Category Archives: Changes Due To Puberty

Denise Wall On Raising Dancin’ Boys (Part 3)

March 7, 2010 2:11 pm , 3 Comments , ninaamir

In this third, and last, part of my interview with Denise Wall, owner of Denise Wall’s Dance Energy in Virginia … Read More →

Posted in: Changes due to puberty, dance attire, dance studios, Dance Tips, Denise Wall, social issues and friends, Teachers, teasing, use of muscles in ballet , Tagged: choosing a studio, Denise Wall, drug use, growth spurts, muscles, parent involvement, passe, passion, pirrouttes, sexuality, Teachers, teasing, training

Strong Sense of Self Helps Boys Dance Well

March 19, 2009 8:07 pm , 2 Comments , ninaamir

Julian and I had a conversation yesterday about the post I had just written about developmental stages and how they … Read More →

Posted in: Attitude, Changes due to puberty, Uncategorized , Tagged: confidence and dance, developmental stages and dance ability, finding yourself as a dancer, self-esteem and dance performance

Do Development Stages Affect Boys' Dance Ability?

March 17, 2009 9:34 pm , 2 Comments , ninaamir

We’re back from The Pulse. Julian is tired, happy to have danced with some great choreographers and to have learned some cool … Read More →

Posted in: auditions, Changes due to puberty, conventions, dance scholarships, performance , Tagged: Brian Friedman, convention choreography, dance auditions, dance conventions, dance with confidence, dance with spirit, developmental stages and dance ability, getting noticed at conventions, individuality in dancers, Laurieann, scholarships at conventions, The Pulse, Tyce Diorio, Wade Robson

Be Billy (Elliot) and Get Fired!

December 22, 2008 8:09 pm , 8 Comments , ninaamir

I read an article in the latest issue of Mvmnt Magazine about the current cast of Billy Elliot, the Musical. (The … Read More →

Posted in: Changes due to puberty, performance , Tagged: age and performance ability, Billy Elliot, how puberty affects performance