Articles by Janet Weeks
The 2011 Dance Teacher Awards: Diane Frank
Though she had always been a mover, Diane Frank had taken few formal dance classes before college. In fact, she entered Ohio University’s theater department in 1966 planning to become a high school drama teacher. … Continue reading
Clues to the Blues
Not long ago, Jill Cook got a phone call from the office of Melissa Dobbs, director of the Metropolitan Fine Arts Center in Northern Virginia, concerning her daughter Katharine repeatedly not participating in dance class. … Continue reading
Dance Your Troubles Away
In Arizona, dance educators are developing a curriculum to tackle teen issues.
After a few weeks working in a tough, inner-city high school in Salt Lake City, Becky Dyer realized her years of teaching dance in … Continue reading
Reality Check
Briana Rainey, a senior at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, never dreamed her dance pedagogy course would lead to work with a demolition crew. But to fulfill one of the class requirements, she rode … Continue reading
The 2009 Dance Teacher Awards: John Giffin
John GiffinOhio State UniversityColumbus, OHdance.osu.eduLittle brings John Giffin, professor in the department of dance at the Ohio State University, more joy than sitting in a dark theater watching his senior students perform. “Over four years, … Continue reading
