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Alison Juarez
A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance
Recently, I’ve been contemplating the value of dance beyond just learning the steps. Dance, as most of us know is a performing art - a...
Alison Juarez
Love Your Body Week
November 15-21, 2020 This week was love your body week promoted by National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA). So what is this NHSDA...
Alison Juarez
The Not So Obvious Benefits of a Warm-Up
“Why do dancers warm up?" This was the question today in my elementary dance classes. Some students said, "To get our bodies ready and to...
Alison Juarez
Teaching Tolerance In Dance Education
Are we teaching our students to simply tolerate each other? Or, are we teaching tolerance through the lens of respecting and appreciating...
Alison Juarez
It's Not Just About The Steps
As a teacher it is greatly important to allow and encourage students to identify, label, express, and assess their feelings. In order to...
Alison Juarez
SCHOOL Kids Yoga: Calm Body, Calm Brain, Calm Heart
What is SCHOOL Kids Yoga anyway? Let me ease your concerns about yoga in the classroom. It is true that yoga originated in India but...
Alison Juarez
“I Go First, Then You Go.”
Call and response originated within the African culture as a pattern of democratic participation. It occurred in religious rituals and...
Alison Juarez
"When Did You Start Dancing?"
One of the first questions people ask me is, “When did you start dancing?” My usual response is “Well...my mom put me in a tap class at...
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