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January and February are right around the corner and are the times when dancers begin auditioning for schools, companies, and summer...
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Aug 294 min read
How to Make a Career as a Professional Dancer
So you're interested in making dance your career? Here are a few tips on how to make it happen! Step #1 Find Your Ideal Style First...
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Mar 29, 20232 min read
Behind the Scenes at Spring Showcase!
It’s that time of year again! The most exciting season for all the students and teachers at Virginia Academy of Dance, Spring Showcase...
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Mar 22, 20233 min read
What Stretches Does a Dance Teacher Recommend?
My favorite stretches, and ones that I believe every dancer and person should do to increase flexibility and strength, are not hard, or...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
Select Performance Fun!
It’s almost time for our Select Performance! The Select Performance is on February 25 and will be livestreamed on our Facebook Page at...
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Feb 1, 20233 min read
Need Some Fun Valentine's Day Ideas?
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and people are already planning some fun activities for their family and/or significant other...
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Jan 25, 20233 min read
What is the Correct Order of Combos for The Ballet Barre?
Ballet, like all dance styles, relies heavily on proper use of warming up the muscles, strengthening, stretching, and getting ready for...
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Jan 4, 20232 min read
What New Year Resolutions you SHOULD be doing!
Here we are in week 1 of January 2023 and the trending topic is resolutions for the New Year. When it comes to choosing what steps you're...
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Nov 16, 20222 min read
Gift Ideas that Your Dancer Will LOVE!
The Top 5 Gift Ideas for Your Dancer The holidays are upon us and it’s time to start buying gifts and presents to prepare for Santa! Here...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read
How to Keep your Dancers Excited!
Time for Fun! We are very excited for all of the fun performances and events that our Elite Stars performance team have been able to...
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Oct 12, 20223 min read
Why I Teach
Why I Teach… I have danced for many years and in many places. Hopewell, Petersburg, Richmond, Colonial Heights, Norfolk, and many...
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Oct 5, 20221 min read
Dancer's Code, Part 5
Fearless The last part of our dancer's code is "Fearless". We want dancers who fearlessly try choreography and steps having full...
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Sep 28, 20222 min read
Dancer's Code Part 4
Classy Classy. What comes to mind when you hear the word, Classy? Maybe Audrey Hepburn or another charming Hollywood actress? The...
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Sep 21, 20223 min read
Dancer's Code, Part 3
Technically Strong Technically Strong, no we don’t mean that our dancers “might be strong” or “could be called strong”, we mean that our...
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Sep 14, 20223 min read
Dancer's Code Part 2
Health On to our next part of Virginia Academy of Dance's Studio Code, Health. Health and safety go almost hand in hand, so why did we...
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Aug 17, 20222 min read
Dancer Code, Part 1: Safe
Dancer Code, Part 1 Safe You may be thinking, “why would they want Safe to be in their Studio Code? It’s important, but why advertise...
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Aug 1, 20221 min read
What is The Dancer's Code?
You might be asking what is a dancer's code? What is the dancer's code comprised of? What is a dancer's code used for? And why is having...
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