Will explore the fundamentals to basic modern technique while introducing concepts such as: Increased awareness of rhythm and working within alternative time signatures, level-use, planes, shape, exploration of space, weight shift, counter-balance, fall and recovery, “groundedness,” and initiation of movement from breath; the integration of pedestrian movement and improvisation; the integration of floor work & across the floor progressions; development of a student’s own movement aesthetic and sensitivity to effort qualities and dynamics
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Teaching the dancer to apply the floor barre exercises to the traditional ballet barre exercises. Applying and understanding the reasoning behind the floor barre technique.
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Easy Ways to Keep Your Customers Eating Out of Your Hand!Everyone knows that it’s one thing to get customers in your door, but it’s another to keep them there year after year. Find out the five secrets everyone needs to know to keep your customers loyal and satisfied. It’s easier than you think!
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Monday, August 8th 2011
Schedule and faculty subject to change due to professional obligations.
Sunday, August 7th 2011


The Dance Teacher Web Conference & Expo features over 90 classes. Four movement rooms, a dedicated business classroom and teaching lab ensure the availability and facilitate the enjoyment of any session you choose. Scroll down for all the details or download a printable version!
Nutcracker- Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, Chinese Dancer, Arabian DancerA Must know for every studio! Learn to create a Nutcracker fantasy with easy steps that bring to life the character’s of this popular production. These looks are versatile and can be used to enhance other numbers too.
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Discover exciting movement from different cultures and world music to create exciting and different choreography for all levels. This world tour will include progressions, choreography and center work. Take your jazz class to a whole new level with the exploration of international work.
Discover the joys of teaching Character Dance. Incorporating Character Dance in your ballet classes will provide your students with training in performance and musicality.
This class is structured to help you strengthen and find your own style of movement in any improv situation. With movement based exercises in an expressive environment, we will focus on committing to your choices, strengthening your ability to move beforeyou think and help you find a new vocabulary of fresh, innovative movement to communicate to your students. This class will help you to embrace spontaneity and improv with great confidence, without thinking twice about it.RENEWING
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Exploring how to transition your current lyrical style and introduce a current, contemporary spin on your choreography. Discussion and contemporary combination to be taught. A great opportunity to shake-up your current style and stretch YOURSELF as a teacher!
Jazz warm up incorporates basic isolations, plie, releve, and balance techniques. Horizontal movement includes 3 step , 3 step turns, step together, and chasse. Fundamental direction changes such as pivots are emphasized. Jumps in center with direction changes are included to maintain stamina. Combinations include various levels of across the floor and center combo’s that can be integrated, using travelling movements, walks, skips, runs, and triplets, combined with turns, challenging arm movements, floor work, and choreographic direction and position changes.
Knowing how to teach musicality in 3 different ways! Learning the lyrics, the instruments (piano, bass, sneer, etc.) AND counting it all in the correct rhythms and syncopations! These 3 abilities will nurture a musical ear that will make your students go from average to Brilliant! Nothing is more frustrating to our students than being taught a combination that looks one way when taught but is a completely different routine when done to the music. Be a teacher who can articulate the intricacies of musicality in more than one way so you can reach students who have all different learning aptitudes. As dancers our music is our GPS! Know how to give the correct directions! This will be and Int/Adv Hip-Hop Combo with some Jazz Funk Flair.
How do you keep pre teens and teens in their Ballet classes? Ways to plan your Beginner Ballet classes to keep your students coming back. From Barre to Center work, exercises to get your students moving and learning in a fun and easy way. Ideas for pirouettes, center variations, leaps and across the floor combinations to help your dancers gain confidence and grace in an approachable way.
Overwhelmed by the all the decisions required to run a successful dance studio that have nothing to do with dance? This presentation will help you understand the most important legal decisions facing you as you build your dream business: What type of business entity should you select? Should you buy your space or rent? How should you pay your employees? Should you use an employee handbook? After attending this presentation you will understand the legal “ground rules” for running a successful studio.
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Start your day and everyday with awaking exercises from both gryotonic and pilates based techniques. Enjoy upbeat music and comprehensive stretches for your back , hips, feet, legs, arms and hands.
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Focusing on how to ignite emotion and presence thru movement. How to teach our students to perform and take class with passion, focus, discipline and facial and physical body language that communicates non-verbally to their audience and class environment The root of this is authentic emotion speaking thru our movement. I will share exercises on facials, structure, lines, levels, rehearsal etiquette, etc. that will not only yield the best results but will give the most memorable journey to the final destination of performing! This will be a combination that has staging, musical roll offs and sound bites and will consist of Beginning to Advanced movement. that requires multiple emotions.Jazz Funk
Explore fun and creative ways to develop musicality in your students.
