Encourage

 Category

Encourage

What Is Your Favorite Ballet Step?

While ballet may seem boring, it holds the technique to a good foundation in dance. Ballet also has some pretty cool moves that are quite impressive to watch! On top of cool moves, professionals somehow make dance look easy! But with so many wonderful ballet steps out there, how can we pick a favorite? We reached out to our dance community and asked them what their favorite ballet step is. Here’s what they had to say!
Encourage

How To Make Your Stage Makeup Look Better

Stage lights can drown out facial features, but here’s how to make your stage makeup look better regardless of the stage on which you perform!
Encourage

5 Tips To Balance Dance And School

With Summer intensives wrapping up, and school right around the corner (depending on when you go back to school), it can be stressful trying to figure out how to balance everything. If you have late night dance classes, how will you get your homework done in time? With such a busy schedule, how will you make time for your friends and family? We got you covered! We’ve come up with a list of tips and tricks to help you balance your hectic schedule so you have time to breathe. 
Encourage

Did You Know: Dance Facts Edition

Considering dance has been around for 1000s of years, it has developed some pretty interesting fun facts. It might surprise you how early professional dancers retire. Or maybe you’re curious as to how many shows the Rockettes do each season. From how many bobby pins are lost a year to the world’s longest conga line, here are some very interesting dance fun facts.
Encourage

The Benefits of Yoga for Dancers' Flexibility

Dancing is challenging because it requires strength, patience, and even endurance to keep your body going. Here’s why you need to take yoga as a dancer.
Encourage

I Want To Dance, But Where Do I Start?

Dance is such a fun way to express emotions, and it’s a great physical activity. But it can DEFINITELY be overwhelming when you see all those dancers going to conventions, competitions, and taking numerous dance classes. Dance is a lot to take in, so where do you start? How many dance classes should you take when you first start? What styles of dance should you start with? We got you covered!
Encourage

Tips and Tricks for Dancing With a Disability

Unfortunately, many people believe that a person who can’t walk can’t dance. Our tips for dancers with disabilities is here to prove that idea wrong.
Encourage

You Know You're A Dancer When...

As dancers, we all have those moments when we do something different from everyone else. From practicing our dance routines while talking to our friends, to sleeping in passé, we have all been guilty of some dance quirk. So, whether you spot while sitting on a rolling chair or you dance in the shower, here are some weird things that all of us dancers have done at least once (but probably more). You know you’re a dancer when...

We're on Instagram

View Profile