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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

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 . . .

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

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?

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

Teacher trainings are an important part of a well-organized ballet program. This sample agenda will help you plan meetings that are short...

I don't think there's a magic trick that will automatically get every student to maintain turnout in piqué turns. It's just attention to det

Barre work is helpful, but NOT the most important part of class. It comes first, but the work we do later has a much bigger impact on whole-

We've all been there. You're evaluating your teaching and the list of things you want to improve keeps getting longer and longer and longer

As children mature, the shift from "baby ballet" into "big kid ballet" can take some of them by surprise. There are steps teachers can take

Do you teach pirouette in cou-de-pied? Ever? Before pirouette in retiré? After? Why? One very commonly needed correction in pirouette is to