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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Mark Foehringer on Preparing a Dancin’ Boy for the Professional Dance World (Part 2)

June 27, 2013 by Nina 1 Comment

Boys mature at a different rate than girls. They deal with their emotions differently, and often have different issues as they move through puberty and into young adulthood. I think this can become even more pronounced for the young male dancer who may find him self sticking out like a sore thumb amongst his peers […]

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Filed Under: Changes due to puberty, choreography, College, self-esteem, teaching male dancers, teasing Tagged With: choreography, college, emotional and physical development, professional dance jobs

My Dancer, Your Dancer and ADHD

April 21, 2012 by Nina 18 Comments

ADD, ADHD

Today I’m going to write about our dancers and how they deal with life. I’ve written about Julian and his struggles in school, but a recent development has made me realize the issues he has had in school since he was quite young actually also are issues he has had in dealing with life in […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, behavior in dance class, grades, self-confidence, self-esteem Tagged With: ADD, ADHD, Attention Deficiet Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, diagnosing ADD and ADHD

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