Live, Learn, Dance – Biographies
See also: Live, Learn, Dance – The Language Experience Approach and Live, Learn, Dance – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens So often, we focus on the physical and mental lessons that dance is providing to…
Diamond, Platinum, 5-Stars, Oh My!
Originally published on my Facebook page on March 3, 2019. When I coached Pop Warner and high school dance, things were so simple. The teams were grouped by ages (for Pop Warner, our 12-15 year-old team were…
Your Dance Gang Name
Just for kicks and giggles… Everyone needs an alias – let yours show your dance attitude! Be sure to COMMENT at the bottom with your DANCE GANG NAME, and SHARE with your dance friends! So, what’s your…
Ready to Fly (Again)
At the end of 2020, dance competitions began to gear up for the return of in-person events. Lewis from Fly Dance Competition gave us the scoop on how comp companies were preparing!
This HAS to be a joke…
I get it – not everything in life makes sense. For example, why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? These and other deep questions will continue to plague us for all eternity.…
Live From Our House, Part 2
How we staged (and survived) a virtual dance recital Make sure you read Live From Our House, Part 1 first! On the second day of the virtual recital, the sun rose with a blazing hot fury that…
Yeah, that’s not what I meant…
Under normal circumstances, my girls’ bedroom is a disgrace. When we’re rushing around during the normal year (school, dance, etc.), they don’t really have a lot of time at home to invest into organizing and straightening everything…
Live From Our House, Part 1
How we staged (and survived) a virtual dance recital As with most studios, our end-of-year recital in June caps off our entire dance year. Even though we typically would have Nationals and the World Dance Championship in…
Can’t I just buy one then?
The Captain’s got a point, kids. Okay, we get it – you’re only turning on one leg at a time, so you might just need the one shoe at that moment. But don’t you realize that you…
It Means What?!
This meme first appeared on my Facebook page on March 21, 2019. Back in high school (much further back than I care to acknowledge), a friend of mine was taking French as her foreign language. We were…
