10 Ways to Make Your Preschool Dance Classes Amazing

Today, I have ten tips for making your tot and preschool dance classes even more amazing than they already are! Use these tips to help your classes run more smoothly and to better engage your young students in dance class. Let's get to it!

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What is a brand?

Previously, I talked about why your dance studio’s brand is important for growing your business. But what exactly is your brand?

It does comprise your logo, and the fonts and colors you use. Visual design is important, of course!

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Three Pillars of a Successful Preschool Dance Class

When you understand child development, so many things change in your classes. First, you'll see your young students differently. I can remember when I first started teaching preschoolers. I THOUGHT my students would stand in lines, wait their turns, and work hard just like my older students had.

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How to Teach Technique Correctly to Children

We focus a lot on posture in Once Upon A Ballet even from early on. Posture is important in the early years to promote good habits in the future. We focus on students’ posture mostly during the more technical portions of class like centre barre or barre, centre allegro, and traveling exercises.

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Meet Me at the Circus!

Spark your students' imaginations with circus-themed dance activities! You can also grab our circus elephant coloring sheet. Meet me at the circus!

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Beginning Your Preschool Dance Class with a Storytime

I think as teachers, many of us have our favorite ways to begin a preschool dance class. We bring our students into the classroom, mark the role sheet, then what?

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7 Planned Transitions for Preschool Dance Class

Planning transitions for preschool dance classes is one of those things that can be easily forgotten in a dance class. BUT, if you teach toddlers or preschoolers, I don’t need to tell you what you already know: transitions will make or break your classes.

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