Lots of fun headed our way this December with our brand new Visit to the North Pole Dance Camp, our always popular Frozen Musical Theatre Camp, and the classic Nutcracker Ballet Camp! We are so happy to spend a few days before Christmas seeing the magic of the season through a child’s eyes!
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Terra Heraly starting dancing at the age of four in Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating from Oklahoma City University with a Bachelors in Performing Arts she went to perform in various theaters in Branson, Missouri and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and on many cruise ships traveling the world. After three contracts she decided to spend some time
No matter how many times I see The Nutcracker, it’s still a magical ballet. I used to go to sleep at night as a little girl dreaming I was Clara in the Land of Sweets. We would like to invite your dancers to join us and their friends to be a part of this magic
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We are hosting our first ever “Bring a Friend to Class” day for our Monday 3:45 Musical Theatre and Thursday 3:45 Ballet classes! Here are the details: Who: Your daughter may invite one friend close in age to her class When: The week before Halloween: 10/26 (theatre) & 10/29 (ballet) Where: St. John the Divine
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Between the ages of 0-7 children are developing all major neural networks. Cognitive, language, social and emotional functions are all being vastly developed – not to mention fine and gross motor skills. Dance classes can engage all of these functions! Investing in your young dancer is time and money well spent!
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Next year we must get a photographer! It’s hard work putting on costumes, doing hair, makeup (and glitter:)), making the girls feel like princesses, dancing on the stage AND taking pictures! Every year I think “there will be plenty of time to take pictures.” That never happens. There were a few moments we had an
Whether you are a parent or a teacher (or both!), it’s inevitable that as you get older you gain more experience in raising your children and teaching your students. I know I am a much better parent today than I was 18 years ago and I am a much more knowledgeable teacher than I was
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I just returned last night from five days in beautiful (but hot) Scottsdale, AZ at the Phoenician Resort for the Dance Life Teachers Conference. Even as I write this post I am getting choked up thinking about all the people I met and stories I heard. If you are a dance teacher and have not
The summer months are a weird time for a dance teacher. We are generally people that like routine, schedule and being in control, but in the summer everything is just a little off. There are fewer classes and more free time. There are long periods of not seeing any students, except in the grocery store,
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We always want to make room for new ballerinas and turning students away from a full class breaks our heart! We have added several new classes for the fall to accommodate our growing registration! We are thrilled we were invited to teach an awesome group of ballerinas at Houston Country Club this September. After a successful
Lots of New Classes! Read More »
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