Injuries can happen in every sector, in work-life and home-life. Paper cuts as you shift through the paper on your desk or accidentally dropping items on your toes as you move objects around the home. Working in a sector that heavily relies on your physically will increase the risk of injury, due to the workload placed on… Continue reading Injuries in Dance
For many dance schools the term times used are simply just the terms of the local school. However during this post I want to discuss other formats of term times that dance schools can put into place. When using the school term times as your dance school times, it's pretty easy to work out when… Continue reading Development Series: Dance School Term Times
Finding the right space for dance is often the most important factor of making or breaking your classes. Through my years of teaching I've held classes in a variety of different spaces, some of which have been great, others have had down sides. I thought that within today's piece I would write down my current… Continue reading Development Series: The Right Dance Space
During February Half Term I attended a two day event hosted by People Dancing in collaboration with English National Ballet and the Dance for Parkinson's network, that would teach dance practitioners how to teach sessions aimed at those with Parkinson's. Before the course began we were all instructed to take part in an online course… Continue reading Dance for Parkinson’s Training
Capturing dance in a camera can be easy when what is asked for is a video of the performance. The video can capture the movement that creates dance, and yet much of the time we find it much more useful to have photographs of performances. Images that can show others the dance based talent that… Continue reading Photographing Dance: Capturing Movement in Still-Frames
I have to choreograph. Partly for my degree and particularly for my work. If I don't choreograph my classes tend to fall flat as they are based on the children learning a routine. If I haven't choreographed a routine, there isn't a routine for them to learn. While I would be very happy to have… Continue reading YEESSSS!: Having the impulse to create movement
Setting up your own dance school can be a scary thing, but once established you can find that the school runs smoothly and you are earning money from doing something you love to do. I felt that for my own interest and for many others it would be great to have a page that was… Continue reading So you want to set up your own dance school: Here’s what you should know.
During my life I have always seen dance as a physical activity. While I admit some classes are tougher than others, most classes do burn calories equal or greater than by bike commute to university. So it seems strange to me that quite a few people that don't see dance as exercise. While the number… Continue reading The benefits of starting to dance.
Whether it be a New Year's resolution to become more active, a determination to improve your dancing or just a will to try something new, dance can be a great way for you to spend your time. During today's post I want to let you know about possible routes into dance available in your local… Continue reading What dance related activities are available to people in the community?
Shin splints affects many areas of exercise, particularly those that are high impact and require a lot of weight being applied to the legs. While most resources state this is normally caused from running and basketball, dancers also have a higher risk of developing them. While not all dance styles will have a higher risk… Continue reading Shin Splints: Treatment for dancers
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