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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

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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