Geek Out, Don't Freak Out: My Treasure Trove of Lessons Learned

The Geeky Ballerina curriculum is full of tools to help make your teaching and student evaluations easier. The expectations to advance show

Another great idea from Daniel Coyle's book The Culture Code is the idea of Sneak Previews to help build images of success for your students

I have always been confused about the term "battement." Yes, I know that it means "beating" but does that really make sense? Battement...

Mid-season can be rough. Here are my favorite mantras and approaches to help get through the very important work now, which will make

Q: My classes are shorter than the ideal class time listed in the curriculum How do I create lesson plans that work for my studio? A: Oh...

Q: What if my studio doesn't have enough enrollment for all the levels in the curriculum? A: No problem! The Geeky Ballerina curriculum is

I love the way that winter break sort of selectively wipes the slate clean in ballet class. We get to keep the progress we've made and...

Why are there no "expectations to advance to the next level" included in the beginning division? A: In the beginning division of the Geeky

I was reminded of some critical steps I haven't been super-consistent about in my teaching. I got so busy worrying about how people