By maria, on September 2nd, 2010
Want to know what I have been working on this week? More arts and crafts! At the Dance Teacher Summit I went to a prop seminar from Beverly Spell of Leap N’ Learn. It was such a neat idea that I thought my students would love it. And I thought you would love it too!
Here’s what I did-
I ordered 2 packages of foam sheets from Oriental Trading. 48 sheets in total.

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By maria, on September 1st, 2010
Yesterday I had a 2 hour (!) interview with Dance Studio Life Magazine for a feature they are doing on Maria’s Movers and Move. Create. Educate! It was so much fun! Look for the article in the January 2011 issue that should hit the stands in December. I will for sure post it here as well!
Anyone . . . → Read More: Dance Studio Life Magazine
By maria, on August 25th, 2010

Have you ever created a dance bulletin board for your students? This year I want to create something visual for my young dancers. Continue reading Dance Bulletin Boards
By maria, on August 18th, 2010

I need to tell you about a wonderful CD by Richard Maddock called Music for Movement and Imaginations! I first learned about it on the wonderful blog Dance Advantage. I then connected with Richard and purchased this CD. I love it! Continue reading Music for Movement and Imaginations
By maria, on August 16th, 2010
Look! I made Ribbon Rings! Yes, I made them! I tried to buy them, but I just couldn’t find the perfect ones for my little dancing friends. Want to know how I did it? Here’s the step by step…
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By maria, on August 11th, 2010
Do you love props as much as I do? I love placing that order! As I mentioned, a few weeks ago I took a course in teaching yoga to kids. This year I will be adding it to my repertoire at the preschool. Just call me the jack of all trades! Good thing I have that . . . → Read More: Innovative Props for Yoga
By maria, on August 10th, 2010

This fall I will be teaching a class called Sing and Swing Baby at Dancewave Center in Brooklyn. These classes are Baby and Grown-up classes starting at 5 months through the transition of crawling to walking. I am really looking forward to it and it should be a new experience, which I love! This week I am going to take a trip to the bookstore to do some research on this age group and see what is important for their development. I want the class to be fun for the grownups too, afterall it is a dance class!
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By maria, on August 6th, 2010
This picture sums it up! Fun and Fabulous!
These are all of my friends that I met on Twitter. Yes, Twitter. What you put in, is what you get out , right? This is what I get out of it! The picture is all of us celebrating our meeting for the first time! I learned a lot . . . → Read More: Summit Wrap up
By maria, on August 1st, 2010
Ever wonder what it would be like to be in a room with over 1,300 dance teachers? Hmmm, well I will find out this week as I attend the Dance Teacher Summit right here in NYC! I am very excited to attend the seminars and dance classes and I am super excited to finally meet in . . . → Read More: Dance Teacher Summit
By maria, on July 28th, 2010
The lovely Suzanne at DanceStudioOwner.com interviewed me last week about my typical day as a dance educator of young dancers. It’s a members only interview but she was kind enough to let me share it with my readers too! I loved chatting with her! I hope you enjoy reading it! xo
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