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Dance Teacher Diaries
by Sarah Jean Watts
As a lifelong dance educator, studio consultant, choreographer, and owner of The Movement Mentor and Barre&Sew, Sarah Jean Watts' goal is to help you grow a well-rounded understanding of how different perspectives in the dance industry fit together. Sarah dissects key concepts and methods in dance training, digs into teacher development and studio management, and helps everyone navigate the student-parent-teacher dynamic. Join us to unlock insider information about the frustrations and the joys of thriving in dance! Explore more at TheMovementMentor.com
Episodes
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10. The Invisible Cost of Choreography
Episode 10 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts, pulls the curtain back on what happens behind the scenes when creating choreography and what you’re actually paying for in addition to the time spent with dancers. We all...
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9. It's All Symmetric
Episode 9 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts, warns teachers, dancers, and parents on the dangers of only training for a dominant side of the body, and discusses why we NEED to be working symmetrically. This one isn’t…
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8. Advice for Team Tryouts & Auditions
Episode 8 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else) is for DANCERS (and those who love them)! Your host, Sarah Jean Watts, gives some advice about the preparation and perspective dancers need going into Tryout & Audition season for teams and studios. And…
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7. Getting Set Up For Success
In Episode 7 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts, outlines the planning process for studios and teams preparing for auditions and tryouts, and what to have in place as we start launching for the next season already! Though...
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6. Rapid Fire Q&A Vol 1: Competition
In Episode 6 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts, answers *random* questions from dancers, parents, and teachers about competitions. Routine lengths, sharing critiques, underwear… This is Volume 1 of our ongoing Q&A series...
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5. Part 2: It's Not Fair! (And Other Things We Say When We Don't Win)
In Episode 5 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts, continues were Episode 4 (Part 1) left off and digs into reacting to competition results, feelings connected to placing below what we expected, and how we can help dancers...
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4. Part 1: It's Not Fair! (And Other Things We Say When We Don't Win)
In Episode 4 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts, digs into reacting to competition results, feelings connected to placing below what we expected, and how we can help dancers keep a healthy inner dialog when they come off...
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3. Effective Ways to Practice at Home (During Competition Season)
In Episode 3 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts, talks about how to approach practicing at home in the middle of the competition season, and some of the more effective ways to use your time outside class and rehearsals....
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2. Competition Scoring 101: Studio Dance
In Episode 2 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), Sarah Jean Watts gives an introductory crash course in studio-dance competition scoring. This episode outlines what you need to know to understand the awards ceremony, and how the basic competition...
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1. Hello from Dance Teacher Diaries!
In Episode 1 of The Dance Teacher Diaries: A Real-Talk Podcast for Dancers (and Everyone Else), your host, Sarah Jean Watts introduces herself and outlines more of what’s in store for listeners throughout this podcast series. DM your questions & topic suggestions to us on Instagram...
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Dance Teacher Dairies Podcast (Trailer)
Hi! I’m Sarah Jean Watts, I’m a dance educator, studio consultant and choreographer. For over 15 years, I’ve been immersing myself in this industry; learning how to effectively train dancers, teachers, and how to build next-level programs. -- On Dance Teacher Diaries, I dissect key concepts and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
As a lifelong dance educator, studio consultant, choreographer, and owner of The Movement Mentor and Barre&Sew, Sarah Jean Watts' goal is to help you grow a well-rounded understanding of how different perspectives in the dance industry fit together. Sarah dissects key concepts and methods in dance training, digs into teacher development and studio management, and helps everyone navigate the student-parent-teacher dynamic. Join us to unlock insider information about the frustrations and the joys of thriving in dance! Explore more at TheMovementMentor.com
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As a lifelong dance educator, studio consultant, choreographer, and owner of The Movement Mentor and Barre&Sew, Sarah Jean Watts' goal is to help you grow a well-rounded understanding of how different perspectives in the dance industry fit together. Sarah dissects key concepts and methods in dance...
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