Last year, Vitality Dance Teacher Conference at Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) introduced free online professional development sessions for dance educators to keep them feeling ‘refreshed’ between conferences. This year, Dance Teacher Refresh returns with a duo of sessions focussed specifically on you as dance educators. Following a recent survey conducted with educators in partnership with […]

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In Dance Informa’s series, Preschool teaching tips with Tiffany Henderson, we hear from master studio owner and dance business expert Tiffany Henderson, the successful owner of seven Tiffany’s Dance Academy locations with over 2,500 students. Henderson also founded Twinkle Star Dance as a toolkit for studio owners. In this instalment of the series of quick […]

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Dance educators and studio owners, we invite you to put on the kettle and once a month spend your Sunday afternoons in the company of excellence. Vitality Dance Teacher Conference from Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) is introducing a brand-new series of professional development sessions for dance educators and studio owners. And the best news is… […]

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In Dance Informa’s series, Preschool teaching tips with Tiffany Henderson, we hear from master studio owner and dance business expert Tiffany Henderson, the successful owner of seven Tiffany’s Dance Academy locations with over 2,500 students. Henderson also founded Twinkle Star Dance as a toolkit for studio owners. In this instalment of the series of quick […]

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Highly regarded pedagogy of ballet teaching around the world, Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), will welcome national and international delegates for the Fifth International Conference in 2024, to be held in Sydney from 19 – 21 of January. The conference will have a focus on rethinking and reframing best practices in teaching. Shelley Yacopetti, the National Director of RAD Australia, notes that the RAD is a heritage […]

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As the school year begins and we focus again on students and learning outcomes, there is another cohort for whom the ‘first day back’ is perhaps even more important. Teachers.  Having been a teacher/trainer myself, I can confirm that fronting a class and dealing with students, parents and the often complex landscape of compliance can be a uniquely […]

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As a studio owner or dance teacher, it’s important to stay abreast of new trends, ideas, concepts and techniques. What are the latest findings in dance physiology and safe dance practice? What new programs, syllabi, products, or services could help you with the running of your studio or the teaching of your students? How are […]

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The Dance Teacher Web Conference and Expo is an event unlike any other, with four days of inspiring sessions and events, safety protocols across the world, and a virtual platform and event app available for 90 days after the event. The event will include more than 140 sessions on an extensive range of dance, business […]

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It’s time to get back into the studio, to greet the smiling faces of our students and to get to work on the curriculum and routines for this year. If you want to start on the right foot, follow this checklist of planning activities that need to be done before you get back into the […]

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Many beginner acro students complain of headaches in class. Luckily, as students progress through their acro dance education, this side effect will lessen or will no longer occur. Good to know! So what are some tips that you can offer your students to help them achieve less – or no – headaches? Read on to […]

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