Michel Maling 
Let’s discuss how parents can build curiosity at home and help to raise motivated children. Even though this article doesn’t mention dancing too much, it can help for parents of dance students. Here are some great tips to encourage curiosity based learning. Parents of young children often watch a natural curiosity collide with busy routines, … Read more
Over the last few years of teaching dancing, I have noticed that I have had more and more cases of children attention deficit disorders. I can’t quite put my finger on when these numbers started increasing to the level that it has now gotten to, but suddenly there are about two in every four … Read more
L’Apres-Midi d’un Faune was Nijinsky’s first ballet, and it was a ballet that was presented before it’s time. This is what the editor of one of the leading newspapers in Paris wrote the day after the ballet premiered: ‘I am certain that any of our readers who were present yesterday at the Chatelet will join … Read more
When Mikhail Mordkin started the American Ballet Theatre in 1937, his vision was ‘This company will be a “gallery of dance” and “the collection and display of masterpieces of all times, places and creators, rather than the vision of a single choreographer.‘ The above words were uttered by Richard Pleasant, who was American Ballet … Read more
Why We Use Mime In Ballet The use of mime in ballet dancing is a very important part of Ballet and Ballet Dancing History. Because ballet dancing has no words and everything is expressed within the body movements, mime is used a great deal to convey the story of the dance to the audience. In … Read more
If you suffer from stone bruise heel or stone bruise on the balls of your feet, here is some advice on stone bruise treatment for you. What Is Stone Bruise? Stone bruise often known as stone bruise heel are sore spots on the bottom of the feet. Stone bruise can affect the balls of the … Read more
As a ballet teacher myself, I know that teacher health care normally takes a back burner. Ballet teacher health care should be an important part of your routine, and this applies not only to ballet teachers out there, but to all teachers of dance. Tell me, does this sound familiar? “At the end of the … Read more
The human hip area is complex and lots can go wrong if not careful, so here I have looked at hip problems in dancers. The hip is a ball-and-socket joint, and together with intricate sets of ligaments offers a ballet dancer tremendous range of motion, and at the same time also withstands great wear and … Read more
Dance Teachers Resources – Spotting Spotting isn’t an easy skill to teach, and I hope that dance teachers will find this resource useful. What Is Spotting In Dance? Spotting is a technique used by dancers during the execution of dance turns or pirouettes. Dancers have to make it a habit to spot on each and … Read more
The dance choreographer plays one of the most important roles in a dance company. It is his or her job to put together a new ballet, piece of work or performance. The dance choreographer is the one who comes up with the ideas for the ballets, creates the steps, arranges for the design of the costumes, … Read more