Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "advice for dancers"
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4.9KFeaturedAudition for ‘CATS’ with Melbourne City Ballet’s Youth Theatre Program
Melbourne City Ballet (MCB) has launched a Youth Theatre program (MCYT), and will produce its first musical this year. The company is...
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6.3KDance Teacher ResourcesShould you do a Dance Teaching and Management course?
So you think you can teach dance? Well, maybe you can; but can you teach it well, and can you make it...
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6.8KDance AdviceExercises and workouts: Quick tips to help you prevent knee injuries
Exercise, as we know, is very important and offers numerous benefits. Exercises help strengthen the muscles around the joints, and prevent stiffness,...
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5.7KDancer HealthThriving through winter with these easy health tips
With the right care and attention to our body and mind, winter can be a time to thrive, to get down to...
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5.8KDance AdviceChoreography Advice Series: Melbourne’s Stephanie Lake
In this second instalment of our Choreography Advice Series (you can find our first interview with Sydney Dance Company’s Rafael Bonachela here),...
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4.6KDance AdviceMinding the gap: onPointe Consulting builds a bridge between student and professional dancing life
Stepping out from behind the doors of your ballet school, and into the world of fierce job competition in a bid to...
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5.9KDance Teacher ResourcesStep by step: Help your students dance through growth spurts
That “gawky” feeling – when limbs feel too long for one’s body, as if not really their own. In the pre-teen and...
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11.2KDancer HealthHow can I safely improve my arches?
Most dance forms look for “line”, that curvilinear continuity through the body that can be so aesthetically pleasing to the viewer and...
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12.8KDance AdviceTo dancers, from your photographer: Dos and Don’ts of audition photos
A picture is worth a thousand words. And unfortunately, sometimes words can be bad. Don’t let your next audition photo give the...
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13.2KDance AdviceAudition preparation and attire: Musical theatre
Last edition, we discussed audition etiquette in general, so let’s switch gears and have a chat on a few nuances about how to audition well for a musical theatre....
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14.0KDancer HealthNutrition for your Dance Festival Weekend
VDF, proudly sponsored by Dance Informa , is fast approaching! I’m sure you’ve picked out your outfits, but have you chosen your...
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23.5KDance AdviceMaking the choice to the ‘pointe’: The right age to go en pointe
Every little ballerina dreams about it, and every adult ballerina remembers it: that first time en pointe. On the less magical side...
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4.7KDance Advice5 tips from the pros for keeping your New Year’s resolutions going strong
Let’s face it; we’ve all been there. Each January, we set lofty goals for ourselves to last the year long, then two...
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4.2KDance AdviceCatty competitiveness: Just don’t give in to it!
In the dance world, as in many other sectors, we know that there’s serious competitiveness. Arguably, it gets more personal in our...
