Archive for January, 2009

January 25th

Shin Splints

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Announcements
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the mp3 file that was posted in the last newsletter, it’s still up.
Secondly, I wanted to let you know about another wonderful dance website called Dance Advantage. (http://danceadvantage.net) It’s written by Nichelle Strzepek and is filled with valuable information. Check it out! (I’m [...]

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January 20th

A Celebration Gift!

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I’m inspired today by Obama’s words – and seeing the energy of hopefulness about the future. (plus the sun is shining today! Always a good omen for NE Ohio in January!)
I’d like to share a mp3 file with you of guided imagery that I created for my students. As I talk about in the [...]

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January 17th

Increasing Flexibility

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Greetings!
Hope everyone is keeping warm! One quick announcement before we get into the newsletter.
I have created two hip flexibility assessment forms. One is a form that you can duplicate (in case you want to test your students) and mark your results down, and the second document explains how to test for your turnout, [...]

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January 4th

‘Center’ strength for young dancers

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I’m a captain of my school dance team and our younger girls seem to be lacking in mainly knowing their center, their strength there and how to hold it (as well as their strength in general). I was wondering if you know of any exercises that could help?
Thanks, Rebecca
Great question, Rebecca! And a [...]

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January 1st

50% off on select DVD’s until midnight, January 4th!

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Happy New Year!
I was sitting at my desk this morning reflecting upon the past year and setting new intentions for 2009. I am so grateful to have my dance community. As teachers, nothing makes us feel better than to share our knowledge with others, it is a win/win situation.
I thought about how wonderful [...]

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