August 2008

Table of Contents

FEATURES

 

Guiding Light

Judith Jamison, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is the recipient of this year's Dance Teacher Lifetime Achievement Award.

by Sara Jarrett

 

The Gift of Dance

We celebrate just some of the ways dance teachers have touched the lives of their students.

by Debbie Strong

 

Best of Back-to-School Advice

It's that time again--the start of a new dance year! Read on for tips from seasoned pros.

by Jennifer Anderson

 

Teaching Creativity

Letting your students experiment with choreography is crucial to helping them develop as artists.

by Karen White

 

 

STYLE

 

Fashion

Plie Perfect

More than 20 new looks for ballet class

 

The Goods

Foot Fetish

Keep your tootsies looking--and feeling--their best with these products.

 

 

SPOTLIGHT

 

Studio

Reaching for New Heights

Brooklyn-based Dancewave may be geared toward kids, but it's anything but child's play.

by Carrie Stern

 

Studio

There's No Place Like Home

Miller-Marley School of Dance and Voice in Overland Park, Kansas, makes Broadway dreams come true.

by Steve Sucato

 

 

TEACHING

 

Resources

Extra Credit

10 new tomes to increase your dance knowledge

by Dana Grunklee

 

Performance Planner

On the Radio

Look no further than the radio for your next recital theme.

by Kristin Lewis

 

Music Picks

Tap Tunes

Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards shares her favorite tap-appropriate tracks from OutKast's Idlewild.

 

Face to Face

Andy Blankenbuehler

In the Heights' Tony Award–winning choreographer talks about the future of musical theater.

by Jeni Tu

 

How-To

No Peeking

Are your students suffering from mirror dependency? Try these tips to help them kick the habit.

by Jen Jones

 

How-To

Mind Over Matter

When nothing else seems to work, use easy-to-understand imagery to help your students grasp technique.

by Karen White

 

My View

A Parent's Perspective

One mother describes her search for a preschool dance class for her daughter and how she chose among four Bay Area programs.

by Caitlin Sims

 

K-12

Honor Roll

Discover how The National Honor Society for Dance Arts can benefit your students and school.

by Taylor Gordon

 

Higher Ed

Staging Tudor

A professor shares how she prepared her students to perform Antony Tudor's Dark Elegies.

by Sharon Garber

 

History

Lincoln Kirstein

Founder of The School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet

by Tracy Krisanits

 

Competition

Competing with the Clock

Make rehearsals count with strategies to best utilize your--and students'--time.

by Karen White

 

2008 MUSIC GUIDE

The newest and most popular releases for class and performance from more than 25 distributors

by Dana Grunklee

 

 

HEALTH

 

How-To

To the Pointe

A guide to organizing a pointe-shoe clinic in your studio

by Kristin Lewis

 

How-To

The Art & Science of PliŽs

Techniques for improving this essential movement

by Eric Franklin

 

 

BUSINESS

 

How-To

Boost Your Bottom Line

Five ways to diversify--and increase--your revenue stream

by Catherine L. Tully

 

How-To

Jock Jams

Learn how to attract athletes to your dance studio.

by Jen Jones

 

 

NEWS

 

Happenings

News and events

 

People

Educators, directors and artists on the move, plus: remembering Jimmy Slyde

 

Products

Hair accessories, gifts for kids, DVDs and more

 

 

IN EVERY ISSUE

 

Editor's Note

Thank You!

 

Chat Room

Letters, contests and a call for video entries

 

Ask the Experts

When to start teaching turnout and how to begin a work-study program

 

DT Recognizes

Steps on Broadway's Steps with Contemporary Masters

 

Final Pose

Judith Jamison