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Teaching Tip: Remembering Names

December 8, 2009 by 4dancers

As a teacher, you need to know how to remember names.

For many people this can be a challenge, but the good news is that there are many different tools you can employ to do it. Here are a few, along with some resources for more help if you need it:

+ For the first two or three classes, try to use names all the time. Students are forgiving if you forget in the beginning, but later on it can be insulting if you don’t remember a name.

+ Use a class list. I used to do this all the time…I’d print out a class list, then make a few notes during the course of the class to help remember who is who. Haircolor, outstanding features and anything else you can jot down will be helpful.

+ Make a conscious effort to remember names when people introduce themselves. If you are distracted, chances are it won’t sink in. Focus on the person and mentally (or even verbally) repeat the name so you solidify it in your head… [Read more…]

Filed Under: 4teachers, Studios, Teaching Tips Tagged With: dance, remembering names

Making Waves

December 7, 2009 by 4dancers

Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me. It is an uncomfortable doctrine which the true ethics whisper into my ear. You are happy, they say; therefore you are called upon to give much.”                                       

– Albert Schweitzer

I came upon this quote recently and it kept popping back into my mind when I thought about dance. We are part of something larger than ourselves when it comes to what we can share through movement, and this is what makes every single person who is involved in the field important. Not just the people who are at the top, dancing at the best companies…but those who share the love–the happiness that they get through dance with another…even in the smallest ways. Music and movement have the tremendous power to heal, to connect and to ease pain. I have seen it when I worked with physically and mentally challenged children, and I have seen it on the faces of those who are far older than I in class…. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 4dancers, 4teachers Tagged With: connect, dance, happiness, heal

Dance Bloggers

December 6, 2009 by 4dancers

Dance Bloggers is a wonderful site that I highly recommend. Keep up on the dance blogs that are out there by hitting their site to see what is new from around the blogosphere, or get a daily e-mail with the headlines and first few sentences of posts for the day. It’s a great way to stay connected to the dance world without doing any work–they’ve done it for you! Started by two dance bloggers in Israel, it really is a terrific site.

If you are a dance blogger, sign up!

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Filed Under: 4dancers, 4teachers, Online Dance Resources Tagged With: catherine l. tully, dance bloggers, dance blogs

Dance Advance

December 5, 2009 by 4dancers

If you think the picture here is interesting, just wait until you see the website.

Dance Advance is something I stumbled across while surfing, and I can’t believe I didn’t see it sooner. The “documents” section is what I would like to highlight here in particular, as there is some truly top-notch writing about dance in these articles–from all over the world. You’ll see pieces about Japanese ballet history, Cambodian dance history and well-crafted thought pieces on dance in general. This is a site for thinkers… [Read more…]

Filed Under: 4dancers, 4teachers, Online Dance Resources Tagged With: brand identity, concert dance, dance advance, dance companies, dance critics of america, dance performance, dance studios, daniel nagrin, hip hop, mtv

Bursitis And Tendinitis

December 3, 2009 by 4dancers

If you have ever had bursitis or tendinitis you know how much pain either of these can cause. Early on in my career I had Achillies tendinitis so bad that I could hardly dance. If you or a dancer you know suffers from either of these conditions, it is important to get medical help so that you can come up with a good treatment plan. For some background information on what the conditions are and some details on prevention, check out the National Institutes of Health.

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Filed Under: 4dancers, 4teachers, Online Dance Resources Tagged With: achillies tendinitis, bursitis, dance, dancer, national institutes of health, tendinitis

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