to not have a signature move so that choreography is “new” each time. At least that is my goal. Thanks for the freebies.
I only teach little ones (ages 3-6) so nothing too fancy. I think my “signature” would be patterns and balance – I’m always figuring out how to make everything even. 🙂
My signature move –step ballchange! Thanks for the chance to win –love those Christmas routines!!
I have two moves I like to use –a bac
k shoulder roll with a slice and als revolving splits.
Thanks for a second round of freebies. My signature moves always include some partnering work. It makes it fun for the kids and they learn to work as a group.
waltz turns and cannons
A huge rotating cross or X.
I’m usually known for throwing in some kind of contraction of the torso in my dhoreography. I also like to alternate from sharp, direct movement to very flowy movement.
We could all use some ready made choreography, especially during one of the busiest time of the year. Thanks for offering this giveaway. I love freebies!
I love to incorporate drop swings, three step turns and contractions. and of course just a few african based steps add a nice flavor/flair.
Thanks for all these giveaways. Its great.