Move. Create. Educate.
By maria, on January 20th, 2012%
Have you heard about the book My Princess Boy? A mom wrote it about her little boy who wanted to wear dresses and jewelry instead of pants and baseball caps. She decided to not make it a big deal and allow him to express himself with whatever he wanted to wear. When I saw this, I thought “wow, how awesome is that?” A brave mom who isn’t allowing the world’s impressions of gender roles affect her son. She is letting him decide for himself. Continue reading What Would You Do If Your Boys Wore Tutus?
By maria, on January 5th, 2011%
Chimneys and Kites can only mean one thing… Marry Poppins! This is my most favorite movie and I think it really lends itself to dancing and movement! Just the other day I realized that I do 2 different dances from the movie in 2 different classes! Can you believe that?  They are so much fun and I thought you might want to try them out too! Continue reading Chimney Sweeps and Flying Kites
By maria, on December 31st, 2010%
Hello My Dear Readers!
Are you ready for a New Year? I am! 2010 was amazing, and I know 2011 will be just as great if not better. I want to thank you all for your votes in the Dance Advantage Top Dance Blog Competition! Because of your votes, this blog is a Top 20 Blog of 2010! Isn’t that exciting? Thank you, Thank you, Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Continue reading A New Year Full Of Opportunities
By maria, on December 18th, 2010%
Next week you can find me blogging on the Dance/NYC Junior Committee Blog! Each member gets a week to blog, and next week is my turn! Look for me starting tomorrow! Don’t worry, I will still be posting here through the week too!  Continue reading Guest Blogging Next Week!
By maria, on December 9th, 2010%
 My dear readers,
Want to hear something fun? I’m entering a blog contest! Yep, a contest for the best dance blog of 2010 in the category of dance education! Fitting, I know! Here’s where I need your help. I need you to comment on this post! If you like what you read here and find it useful I would love your vote! You vote by leaving a comment, I can qualify by the number of votes on this post! Exciting, right? Continue reading 2010 Best Dance Blog Contest! Move, Create, Vote!
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 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
Continue reading Secrets of Success Interview
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…
Continue reading Studio Inspiration
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
By admin, on May 10th, 2010%
Check out this video of my tap dancers at Mark Morris. I have had a few of these students for 3 years of tap, a few of the others are teens and have just started this year. We have been working on an acapella phrase. I took my flip yesterday to video it and thought I . . . → Read More: Tap Combination
|
About 
Maria Hanley is an independent early childhood dance educator in New York City.
Site Managed and Hosted by:
|
|
Maria serves on the 
