by admin | Feb 21, 2025 | How to Teach Preschool Ballet, Tips for Parents of Dancers
Hi, let’s talk about the amazing benefits of Dance classes for kids and more specifically preschoolers! Dance classes have so many benefits for kids for both their bodies and minds. In this video, I’m going to first talk first about The physical benefits...
by admin | Feb 21, 2025 | Ballet Technique
Welcome to the Online Video Ballet Dictionary Where You Will Find Ballet Terms Defined for You! Here you will find many ballet terms defined for you! Not only a worded definition with the phonetic spellings but also a video showing the step! I have invited the amazing...
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | How to Teach Preschool Ballet
Right now I am in the process of writing my next book which will be all about how to put together a great preschool curriculum. This book will not only include what to teach your preschoolers and how to teach the material, but it will also talk about the need to...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Observations
When I am teaching a preschool ballet class I know I am not only teaching ballet and classroom skills, I am also responsible for making the class interesting. For a preschooler this means lots of storytelling and laughs! In my book, How to Teach Preschool Ballet: A...
by admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Observations
Today one of my preschool students brought her grandparents to class for the first time. When class was over the grandfather first remarked at how cute the students were and how fun the class was to watch. Then he joked, “I guess you are expecting incremental...
by admin | Jul 20, 2021 | How to Teach Preschool Ballet
Recently an instructor wrote to me asking how to create a curriculum for a creative movement class. Coincidentally, I am in the middle of writing my next book which is all about preschool ballet curriculum. In that book I talk about how to create a curriculum for...
by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Online Ballet School
What a year it has been. One year ago all of my in person classes were being canceled. To be honest it was a very scary time. Like so many dance studios and many other businesses our fate was uncertain and there were many questions to be answered. How long was this...
by admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Observations
This is summer 2020 and our world is changing. With all my heart I feel this is a major time of change. Eyes are being pulled wide open more than before and people are seeing the need for larger changes in their lives and in their communities. I definitely feel it in...
by admin | Apr 25, 2020 | How to Teach Preschool Ballet
Being a dance instructor in the spring of 2020 has been a challenge. So much has changed and I hope many of you are doing well and able to cope during this time. Many teachers are turning to teaching online. After navigating this new way of teaching I feel I am...
by admin | Apr 19, 2020 | How to Teach Preschool Ballet
We are currently in a time like never before. Hopefully we will look back at this time and remember how hard we worked to keep each other safe and to keep our businesses running the best we could. It seems doing both is difficult right now. I know many dance teachers...