This class is for the busy life of a studio owner and dance instructor. Designed especially for teachers to help generate fresh ideas anddevelop techniques to facilitate the creation of new movement in the studio. We will focus on alleviating any creative blocks, and provide exercises and methods to help you tap back into the essence, love and creativity of your teaching experience. Will also focus on local and affordable resources to help enhance the role that you play as an instructor and choreographer. Centered around yourspecific needs, you are bound to walk away feeling moved and inspired!
This class recalls the classic style of a bygone era of Broadway tap and movie musicals. Big band music and swing time set the backdrop for warmups and combos focused on this unique style and classical footwork.
Are you looking to build your client base and expand your target market? In this class Steve will share how to increase your revenue and build additional streams of income. Today more than ever it is important to have as many sources of income to keep your bottom line strong. Plus you will also learn a unique marketing idea that will explode your young children’s programs. This class is a must for all studio owners!
In this day and age when the media sends so many mixed messages, where is a young adult to turn? As teachers and business owners that cater to the Young Adult Market, how do you motivate and reinforce positive behavior so that they can not only believe in themselves, but also accomplish great things? There is an easy and effective way that gets the job done and once you master it, the rewards are endless!
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Exploring a current, updated jazz combination for Intermediate and Advanced students while discussing and observing our own positive and negative roles as teachers. An incredibly fun, focused class to re-energize your heart and love for dance!
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A comprehensive class demonstrating a wide variety of turns used in both Classical and Jazz techniques. Ways to combine turns to make interesting combinations. Helpful hints to aid your students to experience the feeling of spinning while gaining the control necessary to execute perfect turns. Breathing techniques and ideas on how to coordinate port de bras to assist on every turn.
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“Turbo-Charging your Online Registration”- How to make it super easy for customers to register online.The goal of this class is to provide tips and tricks that will have your website making money while you sleep.
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Time to try something new! Come sample Line Dancing, Steppin’, Decades Dancing, Folk Dancing, Hip Hop Square Dancing and more! These four week popular courses will not only generate extra money , but also attract new students! It’s a great way to get beginners interested in dancing. Be fresh, be diverse and come join Christy for a rockin’ fun class!
Rehearsal techniques for clean and precise choreography.
Learn about the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) method of training that provides a comprehensive training program for teachers and insures students will receive safe and correct instruction.
With Motown classics and uptempo funk, this class is all about having fun and sitting into the groove. The class will begin with a combination geared towards beginner level students and finish with a funk combination intended for intermediate and advanced students.
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Will explore level progression of improvisation, modern movement repertory and choreographic composition and design; in order to build movement profile and creative aesthetic; while focusing on the following explored concepts: Movement analysis; choreographic structure/devices/form; motif and phrase configuration; the creative process, the editing process; constructive critique/giving & receiving feedback
A fusion of unique dance routines for women, specifically choreographed to popular music. By fusing several styles including country, hip hop, Latin, jazz, contemporary and more, Phusia offers something for everyone. Participants master familiar choreography and are challenged by new additions. Unlike dance fitness classes where the movements are often very repetitive, Phusia challenges participants by offering a variety of choreography. Cardio hip-hop classes and Latin-based cardio classes fall short of this concept.
A master class specially formatted for Dance Teacher Web - for all those dance instructors who love Bollywood music and dance, but don’t know how to teach Bollywood dance. Choreographer ‘Reetu Patel’ will teach basic techniques of Bollywood dance, and work with the instructors in putting the basic techniques into choreography, using different rhythm and tempo. On completion of the master class each instructor will be able to teach their students the routine using the vocabulary put together by Reetu Patel, and have them perform at the year end recitals and various other events.
Tips and techniques for teaching and cleaning classic musical theater tap.
Today’s business environment is constantly shifting. With the advent of social media, the game has changed forever! In addition,customers have developed a rather extreme value orientation with respect to how they spend their hard-earned dollars!As businesses, we are also very value-conscious these days, and when we DO spend money on marketing, we want it to be anINVESTMENT, not just an expense!Join us for a fast-paced, in-depth look at how successful companies are organizing their Marketing efforts!
