Ready to map out your most organized, stress-free dance season yet? In this episode, Jessica Strong announces the Dance to Learn® Season Curriculum Plan-a-thon — a brand-new, members-only live planning challenge starting August 1st ! Inside the Plan-a-thon, we’ll meet live each week on Zoom to plan your entire dance season step-by-step. Together, you’ll map out your monthly themes, core dance concepts, and brainstorm special events like holiday activities, recitals, and showcases — so you head i...
Jul 11, 2025•10 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Welcome to Membership Insider, a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you a peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach in the foundational years. The membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I’m going to take you inside our Dance EdVentures™! Last week I introduced you to our Follow Along Video Demonstrations. These Video Demonstrations break do...
Jul 07, 2025•3 min•Season 6Ep. 9
In this episode of the Dance to Learn® Podcast , host Jessica Strong dives deep into one of the most common struggles preschool dance teachers face: keeping young children engaged . Jessica breaks down: ✨ What engagement really means in a preschool dance setting ✨ What it looks like when little dancers are truly focused, curious, and invested ✨ And practical strategies for keeping attention strong from warm-up to goodbyes You’ll learn: ✔️ Why themes make dance concepts meaningful and memorable f...
Jul 04, 2025•20 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Welcome to Membership Insider, a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you a peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach in the foundational years. The membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I’m going to take you inside our Dance EdVentures™! Last week I introduced you to our Teacher Guides which are long descriptions of each Dance EdVenture™. W...
Jun 30, 2025•4 min•Season 6Ep. 8
In this episode of the Dance to Learn® Podcast , Jessica Strong gets real about the 5 biggest mistakes dance teachers make when structuring Parent and Me (Caregiver & Tot) classes — and how to fix them for good! Drawing from her own early missteps, Jessica shares why these classes are vital for early childhood dance programs, how to avoid common pitfalls like too much technique or structure, and why active caregiver involvement is essential for child success and family retention. ✨ Plus, get...
Jun 27, 2025•28 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Welcome to Membership Insider, a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you a peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach the foundational years. The membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I’m going to take you inside our Dance EdVentures™! Last week I introduced you to our Lesson Plan Summaries, short one to two page printable summaries of the l...
Jun 23, 2025•3 min
Welcome back to the Dance to Learn® Podcast — the Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast with your host, Jessica Strong! This week, we’re wrapping up our special two-part series with the final 5 of 10 essential preparations every dance teacher should make before starting a new season. If you're ready to kick off your classes with confidence and connection, this episode is for you. These final steps cover everything from choosing the right music and props to engaging families, planning for flexibility...
Jun 20, 2025•21 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Welcome to Membership Insider, a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you a peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach dance in the foundational years. The membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I’m going to take you inside our Dance EdVentures™! Last week I introduced you to the 2 week teaching track - which is considered our fast track! This...
Jun 16, 2025•3 min
Welcome to the Dance to Learn® Podcast — the Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast! In this episode, host Jessica Strong kicks off a special 2-part series breaking down the 10 Essential Preparations Every Dance Teacher Should Make before their first class of a new season. Whether you're a studio owner or preschool dance teacher, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you enter your season feeling confident, prepared, and excited. This week, Jessica shares the first 5 essential prepa...
Jun 13, 2025•32 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Welcome to membership insider a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach the foundational years. The membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I’m going take you inside our Teaching Tracks. Last week I introduced you to the 4 week teaching track - ideal for Dance Educators who have some familiarity with ...
Jun 09, 2025•3 min
In this episode of the Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast by Dance to Learn®, host Jessica Strong dives into a timely and often tricky topic: should dance studios allow children who are not potty trained to attend summer camps? Inspired by multiple posts in her Facebook feed, Jessica shares her approach to handling these common parent concerns with empathy, clarity, and professionalism. She discusses the legal limitations that prevent most dance studios from offering diapering services, the impor...
