Hello FTT Family and welcome back to another blog post! Today we are so excited to introduce a new resource for the dance teachers in our community. Say hello to our new Weekly Lesson Plan For Dancers! In this new installment of our teaching and class resources, we have a created a one page log… Continue reading From The Top: Weekly Lesson Plan For Dance Teachers
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Across The Floor Jazz Routine Vol. 4: Leaps & Turns Edition
Hello From The Top Family and welcome to another blog post! Today we are sharing the fourth installment of our Across The Floor Jazz Routines! As you all know, one of our pride and joys here at FTT is providing quality training materials that can be used both in class and for at home practice.… Continue reading Across The Floor Jazz Routine Vol. 4: Leaps & Turns Edition
The Middle Ground: Finding The Balance of Work & Rest
Hello From The Top Family and welcome to another From The Top blog post! In today’s blog entry we will be talking about rest! As busy dancers, teachers, performers and choreographers our lives can get so hectic. Endless castings, performances, showcases and meetings can make our lives feel like a merry-go-round with 8 counts. But… Continue reading The Middle Ground: Finding The Balance of Work & Rest
Halloween Costumes For Dancers: 2023 Edition
Hello and mwahaha, FTT Family! With spooky season underway and halloween festivities kicking off soon, today we are back with a 2023 edition of our Halloween costumes for dancers! A few years back we made our first post on how to turn your everyday dancewear into a great last minute halloween costume for the season.… Continue reading Halloween Costumes For Dancers: 2023 Edition
Our 2023 Music Favorites For Hip-Hop
Hello FTT Family and welcome to the second installment of our yearly music countdown! Today we will be talking about our favorite 2023 tracks for your next hip-hop class. In this post, we’ll be covering everything from great tracks for your class warm-up to songs that will make great performance numbers for any and every… Continue reading Our 2023 Music Favorites For Hip-Hop
The Secret To Consistent Turns
Hey there, FTT Family! We hope everyone is doing well on this lovely Friday! Today we are going to be sharing a few tips on how to get consistent turns. As we all know so well, every dancer inevitability has our good turn days and our not so good turn days. It’s simply all a… Continue reading The Secret To Consistent Turns
Our 2023 Music Favorites For Jazz
Hello everyone and welcome to the first installment of our yearly music favorites for each dance genre! Every year, we gather up some of our favorites of todays top hits and let you all know which ones we think would make a wonderful addition to your class playlist. And while we can begin to list… Continue reading Our 2023 Music Favorites For Jazz
For The Dance That Changed Their Mind
Hello From the Top Family and welcome back to another blog post! Today we will be discussing the the topic of making the decision to change career paths. Often times we talk about embarking, improving and navigating your dance journey from training years to professional. But what about the dancers who may have changed their… Continue reading For The Dance That Changed Their Mind
Tips For Better Foot Articulation
Hello FTT Family and welcome to another blog post! Today we are talking about foot articulation. When in dance, foot articulation is very important, especially in things like petite allegro, leaps and jumps. Quite of few dancers have the common problem of not pointing their feet when executing these moves or pointing one foot but… Continue reading Tips For Better Foot Articulation
What Not To Do During Your Dance Journey
Our dance journeys are always a unique process. From our first class to our first booked job, all the way to retirement, dance is quite frankly a lifestyle. Now, we are always open and talkative about some of the things to keep in mind or put in place to ensure a wonderful dance journey. However,… Continue reading What Not To Do During Your Dance Journey