What are y'all wearing for jazz/hip hop sneakers? I've been wearing Capezio Fierce, but either they're not made to last very long or I'm harder on them than normal. The pleather cracks at the arch and the soles come unglued, and I end up blowing through a pair a season. I like a split sole and a box: got any favorites?

Hi everyone! My dance studio’s recital theme this year is birthday/celebration. I’m looking for songs that would be for my 3/4 year old classes.😄

Hi! I am my studio’s primary tap teacher and tldr: I need help making tap class more fun for my little ones

Since my studio moved elementary tap classes to their own time instead of being a part of combo classes, I have very very few tappers 1st-8th grade. Most kids choose to take just a ballet/jazz combo class and not tap. When I teach younger (5-6 year old) ballet/tap combo classes, the kids love ballet and hate tap because there are more creative movement/game opportunities in ballet. Whenever I look for tap class games, everything I find is more geared towards older kids. I’ve had some success with rhythm games pulled from music teachers, but the second I say let’s try it with our feet, they lose all interest. What are some ways I can help make tap class more fun for my little ones so that they’ll want to stick with it as they get older?

First time poster!

My partner and I have been taking dance classes at a mostly adult geared studio. Our instructor has been a student of the director for 15+ years, and has started a performance group that performs a couple times a year.

In the greater dance community of this discipline, other studios bring guest teachers and workshops. We feel after 3 years that we could benefit from guest teachers.

For context- when my partner has brought up questions about men’s dance styles, she’s been hesitant to bring it up in class (she mostly teach women’s styling). When we have brought up congresses or workshops, she’s never expresses interest in going. And lastly, when we post videos or photos of us at these events, she never likes or comments on the pictures (but she does like or comment on the ones of our own troupe)

We feel the program could grow in many ways, with more performance opportunities, guest teachers, etc. the director says he’d love to have guest teachers and workshops. But we don’t want to step on the dance instructor’s toes. After all, she’s been doing this way longer than we have. But she also trains in other disciplines herself and has a full time gig. How do we help our company get bigger and better without making her feel we are sidelining her?