Jun 06, 2025•12 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Welcome to membership insider a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach the foundational years. The membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I’m going take you inside our Teaching Tracks. Last week I introduced you to the 6 week teaching track - ideal for Dance Educators new to our method and/or who ar...
Jun 02, 2025•3 min•Season 6Ep. 4
In this episode of the Dance to Learn® Podcast —the Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast—host Jessica Strong introduces the show’s brand-new format, which centers around real questions and stories from the dance teaching community. This week’s episode features a listener question from Kristina C: “Where do you find good preschool dance teachers?” Jessica shares her firsthand experience hiring teachers for her mobile dance program and offers practical strategies to help studio owners and directors f...
May 30, 2025•17 min
Welcome to membership insider a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach dance in the foundational years. The membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I’m going take you inside our Teaching Tracks. Last week I introduced you to the Dance EdVenture™ Library the home to more than 100 ready to teach lesson...
May 26, 2025•3 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Mythbusting Thematic Learning in Preschool Dance Welcome back to the Dance to Learn® Podcast — the Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast hosted by Jessica Strong! In this episode, Jessica dives into one of her favorite topics: themes — and busts five of the most common myths about thematic learning in early childhood dance. Discover why themes aren’t fluff, but powerful tools for brain development, child-centered engagement, and meaningful connection. Learn how the Dance to Learn® Curriculum uses th...
May 23, 2025•22 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Welcome to Membership Insider - a mini series available on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which gives you a peek inside the Dance to Learn® Membership. Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach dance in the foundational years. The Membership is designed to be your partner in dance education. Today I'm taking you inside our Dance EdVenture™ Library! Last week I introduced you to the 5 membership options and 4 Curriculums available in our members...
May 19, 2025•2 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Hello Dance EdVenturists! Welcome back to the Dance to Learn Podcast! The Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast! I’m your Host Jessica Strong, and I want to say thank you to our Season 6 Sponsor Dance Dance Hooray! Today’s episode is a short introduction to this Season Reboot which kicks off next Friday 5/23! I wanted to share my goal with the Podcast and the best way you can submit your listener questions and be featured on the show! First, my goal with the Podcast is to hear from real voices activ...
May 16, 2025•4 min•Season 6Ep. 2
The Membership Insider is a mini-series on the Dance to Learn® Podcast which takes you inside our all inclusive Dance to Learn® Membership Library! Dance to Learn® is an all inclusive library of dance resources made for dance teachers who teach dance in the foundational years. The Membership is designed to be your partner in Dance Education. Today I'm taking you inside our different membership options. We have 5 different options for dance educators to chose the library that's right for you! The...
May 12, 2025•2 min•Season 6Ep. 2
I'm excited to announce the Reboot of Season 6 of the Dance to Learn® Podcast after a little pause for some life updates! The reboot will be focused on YOU! The Dance to Learn® Podcast is FOR dance teachers BY dance teachers so we are creating #askthepod and #podtalk To be featured on the Dance to Learn® Podcast join us in the Membership: 👉 https://library.dancetolearn.co/pages/join-us Or join us in the Preschool Dance Teacher's Forum on Facebook: 👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/preschooldan...
May 08, 2025•9 min•Season 6Ep. 1
A dance parent unenrolled her child after our instructor read a book in dance class. How can I best educate my dance families on the importance of incorporating books with dance class? Special Guest Once Upon a Dance Once Upon a Dance offers movement, breath, joy, connection, and imagination through stories. Their catalog of 25 interactive dance books highlights positive messages and role models throughout four main series: Dance-It-Out! stories combine whimsical tales with movement and subtle l...
Feb 23, 2023•42 min
My students will only dance if they hold my hand, it's causing disruptions in class. How can I best structure a shorter 6-8 week dance session so all my students can feel challenged and nurtured. Special Guest Maria Hanely A passionate advocate for early childhood dance education, Maria Hanley specializes in teaching ages 0 months to 6 years. She has left NYC to teach dancers in the greater Cleveland area. Currently, Maria is teaching early childhood classes at The Mandel JCC, Hudson Conservator...
