Category: Blog Series: Becoming a Teaching Artist

Creative Dance for All Ages – By Anne Green Gilbert One of the classic and timeless books on teaching dance to children and teens is now available in an updated version. This is one of the top three books I always recommend to dancers new to teaching. It is a great resource for ideas around…

    Whether you teach children or teens at a school or at studio, here are four important ideas to consider before classes start up again in a few weeks.   1. GOALS. What are your goals for yourself as a teacher, and for your students?   2. INSPIRATION. What is currently inspiring you that…

If you teach dance to students in preschool and K-3, here are some helpful and creative ways to use colored popsicle sticks. Find these sticks on amazon.com or at the local craft store. They are easy, cheap, and fun for the students. NAMES ON STICKS      For each of your classes, you can place…

Afterschool dance opportunities happen all around the community – at dance studios, onsite at K-12 schools, in afterschool programs, at community and rec centers, and at churches and synagogues. Afterschool dance classes can be for preschoolers, elementary school students, and teens in middle and high school. Here are 5 ideas to help you as you…

Dance classes for children ages 2-5. Many of us start out this way – I did! You are young and ambitious. The preschool age requires a lot of energy, creativity, and hard work. It is a fun and magical age group to teach.  You are putting on a mini performance at each class. Here are 5…

Okay, you are excited and motivated about getting a job teaching dance. But, you have no experience teaching. How do you get your foot in the door? How do you get started? The ideas shared here can apply to a variety of settings – dance studios, community centers, afterschool programs, and K-12 schools. Internships, Teaching…

  ——————————————————— Teaching Credentials Whether you are still in college or a college graduate, it is worth your time to consider the benefits of earning a dance education teaching credential. This could be for the state in which you currently live, or for where you dream of living in the future. Dance teaching credentials can…

Lincoln Center Scholars Alternative Certification Program While reading the Arts Education Partnership's email update today, I found out about an interesting new teaching certification program with the Lincoln Center. This will help support more dancers to gain work teaching in New York public schools.  To find out more, click here.  ———————