25 Benefits of Dance For Kids (and Adults)
Have you ever noticed that children love to dance? Creativity and self-expression are vital to your child’s well-being, and dancing is a...
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The Many Benefits of Dance For Children
From balancing on their toes to raising their arms, dance utilizes the entire body and all of its muscle groups. Dance improves...
5 High-Energy Snacks to Help You Power Through Your Dance Competitions & Performances
Dance competitions and recitals can be a real test of endurance. You often have to drive a ways to the venue, spend time warming up, do...
Pre-Performance Dance Warm-up Exercises
Prior to competing or performing, dancers should understand the importance of fully warming up their bodies. We spend a lot of time...
Visualize Your Dance Success - Mental Rehearsal
You’ve spent hours in the dance studio perfecting your technique. You’ve got your costume in hand, bags packed, and you’re ready to get...
5 Dance Tips For Your First Competition
Going into your first dance competition can be nerve-wracking, regardless of whether you’ve been at the dance studio a few weeks or...
What Dance Competition Judges Want
Competition season is upon us. Costumes are ordered (and most likely rhinestoned), dances are finished (and hopefully clean), and hotels...
Using Physics to Explain "Centered Placement," and How It Can Impact Your Dance Longevity
Arleen Sugano for Pointe Magazine Feb 18, 2021 What if I told you that a few changes to your alignment, and, specifically, more targeted...
Why Dance Is Just As Important As Math In School
Dance - and physical activity - should have the same status in schools as math, science and language. Psst: it may even help raise test...
How To Make The Most of Your Extension
Julie Diana Hench for Dance Spirit Magazine Contemporary phenom Christina Ricucci has super-flexible hips, which means she can stretch...
7 Important Benefits of Dance
Dance Captivates People Everywhere What are the benefits of dancing? Is it an act you participate in just to pass the time during the...
Seven Tips To Flexibility, Extension and Splits
Flexibility is on everyone’s mind, especially when we talk about splits and extension. Many people think that flexibility can be...
5 of the Danciest TV Shows Streaming Right Now (and Where to Stream Them)
We're about two months into #SocialDisDancing, and let's be real—while we all wish we were spending every spare minute stretching,...
Kid Friendly Dance Songs To Get You Moving
We love to have dance parties at my house because they are a great way to get your body moving and get some exercise while having a lot...
The Dancer's Ultimate Guide To Stretching
Ah, stretching. It seems so simple, and is yet so complicated. For example: You don't want to overstretch, but you're not going to see...
Activities for Kids During Quarantine
Are you struggling to provide enough activity for your kids while they are stuck at home? Here are some ideas to help get them moving and...
Family Friendly Dance Movies
Here's a great way to keep dancing at home! Children get their inspiration from many different places; watching their parents, teachers,...
How To Improve Leaps For Dancers
There are many ways you can improve your leaps/Saut de Chat. Most importantly, dancers need a good balance of strength and flexibility in...
What Is The Best Age For Kids To Start Dance Classes?
The answer is... 2 or 10? The best age to start dance classes What is the best age for kids to start dancing? 2 or 10? Neither, according...
7 Remarkable Benefits of Ballet Class for Toddlers
Many parents who are interested in ballet classes for young children have one image in mind: their smiling ballerina wearing an adorable...
What Do You Do With Your Old Dance Costumes
SO WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? 1. Keep them That’s what we do, we keep them, all of them. Why do we keep them? Memories – We get attached...
6 Reasons Dance Training Makes Us Better Human Beings
Everyone knows that training is the cornerstone of a successful career in dance. But as a dance educator, I also take comfort in the fact...
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