October is a full month at the studio – we are in the middle of FREE Dance Days and Costume Week is right around the corner! In the middle of such a busy season, it’s so refreshing to take a few minutes to step back and read through the nominations for Dancer of the Month …
Each fall, dance teachers everywhere start scouring their music playlists and checking costume websites waiting for the new collections to be released. We start to think about what themes might suit our classes, if the tempo of the song we love will work well for the skills we’d like to showcase in the recital, and …
Today, we see dance in so many elements of our culture – and a lot of them are great! Fun dancing in commercials, movies and documentaries about dance and dancers, and TV shows are more common than I can ever remember. We’re often asked our opinion about one specific TV show – and some families …
Who doesn’t love a fun ballet quiz on a Friday? 🙂 7 days in each week, 7 levels of Graded Technique Ballet classes at The Pointe… 7 questions on this fun ballet quiz! Take a look through the questions and see how many your dancer can answer correctly! Extra credit for following up on any …
Halloween is just around the corner – and we know families are trying to make, find, or buy creative and fun Halloween costumes for their kids. If you have a dancer in your family, the materials for a great costume may be tucked away in a closet! We have some ideas to help you build …
Message from Miss Vanessa: Our first month of 2017-2018 classes FLEW by. Wow! We have seen a record number of preschool students in the studio for their first class, Company students working hard to prepare for their competitive season, ballet classes learn new challenging barre exercises, and hip hoppers get back in their groove. It’s …
“Dance can save the world.” I know that sounds crazy – but there’s some real truth there. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be diving in to some of the amazing benefits found from regular participation in dance lessons. If you want a world where kids are better educated, more physically fit and more mentally …
Every month, our teaching staff nominates dancers who are standing out in and out of the classroom – with their work ethic, willingness to help others, and showing kindness and friendship to everyone. I love taking a moment to step back from the business of day-to-day operations and getting to read these notes from our …
Message from Miss Vanessa: Our second season begins in JUST FOUR DAYS! I can’t wait to start a new year of great dance classes and see everyone back in the studio! Find everything you need to know before classes begin in our welcome letter (if you don’t have it in your email, here’s a copy …
We hear it all the time – “Are they too young to be dancing?” Honestly, as long as the dance class is developmentally appropriate – no! The ability to start dancing develops in children often before the ability to form full phrases or sentences. Dance is a primal part of the human experience throughout all …