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Warm-up to include exercises that bring strength awareness to the entire body. This class combines elements of jazz, lyrical and modern techniques with strong athleticism, constructively focusing on the importance of thorough and connected transitions while moving generously through space. Combinations will be created for you to enliven your artistry, strengthen your ability to dance outside of your comfort zone, and explore what youʼre made of as a storyteller.
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Using Pilates and other body conditioning exercises to prepare the studio dancer for the strength and ballet technique needed to create a strong core base for all dance forms.
The quality of a tap dancers ear is equally as important as the clarity of their feet. With unique exercises for listening, counter rhythms, and improvisation this class focuses on the purity of tap sounds. A variety of levels will be covered progressing from the simplest of steps for beginners and moving on to advanced improv and a capella tap.
This class is the sequel to last year’s well received class on negotiating. Learn techniques to creating win-win deals where everyone walks away happy! Staff contracts, leases, student scholarships, business partnerships and more will be presented. This class alone can save you $1000 of your hard earned dollars.
Tuesday, August 9th 2011
Schedule and faculty subject to change due to professional obligations.
Join in the discussion on everything that goes into a successful show: from front of house, to costumes, to the back stage fire drill!
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Starting with pre point exercises and continuing with beginning exercises at the barre. Taking this information and translating it to across the floor.
Class will focus on the specific deconstruction of lesson planning for dance in the K-12 setting: Key concepts to be covered include:Curriculum breakdown; unit planning (into lesson planning); deconstruction of lesson-plans: goal-setting, objectives, addressing state standards, developmental info, materials, preparation, warm-up, lesson introduction, exploration, development, creating, sharing, conclusion; integration of interdisciplinary connections; assessment methods; take-home examples of lesson-plans for elementary school, middle school and high-school dance education students; how to integrate K-12 lesson plans into studio curriculum
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Learn the tips and tricks to make your dance studio business numbers and records audit proof for the IRS and work for you at the same time. We will discuss strategies to take advantage of every write off you deserve and keep everything properly organized so you can learn from those same numbers and make smart decisions for the direction of your business to balance your artistry, teaching and profitability.
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Are your dancers lacking in overall body strength and conditioning? Learn effective ways to help your students achieve premium conditioning by utilizing exercise balls, resistance bands, balance domes and more in a relaxing, yet stimulating atmosphere.
Exploring how to transition from basic ballet steps into lyrical and contemporary styles with your younger or less experienced dancers. Discussion and techniques on motivating your younger dancers to explore their emotion and stretch their technical ability.
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Paul draws upon his experience of owning and operating 7 studios (and over 2000 students) to discuss how streamlining and automating the many administrative tasks you face can free you up to spend more time doing what you love. usually encompasses how automating the thousands of annual transactions is necessary and required. He will cover the benefits of automating such things as online registration, automatic tuition payments, dancewear and costuming, marketing, social media management and more.
Learn the 5 easy steps to creating a professional, polished performance stage face. Even your beginner’s can create a look than enhances features on stage, is age appropriate and flattering to all skin tones with these simple artistry tips & techniques.
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Rise and shine to the awesome stretch, strength and centering of a flow yoga class created especially for Dancers.
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Learn exciting ways to incorporate a variety of non weight bearing and weight bearing lifts into your choreography. Taught by the internationally acclaimed Adagio Team D’Valda & Sirico, this class will show you the secrets to developing excellent partner work in your dancers.
Ron DeVito and his assistant will be teaching Access Broadway’s signature class, “Broadway Production”. Ron puts you in the spotlight as the star of your favorite musical. He details the choreography, vocal coaching and direction of a Broadway show stopping number. By the end of this session you’ll be ready to receive your Tony award!
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Have present day woes managed to get you down? Even worse, has negative thinking gotten in the way of getting the results you hope for on the job and/or in life? There’s an easy way to turn it all around so you can once again have a positive outlook when it comes to productivity and setting attainable goals at work and in life. You can do it...no matter what the nightly news says! Find out how easy it is to change course and set sail for positive results first time, every time!
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Learn new and time tested techniques on how to teach boys. We will explore what to give boys in regards to movement and what not to give them. Discover what makes boys tick and how to get them to advance and be challenged. This class will introduce work for all levels of jazz, lyrical and contemporary.
A great class that works on propelling flexibility and getting deeper into the muscles for a longer stretch. A twist on everyday stretches that will help your students to develop stronger and leaner bodies. This class content will definitely assist your students in understanding how to safely gain the flexibility they need to go to the next level.
