by Shannon Dooling Cain ~~

In this blog series, we are exploring ways to help dance educators foster better connections with their students, so that they can teach more effectively and meaningfully. This blog series features insight from NDEO members who responded to a call for submissions, as well as ideas gleaned from resources used in our OPDI courses for dance educators.

Be honest, dance teachers … does this scenario seem familiar to you?

You enter the studio on the first day of classes, eager to start working with a new group of elementary age students. Your lessons are as prepared as they can be, your playlist is ready, and your memory bank is full of the knowledge gained from experience in your professional dance career, competitive dance background, or degree in dance. The students enter, you smile and introduce yourself, and jump into the first of many drills, exercises, and activities you have planned...

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