Have you been thinking about whether to enroll your dancer for summer classes?  Here are some of our top reasons to keep the dance momentum going! Dance training is built on muscle memory, so summer dance helps your child experience overall faster progress. Young children do well with […]

              As you already know, our annual Performance Week will take place May 1st-5th this year.  With the date fast approaching, we thought this would be the perfect time to share with you our tips for awesome audience etiquette!  Following these tips will help us ensure an enjoyable recital […]

              We are just a couple weeks away from the recital, can you believe it!? With that in mind, we’ve created this checklist to make sure you’ve prepared, planned, and packed!  And of course, we are just a phone call or email away if you have any questions. First […]

              At SDC, we’re sometimes asked by parents if we can “challenge” or “push” a child more in class.  The answer is not as simple as you might think, which is why we’ve brought the answer here to our blog! The first part of the answer is that it’s […]

              This is a topic we’ve explored on the blog before, and we wanted to expand on it this season! Performing in the recital is a brand new experience for most of our young dancers.  And while some will find it exciting, others might be a little nervous. In […]

              We absolutely LOVE it when our students say they want to practice their recital dance at home.  Their enthusiasm is contagious, and then everyone in the class wants to practice at home too!   But as a parent, how should you go about encouraging this?  Is there such […]

              Dance is the ultimate performing art, and dancing onstage at the recital serves as a powerful tool for building a child’s confidence in themselves—a confidence that easily carries over into a dancer’s home life, schoolwork, and friendships. So how can one special event create such a big difference?  […]

              What’s an invaluable life skill that everyone needs?  Teamwork!  And dancers must do a lot of it.  By working with their classmates on a group performance for the recital, our dancers of all ages learn how to work together to create the best possible result. As you’ve probably […]

              There’s nothing else quite like a dance costume—it carries the excitement of performances yet to come, and of course, there are all those sparkles!  For many children, wearing a costume brings out the confidence and poise they’ve been working so hard on in class, and it is one […]

              You’ve heard us talking about it.  You know it’s important.  You’ve seen it mentioned EVERYWHERE  You know there’s a lot of excitement around it … but what exactly IS the Spring Concert? Just as soccer players have tournaments, football players have games, and gymnasts have meets, dancers have […]