5 Tips For Better Turns

Teaching Tip: Using An Assistant
Having a teaching assistant can be a great way to ease your class load a bit. Those who could benefit from having a student demonstrate for class include: + Older teachers or those with an injury. Instead of doing the movements yourself, you can utilize the student to communicate the movements for you. This is much easier on the body. I do it when I can, but if I keep teaching for much longer, I will need to rely on i

Happy Thanksgiving!
Just wanted to take a moment out of my day to wish all those who read this blog a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for you! I’ll be taking off until Monday to relax and enjoy the holiday with family and friends. Tune in next week for a ballet class CD review, a DVD review and more! Hope your holiday is a good one!

Dance Class: Substituting For Another Teacher
If you have ever had to substitute for another dance teacher you know how hard it can be. People don’t like change, and dancers become especially accustomed to having a particular routine. Recently I had to have a young lady step in to teach for me because I was traveling and it made me think about how challenging it is to be a sub. Teaching for someone else can

The Arangetram
Copyright 2005, Catherine L. Tully If you have never heard of an Arangetram, get ready to be amazed… (I am going to break it down here into only the very basics, but there are many layers that I won’t cover, so know that there is a good deal more to this than meets the eye.) Bas

In The Spirit Of Thanksgiving
Copyright 2005, Catherine L. Tully With Thanksgiving upon us, I thought I might do a post on the body. As dancers we need to remember that the body is something to be thankful for. It is our instrument of expression. As I have grown older, my body has been less able to meet the demands I place on it and it is also more prone to injury. One day I may not be able to do any of the things I could in my prime