Unpopular Opinion: Don't Teach Arabesque to Your Students Until They Are at Least 7 Years Old

As dance educators, we all want to help our students grow and develop their technique from a young age. However, there’s an important aspect of early dance training that is often overlooked: the developmental readiness of young children for certain poses and movements. One such movement is the arabesque.

Pre-Ballet, Preschool Dance, teachingAshley HartfordDecember 3, 2024teaching preschool dance, technique, arabesque, child development

Dance Boosts Social + Emotional Development in Children

Recently, I came across an article on types of play that “skyrocket a child’s social and emotional development”. Did you know we cover 5 of them in children’s ballet and creative dance classes?

teachingAshley HartfordJuly 22, 2019ballet teachers, teaching tips, teaching ballet, child development, ballet benefits, dance benefits, teaching dance to children