Risa Steinberg has been teaching for many decades. But she still finds it terrifying: “It’s an enormous responsibility, and I take it really seriously,” she says. “I don’t mind being terrified.” To say that Steinberg takes teaching seriously almost feels like an understatement. For instance, prior to a recent class for the Limón Company, where […]
The much-loved and highly-anticipated 2022 Dance Teacher Awards are taking place at an in-person ceremony on Thursday, August 18, at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in NYC—and you are invited to join us! After reviewing hundreds of nominations, the DT Awards selection committee has chosen to honor eight extraordinary dance educators: Awardees of […]
In an adult ballet class, Kimberly Chandler Vaccaro noticed a woman working so hard that her shoulders were near her ears. “I was going to say something about her tension, but I didn’t want her awareness to go there,” says Vaccaro, who teaches at Princeton Ballet School. Instead, she told the dancer to remember that […]