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It is my goal to introduce you to technology that will streamline your efficiency and allow you to have more time to focus on other areas of your business. The proper use of technology can simplify and automate complex, unique and costly business processes, which leads to decreased costs and increased profits. We know your time is precious, and we’d like you to be able to focus it on the most value added processes of your business while letting technology automate the rest.
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An intermediate level Ballet class for teens, using pirouettes in arabesque and attitude, allegro variations and a variety of turns on the diagonal. Includes helpful tips on how to break down and teach these movements effectively.
What and how to teach beginners so they are prepared for everything else.
An excellent class for strengthening turns. Includes across the floor exercises to help develop the support needed to do true pirouettes. Upper body strength and placement will also be addressed. Concluding with “How To” ways to improve footwork on travelling turn progressions.
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Upbeat combinations in more than one jazz style suitable and fun for this age group. Ways to stimulate a young student’s brain by using technique effectively. Ideas for floor work that you can incorporate into your choreography for dancers at this level.
Ways to help your students improve their spacial awareness. Includes combinations using circles, diagonal and crossing patterns that can be a great addition to your classical choreography. Also helps prevent “mirror dancing” and promotes interaction between the dancers.
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Explore the three principles that help any student figure out any step.
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Wednesday, August 10th 2011
Schedule and faculty subject to change due to professional obligations.
Are you looking to create a great jazz warm-up? In this class you will learn how to incorporate isolation work, body conditioning, stretching and strengthening exercises. Syllabi work from Steve’s level I and II will be presented.
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The way to achieve success and greatness in your studio is to get your entire staff and faculty on board with your vision. We will discuss easy steps to keep your business rising to the top and for everyone who works for you to reach their goals. Ideas on how to keep training everyone who works for you to gain optimum productivity and ways to maintain a positive environment for all.
A class designed to define Lyrical Jazz styles for both intermediate and more advanced students. Components will include combinations that focus on the use of port de bras, fluidity of movement and floor work combined with interpretation of music and lyrics.
Will explore musical theatre technique while accenting stylistic nuances and musicality phrasing; through center and across the floor progressions and show repertory. Will place emphasis on content for varying levels, performance and movement quality, stylization, characterization and understanding of how all these musical theatre technical elements work in unison to support a show’s book and score.
Afro/Jazz Progressions warm-up includes center work, across the floor, and combinations using plies, continuous contracting and releasing through the back and neck, grand battements, turns, and leaps, often times done with flexed feet, knees bent while contracting forward, and/or in tilts. Many movements are done close to the ground in a deep plie or completely released through the back. There is ALOT of ab work to strengthen core muscles used to help maintain control while working off center allowing dancers to release their upper bodies, necks, heads, arms, while maintaining control.Each progression will be demonstrated at beginner-intermediate-advanced levels.
Techniques for teaching some of the harder movements in tap.
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Afro/Jazz combinations include various across the floor and center combo’s that work into the floor in plie, incorporate leaps, turns, and floor work, while maintaining continuity with the release of the upper body.
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This presentation digs a little deeper in exploring how to manage risk in your studio and how to work with your attorney if you get sued. We will explore managing client risk, managing employees, what cases you will likely win and what cases you will likely lose if you are sued, understanding and effectively using mediation and arbitration, and how to most effectively buy and use legal services. Heaven forbid that you ever get sued -- but if the unthinkable happens, be prepared.
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In places where different businesses offer similar services, competition can be fierce. In these markets, the consumer may perceive the services to all look alike. As are result, he/she often searches for the slightest bit of difference between various offerings to justify a purchasing decision. The consumer is practically begging for direction on what to buy and from whom they should buy. Yet often times, the service provider look to the short-term solution of promotional discounts, which almost always lead to an unstable client base. Successful organizations look to create perceivable differentiation to drive big results. In the world of dance instruction, differentiation should be an essential part of the brand. The more that dance schools look alike, the greater the value of differentiation. This presentation will focus on how to stand out.
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Rise and shine to the awesome stretch, strength and centering of a flow yoga class created especially for Dancers.
Concepts for bringing dance into Public Schools.
Discussing the age old problems (i.e. difficult parents and divas) as well as the new issues caused my social media (i.e. bullying and online videos).
A few different twists and ideas on running a class for pre school children. Ballet based but incorporating a variety of props, stories, singing and more to ensure that your young dancers keep on coming back for more. At the same time instilling in them a good basic technique to stimulate but not overwhelm them and take them to the next level.
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