HELPS FOR UNDERSTANDING VERBAL “CUING” - By Annette T. Thomas
A Definition of Cuing for movement training: “A short phrase or word, verbalized in place of a spoken count, used to inform the student...
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Jul 22, 20235 min read
The Dos and Don’ts of Teaching the Layback Spin By: Annette T. Thomas
Photo of Sasha Cohen by Kathy Goedeken Photo of Alicia Makarova by Dina Makarova The Problem (The don’ts) I think we have...
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Jul 9, 20223 min read
Great Expectations by: Annette T. Thomas
Remember when you were in school and, in certain subjects anyway, you wondered “How on earth does this apply to my life?” or “Why do I...
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Mar 24, 20224 min read
What Are You Buying - An Education or An Experience?
More and more there seems to be a glut of online workshops, seminars and teachers promising "the world". Marketing has become so...
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Mar 10, 20224 min read
The Truth About Coaching Secrets
I want to preface this “musing” with the understanding that I am in no way pointing fingers at anyone or any group of people here. This...
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Mar 10, 20222 min read
Ballet Training From Home
With almost everyone staying home and avoiding social gatherings including dance and exercise classes for the foreseeable future, I...
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Mar 10, 20225 min read
Teaching Via the “Telephone Game” method: Choreography Versus Pedagogy (revised and expanded)
As kids we used to sit in a circle and play a game where one person would start by whispering a phrase into the ear of the person next to...
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Mar 10, 20224 min read
A Skaters’ Approach to Dance Class
One’s approach to movement is all-important. An incredible force is lost if one relegates dance to just the outward appearance of a...
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Mar 10, 20228 min read
What Makes Teaching/Learning Classical Ballet Different
There are many opinions/ misconceptions about what a ballet class is supposed to "do" for a skater, how effective it really is as a...
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Mar 10, 20223 min read
“The Value of Studying Ballet Pedagogy”
Definition of Pedagogy: “The act, process and art of imparting knowledge. The art and science of instructional methodology.” Many coaches...
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Mar 10, 20223 min read
“Secrets, Tips and Tricks” – The way we pass on information...
and how it affects our teaching and our learning Typically, the way many people teach dance classes today is that they give the...
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Mar 10, 20222 min read
Now teaching the Complete Vaganova Level 1 Methodology online!
I’m pleased to announce that In conjunction with Inna Stabrova and Dmitriy Tuboltsev, I am now teaching the complete Vaganova Level One...
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Mar 10, 202210 min read
How to Begin and Maintain a Ballet for Figure Skaters Program for Your Club
I wrote this article quite a few of years ago, and later incorporated it into my “Lesson Book” in 2011. At that time, I was still...
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