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A Dancer’s Transition from the Competition World to the Professional World

IDA

Jan 6, 20194 min read

A Dancer’s Transition from the Competition World to the Professional World

Author: Robb Gibbs As a professional actor living in New York City, I think I’ve heard just about everything there is in an audition...

Bringing Broadway Dance to the Competition Stage

Lesley Mealor

May 30, 20186 min read

Bringing Broadway Dance to the Competition Stage

Check out our Podcast Episode on this hot topic! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts! Agnes de Mille. Jerome Robbins. Susan Stroman. Andy...

Bring Ballet Back - Resurrecting the Art Form For Competitive Dancers

Lesley Mealor

Apr 19, 20187 min read

Bring Ballet Back - Resurrecting the Art Form For Competitive Dancers

Check out our podcast episode on this hot topic! “Ballet is the foundation of all dance styles.” * How often have we heard this old...

Efficient Movement Practices to be Performance Ready

IDA

Apr 6, 20185 min read

Efficient Movement Practices to be Performance Ready

Author: Mary Roberts As competition season is well under way, and visions of Nationals dance through young competitors’ dreams, now is...

Becoming Your Character - Acting Through Dance

Lesley Mealor

Mar 29, 20185 min read

Becoming Your Character - Acting Through Dance

“The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing.” Doris...

Lesley Mealor

Mar 22, 20186 min read

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!

“No man is an island.” If you studied poetry in high school, John Donne’s words are familiar. To bring the quote even closer to home, “no...

Reaching New Heights - Acro at Competition

Lesley Mealor

Mar 15, 20185 min read

Reaching New Heights - Acro at Competition

Check out our podcast on this hot topic! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts! Cirque du Soleil. Pilobolus. Momix. What do these three...

Keeping the Competition Stage Age Appropriate

Lesley Mealor

Mar 1, 20185 min read

Keeping the Competition Stage Age Appropriate

The world of competitive dance has exploded in the past ten to fifteen years, with hundreds of events to choose from, in cities all over...

Why Technique Will Never Go Out of Style

Lesley Mealor

Feb 23, 20185 min read

Why Technique Will Never Go Out of Style

Check out our podcast episode on this hot topic! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts! For a dancer, solid technique is perhaps the most...

Lesley Mealor

Jan 17, 20185 min read

Competition Trends to Avoid

Lace up jazz boots. Body glitter. Dabbing. Bun mohawks. Trends are ubiquitous in our world, and especially in the dance competition...

Getting 'Un-stuck' - Advice for Choreographers

Lesley Mealor

Nov 29, 20175 min read

Getting 'Un-stuck' - Advice for Choreographers

Check out our podcast episode on this topic! If you are a dance teacher, chances are you fall into one of two categories - you are either...

Convention Etiquette: Advice from the Faculty

Lesley Mealor

Oct 30, 20176 min read

Convention Etiquette: Advice from the Faculty

Check out our recent Podcast Episode inspired by this Blog Article! Ah, the fall. The weather gets crisp, the days get shorter, and most...

Lesley Mealor

Oct 16, 20176 min read

Tips & Tricks for Competition Cleaning

Check out our recent Podcast Episode inspired by this Blog Article! It's that time of year again - choreography has been brewing in your...

How To Make Your Competition Weekend Count

Lesley Mealor

May 2, 20173 min read

How To Make Your Competition Weekend Count

Dance competitions, whether for a new competitor or a veteran of the stage, can be exciting and nerve-wracking weekends! “Did I remember...

3 Things Dance Competitions Gave Me That Weren't Trophies

IDA

Apr 11, 20175 min read

3 Things Dance Competitions Gave Me That Weren't Trophies

Author: Ashley Marinelli I recently visited my mom's house. I had been judging a dance competition in the area and took the opportunity...

Lesley Mealor

Mar 21, 20174 min read

Costuming For The Competition Stage

Listen to our Podcast episode on this hot topic! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts! Part of every dancer’s experience at competition is the...

Lesley Mealor

Mar 14, 20175 min read

Getting Jazzy With It!

Check out our recent podcast episode about this hot topic! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts! Sharp. Percussive. Sleek. Fierce. Strong....

Prop Potential: The Do's & Don'ts for the Competition Stage!

Lesley Mealor

Mar 7, 20174 min read

Prop Potential: The Do's & Don'ts for the Competition Stage!

Props and set pieces are always a hot topic in the competitive dance world. As judges, we’ve seen it all - from the quintessential hat...

Lesley Mealor

Feb 21, 20175 min read

LEVELS: A Judge's Perspective

Check out our podcast episode on this hot topic! Back in the Dark Ages of dance competitions, everyone competed against everyone, there...