Dance is the ultimate performing art, and dancing onstage and performing serves as a powerful tool for building a child’s confidence in themselves—a confidence that easily carries over into a dancer’s home life, schoolwork, and friendships. So how can one special event create such a big difference? Well, it’s not just about that day. It’s…
They say there are two types of people in the world… ones who see the glass half full and ones who see it as half empty. Optimists and pessimists. Those with growth mindsets and those with fixed mindsets. Sometimes, we even bounce back and forth between 2 types! This past year has brought on more…
At Liberty Dance Center, our competition students know right from start that we don’t compete to win trophies. We compete to become better dancers than we were the day before. Last year, we were at our one and only competition the weekend the world began to shut down. That weekend, they danced their HEARTS out…
At Liberty Dance Center, we talk a lot about “hard work” with our dancers. Hard work, to us, means ALL the things a dancer can do to show their commitment to better themselves, improve their skills, and lift up those around them. This season, it was especially important! Our dancers didn’t know months ago what…
The competition dance life we experience here at Liberty Dance Center is no doubt full of fun and excitement… there’s nothing like the feeling of leaving your heart out on the dance floor in front of the judges after months and months of rehearsals! For our dancers, the event experience is made up of those…
When your child gets disappointing news, you probably sense it immediately, right? (Your parent antennae are always up!) You know when they are sad or annoyed, or if they are discouraged by something. This can happen at dance when your child doesn’t make it onto a team after an audition, isn’t placed in the level…
Having a new teacher in class can be an awesome experience for any student, and especially a dance student! Because dance is passed down from generation to generation and learned from person to person, every teacher’s perspective brings something special to the classroom. Whether it’s the way they introduce a concept or how they explain…
Has your child ever come to you and said they want to quit something? Maybe it was a board game or a homework assignment, or a project they started and weren’t motivated to finish. Maybe it was an activity you signed them up for after school; maybe it was even dance. Although it tugs at our…
Want to improve your dance abilities? Here are some things you can focus on that will make you a better dancer.
Dancers and their parents should want to get the most out of the dance classes they participate in. Below are a few tips to maximize what your dancer gets from their dance experience.