Teaching
When the Going Gets Tough
Conflict-resolution strategies for high school dance class
As teachers, we’ve seen it all. The flushed cheeks and scowls that signal the start of an argument between a couple of kids, the teary-eyed student and the resentful … Continue reading
Technique: Rachel Tavernier
How I teach Dunham
No list of American modern dance pioneers is complete without Katherine Dunham. Her work in the 1930s and ’40s paved the way for choreographers including Alvin Ailey and Talley Beatty. Fusing the … Continue reading
Help Students Take the Lead
How to develop great teaching assistants
Using students as teaching assistants seems like a win-win: You have extra hands to help with younger dancers, and the assistants get a taste of what it’s like to be … Continue reading
Technique: Raegan Wood
How I teach modern dance to children
Raegan Wood stands in front of 14 5-and 6-year-olds, huddled at one side of the large dance studio at The Taylor School. Spreading her hands widely, Wood signals the … Continue reading
Feel-Good Fundraising
Want to teach your dancers to pirouette with purpose? Get inspired by these successful dance fundraisers.
What happens when you combine tap dancing, a good cause and eight spunky women who also happen to be breast … Continue reading
Face to Face: Making Waves
Gallim Dance partners with Dancewave in Brooklyn
Wild, theatrical, kooky—Andrea Miller’s work has sparked a lot of interest in American dancegoers since she first brought her flair to New York. After working with Israel’s Batsheva Ensemble, … Continue reading
