Dance Lessons

Dance lessons are a lot of fun, but the repetition and practice required to master the moves can get a little trying, especially for younger students. You can spice up these drills with a few new ideas to make learning exciting again for all of your students, young and old.

Light hearted competition is always a good way to get your students involved in a class. If your dance lessons are focused on teaching a particular move, look for a fun way to turn practicing that step into a competition. For newer students, simply have them execute the move one at a time for the class and reward the winner with some kind of treat, like a snack, or a chance to pick a song for the class to warm up or cool down to. If the students taking your dance lessons are more advanced, you have split the class into groups and have them devise a short dance routine that incorporates the move, and then select the group who completed it the best. Reward them with the chance to lead the class through warm up or cool down, or the chance to teach their routine to the class.

Allowing your more advanced students to have a role in the dance lessons is another way to keep learning fun and interesting. Give the students a chance to choreograph new dance routines or to have a say in planning routines or picking costumes for their recital. Don’t wait for the annual recital to give your class a chance to perform in public. You can encourage your students to arrange several mini recitals throughout the year, to give them the sense of accomplishment of showing off what they have learned in their dance lessons on a more regular basis.

Dance lessons don’t have to be about rote memorization of dance steps. Encouraging your students to use their creativity to apply their new dance moves will make your lessons fun and productive.