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Professional Dance Experience Summer Faculty, Part I

Every year we are excited to bring in at last one guest teacher per week during our 4-week Professional Dance Experience. We are excited to announce that Flavia Garcia will be returning to teach for week 1 — it’s been several years since Ms. Garcia has taught at BBTCD  and we are lucky to have her this year! Ms. Garcia is

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Training Tip: Applying Corrections

Welcome to Training Tips– We can all use pointers that will help us achieve our dance goals! Part one of Applying Corrections delves into why addressing critiques is essential to becoming a better, stronger dancer.  We welcome guest blogger Rachael Hart as she collaborates with Conservatory Director, Nathan Bland to bring you this important blog series.  As we settle in to the

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Youth America Grand Prix

Only 3 days until BBTCD will compete at Youth America Grand Prix*! We are excited to be taking 6 dancers this year and entering the Pre-competitive category for the first time. A lot of time and hard work goes into the preparation for this weekend. I would estimate   around 250 hours of rehearsals since September between all the dancers!

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The importance of age appropriate training for young dancers.

How important is it for young dancers to train based on their age? It’s a question that’s often debated amongst parents, teachers and dancers themselves. Good dance programs will build a solid foundation before pushing young dancers beyond the limits of their growing bodies. A solid foundation includes coordination, musicality, spacial awareness, flexibility, strength and the ability to focus and

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