Valentines for Dancers
With these free printable valentines, dancers can show their support, care, and love for their dance family!
A Good Pointe, Part 2
Here is Part 1, if you haven’t read it yet. *This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase using one of these links, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to…
A Good Pointe, Part 1
It is a proud day when a dancer is told that she is ready to go en pointe. For most dancers, it marks a rite of passage that is achieved when they have demonstrated maturity, strength, and…
Take My Money
For most dancers, the prospect of getting their first pair of pointe shoes is a highly anticipated event. In the wonderful world of ballet, it typically means that a teacher has observed some signs of readiness in…
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…
“Gracefully and grandly…”
If you want your self-esteem to be instantly and irrevocably diminished, take a virtual dance class alongside your child! I now know how awkward and miserable Marla Hooch felt during her movement lessons in A League of…
Setting Up a Dance Space At Home – Part 4 – Mirror, Mirror
Update (4/26/22): I realize with shame and horror that I never updated this, and we’ve had the mirror going on two years! Yes, we did buy another mirror from The Mirror Company (see below), and my girls…
Setting Up a Dance Space at Home – Part 3 – Meet Me at the Barre
If your dancer has a space to practice at home, providing a barre for them to work with can be a game changer.