After dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year, getting our dancers back on stage was more important than ever. We were proud to be able to put on 7 shows this past weekend! Feeling the excitement and seeing sparkling eyes backstage brought joy to our hearts. These dancers worked so…
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The spring show is known for creating special memories—both for the dancer and for their family and friends. It is a sentimental moment in time for many parents, watching their child perform in front of an audience! For most of our dance families at Liberty Dance Center, it marks the closure of one year’s journey…
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Performing in the big show is a brand new experience for most of our young dancers. And while some will find it exciting, others might be a little nervous. In our experience, one of the keys to success is encouraging your child to do their best and reassuring them that you are proud no matter…
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New knowledge and skills abound when it comes to preparing for a big goal, in our case, our spring show… and we’re not just talking about learning dance steps! There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to all of the advantages of participation. Our dancers have been working extra hard the past month…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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