Tips for Teachers and Dancers
They say in life that you never stop learning, and this blog post is about what I am Learning from Teaching dancing. I have always enjoyed teaching others. When I was small we would play school-school and I would make sure that I was always the teacher. I have tried my hand in the past … Read more
This article is for you serious dancers out there. There’s nothing wrong with being a good dancer, but if you love your dancing, why not strive to be a great dancer? Here are some tips on how to be a great dancer for all you hungry dancers out there who don’t just want to be good … Read more
In this post, let’s look at some dancing tips for beginners. This is especially if you are a beginner who is starting dancing later than you normally would and you may feel a little out of your depth. When you’re first getting into dancing, no matter if it’s ballet, modern dance, hip hop, or even … Read more
The point of having a dance group is to have them all dancing cleanly and neatly together as a team so that the judges and audience can understand your piece better. So let’s look at how to clean up your dance group, as I don’t know about you, but this is the hardest thing to … Read more
Here are some tips on how to learn a dance routine quickly when you have to learn a new dance. This is especially helpful if you need to go to an audition or remember something you have learned in class. Learn to memorize choreography like a pro so that you will have no more freezing … Read more
I just love this Jack in the Box Solo shown by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. This dance is done in the first scene of the nutcracker when Drosselmeyer brings the toys to life to dance for the guests. For a tutorial of this dance click here.
The Parade Ballet was first performed by Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on the 18th of May 1917. It is also known as Picasso Parade Ballet and it was a surrealistic ballet done in one act. The Libretto was done by Jean Cocteau, the choreography by Leonide Massine, the … Read more
Leonide Massine, who was also known as Leonid Massine was a famous Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. Leonide Massine created the world’s first symphonic ballet, which was called Les Présages, and then many others in the same vein. Leonide Massine Life Story There is a little confusion about the year that Leonide Massine was born. Some … Read more
If you are looking at starting ballet classes, especially as an adult, you will probably be looking for ballet tips for beginners, so these are some of my tips on how to start training for ballet, especially if you start when you are older than the normal age of five. If you are an adult … Read more
As dance teachers worldwide are facing the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are looking at ways of teaching dance online. This is something that may come naturally to some of the younger teachers, but most of us are in a whole new world, and it is posing somewhat of a challenge. It is each teachers … Read more