As we scroll, it’s good to keep in mind that most exercise gurus on social media are looking for “likes” and more importantly -...

A Definition of Cuing for movement training:  “A short phrase or word, verbalized in place of a spoken count, used to inform the student...

Photo of Sasha Cohen by Kathy Goedeken Photo of Alicia Makarova by Dina Makarova The Problem (The don’ts) I think we have...

Remember when you were in school and, in certain subjects anyway, you wondered “How on earth does this apply to my life?” or “Why do I...

More and more there seems to be a glut of online workshops, seminars and teachers promising "the world". Marketing has become so...

I want to preface this “musing” with the understanding that I am in no way pointing fingers at anyone or any group of people here. This...

With almost everyone staying home and avoiding social gatherings including dance and exercise classes for the foreseeable future, I...

As kids we used to sit in a circle and play a game where one person would start by whispering a phrase into the ear of the person next to...

One’s approach to movement is all-important. An incredible force is lost if one relegates dance to just the outward appearance of a...

There are many opinions/ misconceptions about what a ballet class is supposed to "do" for a skater, how effective it really is as a...

Definition of Pedagogy: “The act, process and art of imparting knowledge. The art and science of instructional methodology.” Many coaches...

and how it affects our teaching and our learning Typically, the way many people teach dance classes today is that they give the...

I’m pleased to announce that In conjunction with Inna Stabrova and Dmitriy Tuboltsev, I am now teaching the complete Vaganova Level One...

I wrote this article quite a few of years ago, and later incorporated it into my “Lesson Book” in 2011. At that time, I was still...