Happy Monday, Dance Friends! Today’s dance classroom management tip, which comes from the book Teach Like A Champion 2.0 (paid link) is called Double Plan. To Double Plan is to plan both what you–the teacher–and the students will be doing at each point in class when you are writing out your lessons. The text goesContinue reading “Dance Classroom Management: Double Plan”
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Dance Classroom Management: Change the Pace
Hello Dear Dance Educators! Today’s dance classroom behavior management technique is called Change the Pace, and it is Technique #27 in Doug Lemov’s book Teach Like A Champion 2.0 (paid link). Performing this technique requires the educator in the room to “establish a productive pace” (p. 201) in the classroom, by changing activity speeds, types,Continue reading “Dance Classroom Management: Change the Pace”
But, what’s a hobby?
Okay, so the title of this blog might seem a bit ridiculous to some people. But, in the same way that I’ve always hated answering questions about what kinds of music I like (and, yes, I’m saving those juicy deets for another blog), I’ve always hated answering the questions “What are your hobbies?” or “WhatContinue reading “But, what’s a hobby?”
What Is Your Primary Responsibility As A Dance Business Owner?
If you are a dance studio owner, if you run a dance education program that serves children in your local community, if you run any kind of business that provides the service of dance to clients, what is your primary responsibility? Some might say their main responsibility is to introduce students to the art ofContinue reading “What Is Your Primary Responsibility As A Dance Business Owner?”
Creativity Is Definitely A Habit
So does it seem like I’m super into everything related to Dance Daze, Inc., Dance Daze in Schools, and, my newest, Dance Ed Startup? Well, that’s because I am. But does that mean I like doing every single thing associated with running those businesses and projects? Absolutely not. Earlier today, I was thinking about aContinue reading “Creativity Is Definitely A Habit”
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