Category: For Parents & Students
Rocking Your Recital From Now Till Final Curtain
Recital Season is upon us! For most dance studios, this is "the big game" in our industry. It is an opportunity to build community over a shared interest, celebrate your students' ...
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10 Dance Convention Tips!
The dance convention environment is an important component in building strong, confident, adaptable, and resilient dancers. The experience is unique, challenging, and, when ...
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10 Ways to Improve Your Dance Routine
The choreography is prepared, your technique is strong, and you have been rehearsing in preparation for your upcoming performance/competition. Go through this checklist and make ...
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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 discussing this with our dancers, and we ...
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Dance Life Hack: Fixing Your Powder Compact
Dancers: do you ever waste make-up because your powder compact, eyeshadow, or blush crumbles too quickly? We've all dealt with the huge mess it creates! Here's an easy life ...
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Sparkly Dance Costumes: How to Keep Glitter on Costumes
Sparkly dance costumes look fantastic on stage! But it's not so fantastic when you start noticing glitter anywhere and everywhere the costume has been. If your dancer has a ...
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Should You Keep Used Dance Shoes?
When a dancer grows out of a pair of dance shoes, it's time to ask an essential question: "What do we do with these shoes?" Dance parents, let's talk about the various options for ...
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How to Promote Productive Dance Practice
For studio dancers, input typically comes in the form of dance practice (rehearsals, solo lessons, cleaning sessions, technique, conditioning, etc.). Input = Output is an ...
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Dance Recital Gift Ideas: 9 Great Ways to Reward Your Dancer!
There's nothing like seeing a dancer's joy after a successful recital! And having a great gift for them after the performance will make the night that much more special. Check out ...
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Dancer Nutrition: What to Eat Before a Dance Recital
As the big day approaches, dancer nutrition choices are very important. You need to make sure performers' bodies are getting the right nutrition, so that they are healthy before, ...
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Dance Questions to Ask Your Child After Class
At the studio, the dance experience can be enriched when parents bring the experience full circle with a post-class conversation. The conversation can be based around one or ...
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How to Treat Muscle Cramps for Your Dancers
It's important to teach your students how to relax a cramped muscle and take appropriate measures to prevent the problem in the future.
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