This past Sunday about 75 of our LDC dancers and families joined forces and danced in the annual Waukesha Christmas parade. The parade has always been a fun tradition we have at Liberty Dance Center. It’s an event that we open to EVERY one of our dancers. So we have sweet 4 year olds, seasoned…
In honor of Thanksgiving, I want to take a minute to reflect on how grateful I am for our Liberty Dance Center community. Don’t get me wrong, at least once a day I reflect in awe on the magic of my dream coming true and how lucky I am to have such an awesome team…
GET INSPIRED! This weekend was a whirlwind of dance and inspiration. It’s SO important to continue to find new ways of doing things, get new ideas, and frankly, just get out and get inspired. I’ve been dancing for nearly 38 years, teaching for over 20 and am in my 15th year of owning Liberty Dance…
If you caught our previous blog, we discussed YPAD: Youth Protection Advocates in Dance. Liberty Dance Center is the only YPAD-certified studio in our area. A YPAD certification is an intense process for the studio that requires hours of work on the part of each and every employee. Here are just a few of the…
You’ve probably seen signage around the studio proclaiming that Liberty Dance Center is a proud member of YPAD. In fact, we are the only YPAD certified studio in our area. But, what is YPAD and why does it matter? What is YPAD? YPAD stands for Youth Protection Advocates in Dance. It was founded in 2012…
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” “We can make ourselves miserable or we can make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” There are so many cliches about stepping out of our comfort zone. We hear them often in the media or…
By now, all of our lovely dancers are back to school and have been back to dance classes for a few weeks. Parents and kids are settling back into the routines of another exciting school year and dance year. Back-to-school is a busy time for teachers, too! Dance teachers are no exception. If you’ve ever…
Having a new teacher in class can be an awesome experience for any student, and especially a dance student! Because dance is passed down from generation to generation and learned from person to person, every teacher’s perspective brings something special to the classroom. Whether it’s the way they introduce a concept or how they explain…
In our previous blog posts (part 1 and part 2), we introduced you to new ways in which local dance studios can step up their game through YPAD (Youth Protection Advocates in Dance) certification. This final post in the series summarizes the steps you can take to bring your dance studio to the next level.…