January 2011
47 posts
Disney-Free Preschool Playlist →
via @thedancebuzz
The 20 Best @TEDTalks →
Some of my favorites made the list.
What did you think of Live To Dance? →
Renee at Dance Doc’s Think Tank considers it Paula’s Folly for similar reasons as the ill-conceived Superstars of Dance.
Invite the Groundhog Into Your Preschool Dance... →
A groundhog song and shadow play for the little ones.
Dancing Professional Ballet - Is It Too Late? →
Another down-to-earth response on the subject. More subtle than my most recent broaching of the subject, but no less true or effective. I love the point about finding what soulful or artistic quality in you loves ballet and determining in what ways that might be expressed elsewhere.
Psst! Connecting Steps are Practiced in Class for... →
@theballetbag shows glissade, chassé, & more in actual performance footage in their latest Bag of Steps.
How To Be A . . . →
When was the last time you used the words brave, curious, and patient with your 3, 4 and 5 year old students? Well, on Monday I used the first book in the collaboration Read It. Move It….
A subscriber shares her daughter's Nutcracker... →
@momexperience - kids are more resilient than we think!
An Interview with Ballet Zaida photographer Oliver... →
@dancinbranflakes talks with the man behind this popular (and beautiful) project.
What is Your Reward System for Young Dancers? →
@mariasmovers wants your feedback
Watch“Growing up in Texas and California, Joy learned about Russian ballet from videos on the Internet. She so idolized Natalia Osipova, the Bolshoi star who is appearing with American Ballet Theater this season, that she burst into tears the first time she saw Ms. Osipova perform live.
“I had never seen dancers like that,” she said.
At first her large family — she has six brothers and two...
Introducing Your High School Students to Modern... →
via @4dancers
The Lowdown on Arts Downloading →
via The Wall Street Journal and @tendutv
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after...”
Rachel Howard's Q&A with Rennie Harris →
How to Deal with Bunions en Pointe →
Info that I wish I’d had when I was younger from @lisahowell2
How to Deal with Bunions en Pointe →
Info that I wish I’d had when I was younger from @lisahowell2
Allegra Kent's Remarkable Journey. →
via @bexking
Top Ten Performing Art Blogs →
DA selected by @niclablonde. Honored to be among her other selections!
What they're looking for at summer intensive... →
#dance via BalletScoop
Audition & Apply for The School @JacobsPillow -... →
When: Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance:
Saturday, January 22 – New York, NY
Registration: 10-10:45am
Audition Class: 11am-2pm
Contemporary:
Sunday, January 23 – New York, NY
Registration: 2-2:45pm
Audition Class: 3-5pm
Where: Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance:
Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Avenue Floor 16, New York,...
Children With Autism: Dancing Together →
Meg shares excerpts from her classes with young autistic children. #K-12
Has Your Teacher Made A Difference? →
@RheeGold and Dance Studio Life ask you to upload your video essay on Facebook, nominating a special dance teacher before Feb. 11
Does Practice Make Pro? Ask a Chinese Mother or... →
Appreciated this interesting pairing of ideas. via @twrestleblog
Sweet idea for encouraging good listening with... →
via @mariasmovers
Black and Blue Swan →
Report that Kunis scarred by ‘Black Swan’ training. Thanks @ballet4meandyou for the intel. This makes me go “huh?”
Technical Ballet Training Pays Off →
via @NinaAmir at My Son Can Dance
What to do when 'the competition' steals, copies,... →
via @thedancebuzz
“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish...”
Maria Hanley featured @DanceStudioLife in Have... →
Wonderful article all about @mariasmovers and freelance teaching little ones in NYC!
Prix de Lausanne now has an app for that →
Get it at iTunes!
What’s Your Excuse for Not Achieving Your Goals? →
@Copyblogger gives examples for why you have no excuse. Quick read!
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Richard Maddock Music on iTunes
Just found out that Richard Maddock is now on iTunes. Download Ballet Studio Inspirations Vol. 2 for great new class music for the New Year!
Chimney Sweeps and Flying Kites →
Chimneys and Kites can only mean one thing… Marry Poppins! This is my most favorite movie and I think it really lends itself to dancing and movement! Just the other day I realized that I…
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Surprised to find out that Cecchetti Council... →
See what @artintercepts has to say about it.
More stuff on Pregnancy and Dancing @danceadvantage
Baby on Board — Teaching While Pregnant
Pas de Deux: Two Career Dancers On Pregnancy
Role Of A Lifetime: Returning To Dance As A Mom
The 411 on Music Licensing for dance studios in... →
Great info from @thedancebuzz
Holly Fusco on Dancing in 'Black Swan' →
hagan-girl:
One of the Pennsylvania Ballet dancers selected as the company members for the film documents her on set experiences.
“Nobody’s a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better....”
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Watch LIVE STREAM Pacific Northwest Ballet’s GISELLE REVISITED on Sunday, JANUARY 9, 7:30pm via WORKS & PROCESS, The Performing Arts Program at the Guggenheim
In this program Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers will perform excerpts from Peter Boal’s new staging of Giselle, prior to the production’s June 2011 premiere at McCaw Hall in Seattle. Giselle, widely acknowledged as the greatest...
Is it a long drive to your child's dance studio? →
@NinaAmir offers her tips. Great for those considering a far away school too.
An Analysis of Choreographic Craft →
via @aplace4us Some ideas and things to look for when you create or watch a dance.