Music for Class: Feel the Beat

What music should you play for students who are hearing-impaired? Antoine Hunter, who is hard-of-hearing himself, chooses loud songs with a heavy beat or brings in a live drummer. “Every hard-of-hearing student is completely different,” he says. “Some can hear a bird...

News: Mao's Last Dancer U.S. Premiere

Mao’s Last Dancer, a new movie released by Samuel Goldwyn Films, hits American theaters August 20. The film is inspired by Li Cunxin’s autobiography.   Eleven-year-old Cunxin is plucked from his poverty-stricken home in the rural Shandong province of People’s Republic...

Boost Your Bottom Line

Operating a dance studio requires a lot of work, and studio owners are always looking for effective ways to make extra money without adding too many demands to their already packed schedules. Here are just a few virtually hassle-free ways to increase your bottom...

Editor's Note

Fall brings new beginnings. Just as we were going to press for this issue, American Ballet Theatre announced that Susan Jaffe (on the cover) will become its ballet mistress in October. We photographed Jaffe teaching her advanced ballet class at the Princeton, New...

Competing with the Clock

The hands on the clock fly around, the next competition looms, yet the numbers need more polishing. Team kids already spend endless hours at the studio in regular classes. How do you fit in enough rehearsal time?The secret isn’t to schedule last-minute rehearsals or...

Technique: Susan Jaffe

How I teach attitude turns Susan Jaffe at Princeton Dance and Theater School Even wearing chunky platform shoes and black corduroy pants, Susan Jaffe is a portrait of ballet classicism. Standing in a tight first position at the barre, the former American Ballet...

August 2010

Montana Moves Karen Kaufmann is changing education, one school at a time. Technique: Susan Jaffe How I teach attitude turns Dance Teacher 2010 Music Guide More than 30 distributors of CDs, videos and DVDs Feel the Beat Antoine Hunter’s music selections for the...