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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Jazz Dance Pro Sue Samuels on Raising a Male Dancer

April 30, 2011 by Nina 3 Comments

Almost three years ago I had the pleasure or meeting Sue Samuels, a legend in the jazz dance world and mother of Emmy award-winning tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith. She and I had connected, if I recall correctly, via Facebook or email, about apartments in New York the first year Julian went to the American […]

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Filed Under: encouraging boys to dance, Interviews with Dancers, jason samuels smith, Raising a Male Dancer Tagged With: jason samuels smith, raising male dancers, Sue Samuels, tap, tap dance

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

Does Your Son Tap? Keep His Feet Healthy!

April 22, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

I recently wrote an article for Dance Teacher magazine on how to keep tappers’ feet healthy. Previously, I wrote an article for them on how to keep dancers’ feet healthy, but tappers are a bit unique; they use their feet in more ways than most dancers, and their feet take a lot more pounding as […]

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Filed Under: Dance Exercises and Stretches, dance injuries, foot problems, tap Tagged With: avoiding injury in tap dancers, creating a cushion on tappers feet, doming, healthy dancers feet, healthy feet, impact on feet during tap, stretching, tap

Tap, Tap, Cough, Cough

February 24, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Someone at Nuvo convention had some wicked virus or bronchitis, and, of course, Julian picked got it. Fever, coughing…whole shebang. We’ve gone to the doctor, gotten antibiotics, and gotten a bit of relief. However, he had to miss the first of four days of tap choreography for the upcoming spring concert. He was bummed. He […]

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Filed Under: illness, Uncategorized Tagged With: choreography, dance priorities, tap

Who Needs Him Anyway????

November 15, 2008 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

I just received the December issue of Dance Spirit Magazine, and I found myself intrigued and just a bit outraged by an articled titled “Who Needs Him Anyway, A Close Look at All-Girl Partnering.” I showed it to Julian, who stuck out his lower lip in a big pout of dismay. While at Ballet San […]

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Filed Under: Partnering, Uncategorized Tagged With: Dominique Kelley, focus on one form of dance or not, Partnering, same-sex partnering, tap

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