Tag: dance

Finish your glissades

Finish your glissades

The Royal Academy of Dance exams are next week and it will be my first time submitting students into exams. Since January, I have been scrutinizing every step of every exercise, making sure all of the students are on the same page.  We have discussed the 

Understanding your core

Understanding your core

How many times have you heard in your dance class, “engage your center!”, “You’re not using your core.”? As a teacher I’ve noticed that my students will likely not correct this feedback unless I explain what their core is. Let’s be honest though, many teachers, 

Rehearsals

Just a picture from our rehearsals for Are & Be. Always high energy dancing and the dancers were full throttle. Love them! No pictures of me rehearsing. Maybe that’s a good thing!  :) If you want to see a video of the performance look at 

Dance Concepts

I saw these posters in a classroom I was teaching at Dekalb School of the Arts and thought EVERY CLASSROOM should have these. Basic concepts that help the student comprehend and grow.  :)

Ferni Dancing!

My sweet husband decided to help us out dancing when we were in need of boys! Grad Ball was a success and the audience loved him. We found out that he can dance and act. All of our students LOVED hanging out with Fernando.