Last week I had the pleasure of guest-teaching an intermediate-level ballet class at a local studio. It's been a while since I taught ballet, and I was nervous I would forget the correct terms/tell a dumb joke to a crowd of teenagers/generally make a fool of myself. But luckily, it went rather well! And in [...]
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Teaching in Caz
Hi peeps! Here's where to stalk me in REAL LIFE--fancy that. I'm teaching a four-week workshop series in Waltz starting today! It'll be at the Cazenovia Municipal Building (address below) at 7pm for the next four Tuesdays. Honestly I haven't decided what I'm teaching for all four lessons--some basics, technique, etc. I won't know at [...]
Today’s Tidbit
What says more about my teaching style than anything else: When I made a joke last night about having forgotten my smackin' ruler for whipping people into ballroom shape, and not one person laughed. Because they thought I was serious. Let that be a lesson, boys and girls! Speaking of teaching, I'm doing a workshop series [...]
Learning Choreography: Musings and Advice
Hello readers! I hope everyone is having a lovely day. The sun is shining (momentarily), the rain has stopped (fleetingly), and I'm thinking about choreography (perpetually). More specifically, I've been thinking about how I learn and store choreography in my memory. I've been taking ballet classes again after a college-induced hiatus, and lately the studio [...]
Teaching and Culture: Ballroom vs. Ballet
Hello all! Good day and welcome back to my life. I've been thinking a lot recently about the culture differences between ballet and ballroom. As I gear up to teach another 'season', if you will, of the SU ballroom team, I reflect on what I've done in the past, as well as what bits I [...]
Teaching, Training, & Technique: That Guy
So last post I mentioned a concept that I use a lot while teaching, and I think it bears expanding. It’s an idea that I revisit time and time again, as it is both a technique booster and a conduit into a larger discussion about art and audience. I can’t claim the invention of the [...]
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