Dance lesson plans

In this blog post, you'll find essential things to remember when creating dance lesson plans, as well as some tips for making the lesson planning process easier for dance teachers of all ages, skill levels, and dance genres. By following the tips in the post, you'll be able to design more effective dance lesson plans that keep your students engaged in their training and improving their skills!

I remember when I first started teaching dance, I would google how to plan a dance lesson. Well look no further because by clicking here you will learn 7 steps to planning a dance class! Free resources are also available!

Rising in popularity over the past 10 years is the idea of the “combination class”. There are teachers and studio owners who love the idea, and others who struggle with teaching all that needs to be taught in such a short amount of time. How can teachers learn to adapt and provide a solid dance […]

Dance phrases (or movement phrases) are short and have a defined beginning, middle, and ending making them an ideal addition to your dance lesson plans.

I am going to post Preschool Dance Lesson Plans that my colleagues and I wrote in our Techniques of Teaching Dance class at BYU-Idaho. Each lesson plan uses a theme to teach the three elements of dance to preschoolers- time, energy, and space. These are really fun, cute ideas for encouraging creativity in each individual child and I have successfully used a few of these lesson plans and intend to use all of them. So exciting! I only have hard copies of the lesson plans, so I've been scanning…

Hey there, dancers and welcome back to From The Top! Today we are back with volume 2 of one of our newest community favorites: our “Across The Floor Jazz Routine”! That’s right, a new Jazz class companion has hit the FTT streets! In this routine, we’ll be upping the ante a little bit with multiple…

Are you a dance teacher wanting to plan for your upcoming classes? Reduce your stress & make sure you stay focused in class by creating lesson plans. You can do this pretty easily - and cheaply! - with one of these dance class lesson plan templates! Fill them out beforehand (digitally or on a printable version). It makes teaching your dance classes much easier. #dancelessonplansteachers #dancelessonplantemplate #danceteacherlessonplantemplate #danceclasslessonplantemplate…

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