Dance Life

National Dance Week 2010

National Dance Week 2010 will be April 23 – May 2.  Be a part of it!!  Join thousands of dance enthusiasts for a week of wonderful excitement.  Let us know your plans and we will post them here.  Looking forward to hearing from you.

Preparing mentally and physically for a National Competition

Preparing mentally and physically for a National Competition can be very trying at times.  As national competitions get under way around the country, literally thousands of dancers from the United States and Canada prepare for the big event.  Mentally, you must “know” that you have prepared all year for this and you are ready.  Your [...]

DanceTeacher Summit July 2009

The DanceTeacher Summit will take place on July 27-29, 2009 in New York City at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas. Please check the website out for more information.

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Welcome to Dance-Life

This is great place for dancers, teachers, choreographers, studio owners, company owners, and friends to discover and discuss information from the dance world. We invite you to discuss dance and all it’s wonderful aspects. I am the proud parent of two wonderful dancers who have over 30 combined years of experience. One of [...]

Summer Camps 2009

It is not too early to look into Summer Dance Camps and training.  My daughters have attended some wonderful Summer Dance Camps including, New York City Dance Alliance, Julliard Summer Intensive,  and The Gold School Summer Intensive (Massachusetts).  Each one of these camps provides technique work, core training introduction, nutrition information, and some pure fun.  [...]

Center Stage: Turn It Up

DanceLife Conferene 09

It is my pleasure to invite you to the 2009 DanceLife Teacher Conference in Orlando, August 3-6 at the luxurious Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort. With the philosophy that dance educators all share the same passion, challenges and life experiences, we focus on a curriculum that rejuvenates the dance teacher spirit. The classroom track will [...]

Dance Parents can be an asset

Many dance studios sometime dread seeing some parents on a daily basis because of their high maintenance.  These types of parents can be controlled if the atmosphere is positive but this must start with the director.  The studio owner/director must set policies and procedures for parents that create a positive atmosphere.  Without the parents helping, [...]

Dance program on the cutting edge….the bad side of the blade.

Higher education has it’s challenges with the softening economy.  However, the the University of Tenessee-Knoxville has begun to phase out it’s dance minor as it is faced with a $11.1 million budget cut.  The program has 33 dance minors and a total of 300 who are registered for dance classes.  The students launched a 280 [...]