How many times do you finish a class and tell the students to practice or stretch at home? How many times do they come to the next class without doing either? The answer: almost every class and every student. So how do we get them to practice at home when they have homework, chores, other activities, etc.? Multitasking! I know it sounds crazy, but it works. Stretching can be done just about anywhere and anytime. Everyone has to read. Younger kids often have to read nightly for 20 minutes. Older students have required books for English class. I encourage students to hold a stretch as you read so many pages, then move the book and read that many more. During other homework. Put it just far enough you are stretching as you write your answers. This is great for butterfly and straddle stretches. Don't fast forward those commercials. This is a great time to work on a step, work on that tap section giving you trou...
Packing for a dance competition can be very stressful. Trying to make sure you have every accessory for each costume, the correct costumes and shoes, all your make-up, etc. can become overwhelming. Plus, every time you attend another competition, a new item gets added to the packing list. Here are a few tips for making your list and what to pack. Tips for making your list Adapt and change your list as you go along. Type up your list easier to make new copies for each competition easily add or remove items from the list easier to read than some handwriting Communicate with other parents on some of the extra stuff they are bringing. (You probably only need a few trash bags not a few boxes of them.) Get a sturdy container or bag to hold all of it. A FatMax toolbox, caboodle, toolbox, diaper bag all work well. The large 31 bags are good for some of it too. Dreamduffles or a dyi version is great for the costumes and shoes. Garment bags a...