Geek Out, Don't Freak Out

Three tips to help make ballet class more recuperative for when dancers need rest but are not in a position to stop, like the week of a show

Nine simple craft ideas to explore elements of artistry with young dancers

The Geeky Ballerina curriculum is full of tools to help make your teaching and student evaluations easier. The expectations to advance show

Summer ballet is very different from regular-season dance classes. It tends to either be more intense (more hours per day, more days per...

Another great idea from Daniel Coyle's book The Culture Code is the idea of Sneak Previews to help build images of success for your students

Teaching beginning dancers is an art, but teaching young beginners and teaching older beginners are very different arts. With the little...

I'm sure he didn't mean to, but Kurt Cobain perfectly summed up my approach to adult beginning ballet: "Come, as you are, as you were As...

I love teaching adult classes! It's a completely different vibe from kids and teens. Adult classes are gaining in popularity (yay! Ballet...

I have always been confused about the term "battement." Yes, I know that it means "beating" but does that really make sense? Battement...

I love getting to guest teach! I am always very excited to share what I can and I always leave inspired by the wonderful dancing I was...

Mid-season can be rough. Here are my favorite mantras and approaches to help get through the very important work now, which will make

It's really important for students to feel like they belong in ballet class. It makes class a place they are excited to come to.

Q: My classes are shorter than the ideal class time listed in the curriculum How do I create lesson plans that work for my studio? A: Oh...

In my very first ballet class I was told that a plié is when you bend and straighten your knees. That's it. That's all the information I...

Q: What if my studio doesn't have enough enrollment for all the levels in the curriculum? A: No problem! The Geeky Ballerina curriculum is

I love the way that winter break sort of selectively wipes the slate clean in ballet class. We get to keep the progress we've made and...

Why are there no "expectations to advance to the next level" included in the beginning division? A: In the beginning division of the Geeky

I was reminded of some critical steps I haven't been super-consistent about in my teaching. I got so busy worrying about how people

I'm at a new studio this year. I've spent the last few years directing the ballet program at a competition studio and had a wonderful