Have you ever wondered how you learn best? I posed the question on an earlier post, but here is a “learning style inventory” that will tell you more about how your brain processes information.
So why is this important? [Read more…]
The Dance Critics Association (DCA)
The Dance Critics Association (DCA) has been around since 1973 and its primary focus is to serve dance writers. It has approximately 300 members and they stretch across the United States, Europe and Asia. Each year the organization holds a conference in the spring or summer. Something interesting is the fact that the DCA has a scholarship fund that was created to help fund new writers who might not be able to attend the conference otherwise… [Read more…]
Audition Advice For Dancers
The dreaded audition. Whether you are trying out for a ballet company or hoping to get a spot in a broadway show, the process can be overwhelming. It gets a little bit better with time, but the butterflies never really go away for most people. Here are some great tips that will help… [Read more…]
Teaching Tip: Accentuate The Positive
From time to time on 4dancers we will offer a “teaching tip”. These short pieces strive to be practical and are designed to be put to use right away. We hope that you will find some useful ideas in this section. Today’s tip deals with giving corrections during class.
Correcting a student can be a touchy thing, but there are ways to go about it gently. Starting out with a compliment can help frame things so that a student is more receptive to hearing them. This works especially well with sensitive students. If you can stress something they are doing well, then correct the behavior you want to change, it can make a difference. This is such a tiny thing, but it works!
Dancing On My Grave by Gelsey Kirkland
This book by Gelsey Kirkland is a well-written account of her life as a ballerina. It chronicles her struggle with drug addiction, anorexia and bulimia and her ultimate triumph over all of these things. Written with a heartfelt voice, it paints an interesting picture of how difficult the world of professional ballet can be if the wrong paths are chosen. Still, ultimately the message is one of hope and self-redemption.
Find Dancing on My Grave
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 253
- 254
- 255
- 256
- 257
- …
- 260
- Next Page »