Feb 16, 2023•55 min•Season 6Ep. 3
How can you teach class without a theme? Should you teach dance without a theme? How do you prioritize your class flow to ensure nothing important is missed? How can you structure a large class to ensure no child is missed? Special Guest Corey Lozier Corey Lozier is a dance teacher, studio owner, and dance education resource creator who specializes in tap dance for early childhood. Corey pulls from her hands-on experience with her students in the classroom and from her time in the professional d...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Should students be in charge of preschool dance classes? I will cover this topic and more with special guest Erin Burd as we answer some problems, struggles and questions from dance teachers and studio owners! Special Guest Erin Burd: Erin Burd, is a Dance Studio Strategist, Author and Speaker. She started Birdy’s Kids In Motion in 2009 and grew her mobile dance company to serve 3 counties in California. Erin is passionate about paying it forward and launched Erin Burd Coaching, and now Dance St...
Nov 10, 2022•47 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Welcome to Season 6 of the Dance to Learn Podcast - The Preschool Dance Teacher’s Podcast! I’m your Host Jessica Strong! I am so excited for this season, because I’m introducing a new format! This season is all about YOU! I am answering your questions, providing help and guidance with your biggest struggles in the studio setting and I’m inviting Industry Leaders as guests to discuss your biggest challenges and provide you with guidance, support and resources to help you in your journey as a Danc...
Nov 03, 2022•1 min
In today's Podcast Episode, I wanted to talk about one of the key takeaways from last week's podcast interview with Allison Mell from Tots and Target. Did you know that the CDC recently removed crawling as a developmental milestone? As a dance teacher, this is really concerning! Crawling provides so many benefits to young children, not just in the physical sense but also for their brain and sensory development! What can we do as dance teachers to help students who may have skipped the crawling p...
Mar 31, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 9
In today's Podcast Episode, I have the privilege of interviewing Allison Mell with Tots on Target, a Physical Therapist who works side by side with Mary Deutsch, a Licensed Occupational Therapist to help parents understand how their children grow and develop. I recently completed their Babies on the Move course which was BRILLIANT (it's linked below) and I was captivated about the section on red flags and crawling. So it had me wondering, how can some of these "red flags" present themselves in t...
Mar 23, 2022•49 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Hello Dance Teacher Friends! Happy Wednesday and welcome to another episode of the Dance to Learn® Podcast! I’m your host Jessica Strong and today I wanted to talk about limiting distractions inside the dance studio. I started my teaching career teaching in both a studio setting as well as inside schools such as private preschools and public elementary schools. Teaching in a school setting taught me a lot on how unnecessary some “essential” tools inside the dance studio are really not necessary ...
Mar 16, 2022•6 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Hello Dance Teacher Friends! Happy Wednesday and welcome to another episode of the Dance to Learn Podcast, I’m your host, Jessica Strong - I’m excited to be here with another episode of the podcast. Today I’m going to be talking about how we can be more assertive in the classroom and how changing what we say and how we say it can have a major impact on Classroom Management. To be a Guest on the Podcast or for Advertising Inquiries, please email info@dancetolearn.co The Dance to Learn Podcast air...
Mar 09, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Good Morning! Welcome to the Dance to Learn® Podcast with your host Jessica Strong! The Dance to Learn Podcast is the place for dance educators and studio owners to get the best dance teacher resources, tips and advice to help you dance, learn and grow right along with your students. Let’s get into today’s episode. In today's Podcast episode, I will be discussing Separation Anxiety, What it is, what it isn't, some of the symptoms and how our brain develops to help children regulate separation an...
Mar 02, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Welcome to the Dance to Learn® Podcast - Where I help dance teachers and studio owners dance, learn and grow right along with your students. I’m your host Jessica Strong, I’m the Creative Director and owner here at Dance to Learn. In Today’s episode I am sharing 3 of my favorite Classroom Management Tricks with you! Join the Discussion in the Preschool Dance Teacher's Forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/preschooldanceteachersforum Check out our Dance Teacher Memberships! Try our Dance Teacher...
Feb 23, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 4
