Dance to Learn® Podcast | The Preschool Dance Teacher's Podcast

Feb 23 2023 4
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The Preschool Dance Teacher's Podcast by Dance to Learn® shares tips, tricks and advise for Preschool Dance Teachers. Host Jessica Strong and her guests answer your questions, provide solutions for the struggles you may face in your preschool dance classes and share our knowledge to help you grow your Preschool Dance Programs in your studio. To be featured on the Podcast, Ask Jessica using the form on our website: https://www.thepreschooldanceteacherspodcast.com/ask-jessica

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How to Educate Parents on the Benefits of Incorporating Books in Dance Class with Once Upon a Dance!

Feb 23 2023 42 mins  
A dance parent unenrolled her child after our instructor read a book in dance class. How can I best educate my dance families on the importance of incorporating books with dance class? Special Guest Once Upon a DanceOnce Upon a Dance offers movement, breath, joy, connection, and imagination through stories.Their catalog of 25 interactive dance books highlights positive messages and

Structuring Short 6 Week Sessions and Problem Solving Anxiety Behaviors in Students with Maria Hanley

Feb 15 2023 54 mins  
My students will only dance if they hold my hand, it's causing disruptions in class.How can I best structure a shorter 6-8 week dance session so all my students can feel challenged and nurtured. Special Guest Maria HanelyA passionate advocate for early childhood dance education, Maria Hanley specializes in teaching ages 0 months to 6 years. She has left NYC to teach dancers in the

Should Dance Classes be Themed? How to Structure a large Tap Class with Guest Corey Lozier

Nov 17 2022 68 mins  
How can you teach class without a theme? Should you teach dance without a theme? How do you prioritize your class flow to ensure nothing important is missed? How can you structure a large class to ensure no child is missed? Special Guest Corey Lozier Corey Lozier is a dance teacher, studio owner, and dance education resource creator who specializes in tap dance for early childhood.

Students Dropping, Parent and Me Dance Class Structure & Student Teachers - with Erin Burd

Nov 10 2022 47 mins  
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Dance to Learn® Podcast - The Preschool Dance Teacher's Podcast Season 6 - Introduction

Nov 03 2022 1 mins  
Welcome to Season 6 of the Dance to Learn Podcast - The Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast! I’m your Host Jessica Strong!I am so excited for this season, because I’m introducing a new format! This season is all about YOU! I am answering your questions, providing help and guidance with your biggest struggles in the studio setting and I’m inviting Industry Leaders as guests to

Dance to Learn Podcast: Season 5 Episode 9: Crawling is a Milestone

Mar 31 2022 10 mins  
In today's Podcast Episode, I wanted to talk about one of the key takeaways from last week's podcast interview with Allison Mell from Tots and Target. Did you know that the CDC recently removed crawling as a developmental milestone? As a dance teacher, this is really concerning! Crawling provides so many benefits to young children, not just in the physical sense but also for their

Dance to Learn Podcast: Season 5 Episode 8: Child Development and the Dance Studio with Allison Mell from Tots on Target!

Mar 22 2022 49 mins  
In today's Podcast Episode, I have the privilege of interviewing Allison Mell with Tots on Target, a Physical Therapist who works side by side with Mary Deutsch, a Licensed Occupational Therapist to help parents understand how their children grow and develop. I recently completed their Babies on the Move course which was BRILLIANT (it's linked below) and I was captivated about the

Dance to Learn Podcast: How to Limit Distractions in the Dance Studio

Mar 16 2022 5 mins  
Hello Dance Teacher Friends! Happy Wednesday and welcome to another episode of the Dance to Learn® Podcast! I’m your host Jessica Strong and today I wanted to talk about limiting distractions inside the dance studio. I started my teaching career teaching in both a studio setting as well as inside schools such as private preschools and public elementary schools. Teaching in a sch

Dance to Learn Podcast: How to be a more Assertive Dance Teacher!

Mar 09 2022 10 mins  
Hello Dance Teacher Friends! Happy Wednesday and welcome to another episode of the Dance to Learn Podcast, I’m your host, Jessica Strong - I’m excited to be here with another episode of the podcast. Today I’m going to be talking about how we can be more assertive in the classroom and how changing what we say and how we say it can have a major impact on Classroom Management. T

Dance to Learn Podcast: Separation Anxiety in the Dance Studio! Dance Studio Solutions

Mar 02 2022 50 mins  
Good Morning! Welcome to the Dance to Learn® Podcast with your host Jessica Strong! The Dance to Learn Podcast is the place for dance educators and studio owners to get the best dance teacher resources, tips and advice to help you dance, learn and grow right along with your students. Let’s get into today’s episode. In today's Podcast episode, I will be discussing Separation An