Miss Rhea
The Dance Teacher Mentor
Helping dance teachers build stronger connections with students while teaching online!
My Story
Ever thought if you could dance all day your life would be complete. Daydreaming of this very thought was all I ever did till I graduated university and realized real life was no joke. I have been teaching dance for the 16 years and at every milestone, I accomplish I think there must be an easier way to make a career in dance.
After being in the dance industry for the last 2 decades I have been through many ups and downs that I have navigated to become the teacher I am today. I want to help teachers not have to go through the same struggles, find success in the dance room faster and navigate different teaching situations with many different populations.
Your dance career does not have to linear. It should be multifaceted and show off your best side of your portfolio. In uncertain times such as this, you need to be able to pivot and adapt. I have been pivoting and adapting for 16 years. No other industry prepares you to be a better - multifaceted worker than dance. Each experience whether it be teaching a new population, becoming a dance writer, developing dance research, I have use dance to connect many of my day to day skill sets. I understand the passion and as dancers, I know you have the drive send me a message and let me help you navigate your dance teacher journey.
Follow the dance teacher mentors page for tips, resources and community support on specific strands of your dance teacher journey. Let me help make your time in the online teaching world easier while we are dealing with covid-19 and take one of my course to help map out how to keep making money online and navigate creating a portfolio career in dance. I want to help you make your big dreams of being an accomplished dance professional come to life and create a roadmap to create your ideal dance career! Send me a Dm and let’s start your journey today.
Create Your Own Dance Adventure is a great way to keep dancers engaged in class. The stories capture their attention and they love being able to participate by deciding what happens next in the storyline (“creating their own adventure”). It’s also a great way to keep them moving, as they are eager to follow along with the steps incorporated in the story, making them part of the action.
When I tried out this game with my ballet class, they loved it! All the girls had a lot of fun listening to the story and voting which option to choose and everyone was eager to get up and try out the dance moves incorporated in the story. We even had a parent tell us that her daughter was very happy with the game and excited to play it again in class.
Erin Brownhill
