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When Students Talk Back

By maria, on March 12th, 2012%

What do you do when students talk back in class?… and then get the whole class doing it too? Let’s discuss… Continue reading When Students Talk Back

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These Are A Few Of The Things That I Love…

By maria, on February 22nd, 2012%

This month’s Dance Advantage Circle Time topic is The (Dance) Things I Love. I have been thinking about what to write in this post all month! I kept asking my husband, I need to think about some dance things that I love. He was like “ummm, dance is your life, you surely can think of something.” :) Sooo here it is… Continue reading These Are A Few Of The Things That I Love…

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Airplane Dance

By maria, on February 21st, 2012%

On Saturday almost every one of my students told me that they were flying to a place this week for vacation. Then I promptly said “If I get really small, can I crawl into your suitcase?” They giggled and smiled! :) I then had the idea that if they are all flying somewhere we should do an airplane dance! Here are some ideas if you find yourself in the same boat (?)… plane. Continue reading Airplane Dance

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6 Goals To Set For Your Littles: AKA My Hidden Agenda

By maria, on January 22nd, 2012%

Setting goals is a huge topic. When I think of my own goals, I think of how many I have accomplished since graduating college. I also think of how many more I want to accomplish. Eeek, makes my head hurt! If you ask my husband, he says I have a new goal every week! He’s right, it is just in my nature to be ambitious. It’s good to have goals, but sometimes I dwell and think about them too much; I’m still working on the balance. Continue reading 6 Goals To Set For Your Littles: AKA My Hidden Agenda

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What Would You Do If Your Boys Wore Tutus?

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?

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Maria’s Movers Is Back and Is Now a Mrs!

By maria, on October 27th, 2011%

It’s been a whole month since I have been able to blog! 2 big things happened!  Continue reading Maria’s Movers Is Back and Is Now a Mrs!

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DanceStudioOwner.com Note Card Giveaway!

By maria, on September 2nd, 2011%

The wonderful DanceStudioOwner.com is offering an awesome giveaway for four (!) of my readers! :) How awesome, right? You have a chance to win one box of cards from the sophisticated collection for your older students and one from the sweet collection for your younger students!  That’s two boxes of note cards for each winner! If you win, it will be a surprise which covers you get! Continue reading DanceStudioOwner.com Note Card Giveaway!

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Educators Versus Instructors: Why Not All Creative Movement Teachers are Equal

By maria, on August 31st, 2011%

Today is a guest post from online friend and blogger Heather Vaughan- Southard. You can visit her blog here. Enjoy!

As educators, we strive to guide our students to a place of independent thinking, thoughtful analysis, and reflective response, all leading directly to confidence in ability, action, and presence. Yet, many dance studios offer creative movement classes taught by their most “advanced” teen-aged dancers. Continue reading Educators Versus Instructors: Why Not All Creative Movement Teachers are Equal

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Tiptoeing

By maria, on August 3rd, 2011%

Question for you. Do you ever have students in your dance classes who walk on their toes? And I don’t mean when you ask them to rise up on their toes. I mean all the time. Always tiptoeing. I have heard (and read) that it can be compared to sucking their thumb and they should grow out of it in 2-3 months when they are young. I also read that it could be a tight achilies tendon or signs of cerebral palsy. Those are both very different. Continue reading Tiptoeing

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It’s my 2 year Blogoversary!

By maria, on July 4th, 2011%

Sending a big hug and a curtsey to you all for reading, commenting, and supporting this blog! I love, love, love, having you here and creating ideas for you to use in your dance rooms everyday. I am so grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you for being part of this community! Continue reading It’s my 2 year Blogoversary!

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Maria Hanley Maria Hanley is an independent early childhood dance educator in New York City. View Maria's profile on LinkedIn

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