Dance-teacher.com Website Review

When it comes to teaching Pre-K to fifth-graders, behavior issues are inevitable. Whether it's a child who wants to run around the room or a student who just flat-out refuses to follow instructions, knowing how to respond can be challenging. Compound that with the added obstacles of a K–12 school environment—where you may have an unusual dance space to teach in, limited clas* time or students who are just not interested in dance—and taking care of behavioral problems quickly and compas*ionately becomes even more essential. Here, two Pre-K–5 teachers and one mental health professional offer their best strategies for dealing with four common behavior issues.. THE SHOW MUST GO ON: 4 PROS ON HOW THEY MANAGED THEIR MOST EMBARRAS*ING ONSTAGE MOMENTS. Nathalia Arja in George Balanchine's Emeralds. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev, Courtesy Miami City Ballet. Whether it's a wardrobe malfunction or a spectacular, opera-house–sized fail, onstage mistakes happen to everybody. See how these four professionals survived their worst mishaps—and what they took away from them. There I was on my very first day at the Metropol*tan Opera House: on my hands and knees, center stage, recounts Pennsylvania Ballet principal Sterling Baca. He had joined American Ballet Theatre from the ABT Studio Company two weeks prior and didn't see a crucial In a domino-like sequence of unfortunate events, Baca had managed to get only half-dressed, and he missed his entrance and his character's dance with Kitri. Then he remembered too late that he was also supposed to catch Basilio's guitar. He turned around from setting down a tambourine to see the guitar already soaring through the air. He dove for it, but it grazed his fingertips, hit the floor and broke. Baca had some literal and metaphorical pieces to pick up and apologies to make to the wardrobe and props departments, artistic staff and his fellow dancers. Luckily, everyone understood that he was new and showed mercy, he says.