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What Charlotte The Spider Knows About Nurturing Champions

January 7, 2016 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

If Charlotte can take a small, lonely, frightened little pig and turn him into a healthy, strong, confident winner, so can you. With lessons from “Charlotte’s Web,” dance teachers can learn how to turn their dancers into real champions, not just in competition but in life.

Filed Under: Blog, Competing, Featured, Teaching Tagged With: building confidence, coaching dancers, competition, encouraging words, great teachers, humility, leadership, leaving a legacy, life lessons, moral support, supporting young dancers, winners

Create a Recital Routine Your Teen Beginners Want to Dance

February 9, 2015 by Guest Contributors

A dancer in red spreads arms on a yellow stage

It’s a challenge to choreograph for teen dancers with limited experience and insecurities. Try this approach to create a dance routine you can all be proud of.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Choreography, Teaching Tagged With: building confidence, dance class for teens, dance routines, making dances, motivating dancers, older beginners, recital choreography, teaching teens, teen dancers

“And Remember To Smile!”

November 14, 2012 by Angeline Lucas

Do you now remind your students to smile as they enter their dance examinations or auditions? Angeline’s article challenges the practice of telling dance students to smile en route to an exam, noting that it may hinder instead of help many students. We ask you, what are some alternatives?

Filed Under: Blog, Teaching Tagged With: advice, anxiety, artistry, avoid stress, ballet, ballet exam, ballet exams, best performance, building confidence, children, children's dance, Colin Hutton, confidence, dance education, dance examinations, dance exams, don't forget to smile, education, encouragement, exam conditions, exam pressure, examiner, expression, health, helping students prepare mentally, last-minute reminders, mental aspect of performance, mentality, Pan-Am smile, performance anxiety, performance pressures, performing, Performing arts, pre-show nerves, prevent stress, remember to smile, remembering steps, shy, smile, smiling during, stress, welfare, young dancers

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