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Finding ballet leotards that offer proper support shouldn't be a treasure hunt. Our community has shared their tried-and-true favorites for

Joy in ballet is impossible if you don't feel like you belong! After teaching thousands of students over 26 years, including transgender...

Transform demi-seconde arms from a technical challenge to an engaging adventure! Discover 5 imaginative teaching cues that help young dancer

Want to help your students develop stronger, more beautiful rond de jambe? There's one common mistake that might be undermining . . .

Discover why flexible ballet lesson planning is key to successful dance education. Learn how to create adaptable class structures that

Discover three proven approaches to teaching changement in ballet. Learn the benefits of each method . . .

If you have a great curriculum and lesson plan in place but you're still struggling to fit everything in during your ballet class, it's time

Ballet is complex but solutions work best when they are simple.

Five reasons a thorough ballet curriculum will help your dance studio *business* so you can gain clients and profit while simplifying your

Five tips to help you establish trust with your ballet students. When the ballet class is full of trust, dancers learn and progress more qui

Are you having trouble getting your students to point their feet? Here are six tips to help you help your ballet dancers

For corrections to be most effective, you need to offer them in a way where the information builds. Here are the first three things to check

Do you know what your priorities are in your classroom? For today? For this unit? For this year? For next year?

Some days it feels like there is so much in the world that could/should change and I start to wonder why I'm even teaching ballet. Does it

Using phrases that model the future that we see possible for our students is so important. By this point in the dance season, students are

Ballet dancers could write the book on perfectionism. But that mindset isn't healthy or helpful, so here are 4 tips to help shift towards gr

Your pre-barre warm-up isn't just about getting the snaps and pops out of the way. You can use this time to really target some of the most c

There are small details in chassé that can be taught differently, depending on your preference and goals. The most important thing is consis

I grew up hearing a lot of "turn your weaknesses into strengths." I see the value in that. That philosophy is why we practice pirouettes on

There are many wonderful training systems in the ballet world. One question that I often hear is, "When should we start introducing other