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Secrets of Success Interview

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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My Best Friend

By maria, on July 27th, 2010%

Today in Ballet class we were dancing to some funky music with our scarves when all of a sudden one of the 14 (!) ballerinas says “Miss Maria, you are my best friend.” My heart completely melted. It meant so much to me because this little girl is usually very quiet.  After she told me that, . . . → Read More: My Best Friend

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Saute and Echappe

By maria, on July 26th, 2010%

starsLast week I taught my 3 year old ballet class something new across the floor. We practiced saute (which they knew already) and added it with echappe. I let the music play and I put the stars on the floor like the picture above, a one and then two pattern. This helped them to see where they needed to jump their feet together and apart. I did it first and had them say the words out loud as I did it. Then I gave them a try. They loved it, and I think most importantly they will remember the vocabulary too! Continue reading Saute and Echappe

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Mariposa Dance

By maria, on July 22nd, 2010%

butterflyHave you ever tried to incorporate Spanish into your dance class? I have a group of little ballerinas who are learning spanish along with english. It is pretty neat to see’. Now, I took 4 years of spanish in high school and college combined. You would think I would be able to speak it Continue reading Mariposa Dance

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Studio Inspiration

By maria, on July 13th, 2010%

This weekend I completed 30 hours of children’s yoga training at Karma Kids Yoga in NYC! I will write more on it this week and next because there is so much I want to tell you about!  First, I wanted to share with you the pictures I took of the studio. It is was so inspiring and cheerful to be in and it really is a place just for kids!

Colorful bricks with flowers and sunshine…

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Welcome Back, Welcome Home

By maria, on July 12th, 2010%
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Welcome to Move. Create. Educate and it’s new home! What do you think? I think it’s a speaks volumes to moving, creating and educating!

I am so happy you stopped by! Look around and subscribe to my RSS feed! You will not . . . → Read More: Welcome Back, Welcome Home

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Ballet Shoes

By admin, on July 8th, 2010%


A few days ago I purchased new ballet shoes and I just had to share them with you! My other ones kept coming up in class, as the little ones would say “Miss Maria, your ballet shoes are falling apart” (haha) I guess that means it was time to get a new pair. I got a new style that I am so excited about! Well, at least I think they are new style. Have you seen them? I have worn them to teach for the past few days, and they have been amazing. They allow the foot to breath with mesh on the bottom and sides, really allow room for the arch and just all around look super cool! The girls of course noticed I got new ones and could not wait to touch them! Continue reading Ballet Shoes

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Heat Wave

By admin, on July 5th, 2010%

This week in NYC it is supposed to be 99 degrees for 3 days in a row! The rest of the days will be a cool 94 degrees. Can you believe that? Since there will be such a heat wave I have been brainstorming about places we could visit in dance class that will make us cool. Continue reading Heat Wave

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Remembering the 4th of July Parade!

By admin, on July 3rd, 2010%
When I was in college I would venture back home to my parents house to live in the summertime. Since I live in a very small town with not much to do, I decided to keep busy by running my own summer dance program! Conveniently titled Maria’s Summer Dance Explosion, kids from town would sign up to take a dance class with me once a week. I always had shirts made and for a few years we did the 4th of July parade! It was so much fun! This time of year is when I really remember the fun we had the most. I thought I would share with you some of the pictures that make me smile so big!
We decorated the float…

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It’s my 1 year Blogoversary!

By admin, on July 1st, 2010%


Time to celebrate! Move. Create. Educate has been in the blogosphere for 1 year today! Can you believe that? When I started this blog one year ago, I never could of imagined how happy it would make me. I look forward to writing and to my surprise it’s amazingly addicting! In this post, I thought I would recount the amazing people I have met and some of the career moves I have made all over just one years time because of network I have built on this blog! Continue reading It’s my 1 year Blogoversary!

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