Geek Out, Don't Freak Out

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

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

We've all heard. It there is some step that dancers really want to learn and you know they aren't ready for it. So what do you do?

I know "turtle" is not the animal most dancers would like to be described as. Most of us would prefer to be called a swan, or a gazelle, or

An invitation to teach at a new-to-me studio led to discovering one of the healthiest, growth-oriented cultures I've seen in a while.

A welcoming ritual helps set your class time apart from other distractions during the day and fosters learning.

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

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.

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