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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Wilhelm Burmann Talks About How Boys Can Succeed as Dancers (Part 3)

November 15, 2012 by Nina 1 Comment

This is the third and final part of my interview with Wilhelm Burmann, who many professional and aspiring professional dancers take class from daily at Steps on Broadway in New York City. Willy has trained the best of the best in the New York dance community. From corps members to principles and soloists to Broadway […]

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Filed Under: Ballet, Choosing a dance company, competitions, Interviews with Dancers, Other Interviews, professional dance, Teachers, YAGP Tagged With: choosing a dance company, choosing dance programs, finding dance teachers, Wilhelm Burmann, YAGP

Dance Stores and Studios that Don’t Meet Dancin’ Boys Needs

September 28, 2010 by Nina 2 Comments

OMG! When you really need a dance belt, you can never find one. A dance store should not call itself a dance store if it not going to carry dance belts in all sizes and in all styles. I mean really…to show up at a store in dire need of a dance belt fast and […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, dance studios, Keeping Boys in Studios, Nutcracker, Teachers Tagged With: dance belts, dealing with young male dancers, keeping male dancers in class, Retaining male dancers

Still Dancin’ Up a Storm in New York City

August 2, 2010 by Nina Leave a Comment

Julian began his final five days of dance classes today. We started off at Steps on Broadway, where he saw several girls from ABT and a boy from Complexions. As we were leaving, he ran into one of his best friends–a boy from ABT. The dance world is small. I was surprised to see that […]

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Filed Under: dance attire, dance studios, Teachers Tagged With: Broadway Dance Center, NY Studios, NY teachers, Steps on Broadway

Choosing A Dance Program For My Preschool-Aged Son

July 27, 2010 by Nina 8 Comments

For ages I've been asking my fellow dance blogger Nichelle Strzepek to write a guest post for me. She finally complied and wrote something absolutely perfect! Since Julian is already 16, I tend not to think about the younger boys. Nichelle, on the other hand, has a three-year-old son she is just thinking of starting […]

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Filed Under: dance studios, Teachers Tagged With: boys dance classes, choosing a dance program, dance program for young boys, preschool dance program

Denise Wall On Raising Dancin’ Boys (Part 3)

March 7, 2010 by ninaamir 3 Comments

In this third, and last, part of my interview with Denise Wall, owner of Denise Wall’s Dance Energy in Virginia Beach, VA, and coach of such star dancers as her own sons Danny Tidwell and Travis Wall (Travis is also a star choreographer), she offers tips on raising boys who dance. (To read the first […]

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

OMG! Home 2 Weeks and No Time to Write!

August 15, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

A recap of our final week in New York City and the teachers Julian enjoyed most at Broadway Dance Center. Also, a quick look at what we’ve been doing during the two weeks since we returned to California.

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Filed Under: dance studios, Nutcracker, Resources, summer dance programs, Teachers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bam, Broadway Dance Center, contemporary, hip hop, intensive, James Tabeek, jazz, Kelly Peters, Leslie Feliciano, Luam, Salim Gauwloos, Sheila Barker, Slam, tap festival, Teen Dance Company

Late July Missing Teachers and a Report on Pilobolus

July 27, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

We are back from my mother’s and back at the dancing. Julian and I were disappointed to discover that all of the teachers he was hoping to dance with this week are gone, namely Michelle Dorrance, Jared Grimes and Derrick Grant. What a bummer. It seems that last week of July is not a great […]

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Filed Under: hip hop, tap, Teachers Tagged With: Broadway Dance Center, hip hop, Pilobolus, staying in shape, tap

Empty Green Fields of Raw Talent…After 11 Years of Dance Training?

February 20, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Okay, so call me a Dance Mom or a Stage Mom. I think my son’s got some talent when it comes to dance. That said, some other people who know more than I do about dance, and who aren’t related to Julian, think he’s got some talent, too. But lately a few dance professionals seem […]

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Filed Under: evaluations, Teachers, Uncategorized Tagged With: building a dancer's foundation, dance talent, dance teachers with big egos, green fields of talent, raw talent

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