Technical Dance skills taught through dance concepts

Technical Dance Concepts Explained

Our teaching goal is to ensure our students know their technical dance terminology, however, we also want to ensure our students understand that there are underlying concepts that we can and should apply to each skill. We layer fundamental dance concepts into our dance terminology.
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Ballet Dance for Kids

Pointe Evaluation Information for Parents

Please know that placing students en pointe is something that we take very seriously, for the protection of your dancer and their development. Below are the resources for parents of students who are preparing for their pointe shoe evaluation at 3-D Dance. The basis of earning pointe shoes is the ability to solidly perform all the techniques in demi-pointé before proceeding to full pointe.
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preschool

Play-Based Learning: The Best Environment for Preschool Children

Play-based learning is considered to be a more effective and developmentally appropriate approach for preschoolers compared to overly structured learning methods like worksheets. This is because play allows children to explore, experiment, and discover new things in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. It also helps to promote creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and social skills. Additionally, play-based learning takes into consideration the individual needs and interests of each child, allowing them to learn at their own pace and in their own way.
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Supporting the Formal Operational Stage of Development in Dance Class (Ages 12 and up)

An intentionally designed dance classroom experience can help promote the growth of physical, emotional, social, and cognitive (brain) development in children. To capitalize on the critical experiences in the most formative years, our 3-D Dance our staff receives ongoing professional training on how to apply Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development in the dance classroom environment to provide best support to our dance students’ through developmentally appropriate practices.
by Suzy Simpson

Supporting the Pre-Operational Stage of Development in Dance Class (Ages 3-7)

An intentionally designed dance classroom experience can help promote the growth of physical, emotional, social, and cognitive (brain) development in children. To capitalize on the critical experiences in the most formative years, our 3-D Dance our staff receives ongoing professional training on how to apply Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development in the dance classroom environment to provide best support to our dance students’ through developmentally appropriate practices.
by Suzy Simpson

Supporting the Sensory-Motor Stage of Child Development in Dance Class (Ages 0-2)

An intentionally designed dance class experience can help promote the growth of physical, emotional, social, and cognitive (brain) development in children. It has never been more critical for our dancers’ classroom experiences to support cognitive progress, following the significant delays in natural development patterns that have occurred due to pandemic disruptions, resulting in decreased experiences that would have naturally facilitated social, emotional, physical and cognitive maturity.
by Suzy Simpson