So many times I’ve heard: “I can’t dance…I have no rhythm…I have two left feet…I’m not coordinated…I can’t get the dance combination…I can’t remember the dance combination…It’s too fast, I can’t pick it up!” The solution is simple. One of the biggest road blocks I’ve experienced myself, and with teaching others to dance, is skipping gradients. What is a gradient?… read more →
Maria’s Dance Basics Boot Camp is nothing short of WONDERFUL!!! It is great fun, combining a professional-level discipline with creativity and personal expression in a very safe, non-judgmental environment. I started the classes simply to get exercise and have gotten SO much more out of it. I have gained stamina, increased my flexibility, and even notice improved memory! One of… read more →
Phoebe started out with us in the Dance Basics Boot Camp I. Here’s what she had to say: While scrolling through the “perks” offered for donating to my friend’s crowd-funding campaign, I saw “Dance Classes with Maria Del Bagno.” I immediately clicked the link to select that perk and gladly made my donation. I was beyond excited to see that… read more →
In great dance, there is always a balance of technique and expression. This is my teaching philosophy, and I’ve developed it through my entire journey in dance. When I started out dancing as a child, I was all self-expression. Then, entering Ballet study (which was ALL technique) I would get in trouble for creating expressive flairs. After time, I buried… read more →
If you were in Boot Camp recently do you remember this fun combination? Join us on Wednesday nights or for the Dance Basics Boot Camp on Saturday and you can dance and have fun WITH us! Wednesday night DanceCreate open level jazz class: Evolution Studios (map), 7:00pm Saturday Dance Basics Boot Camp: Evolution Studios (map), 10:30am Next 4-week class starts April 2nd… read more →
Rio started out in the Wednesday night DanceCreate open level jazz class, and has also joined our Dance Basics Boot Camp on Saturday. Here’s what he had to say: “I can honestly say that it’s been such a blast being in Maria’s class. When I first joined, I had recently finished recovering from a broken foot injury. Starting out, certain… read more →
I understand that sometimes it is SO HARD to get to class, but if dance is the thing that helps you in your art, to feel good, just make it go right to show up. You’re gaining on it, you’re getting more out of class. Remember the wins you’ve had, and the goals that you’re nearer to. You can strengthen… read more →
When you are in the midst of learning a dance combination in class and you get stuck because you don’t know or can’t get the next step—do you stop? It’s very important to not rehearse stopping when you don’t know a step in a combination. Keep going with it, even if you have to improvise or keep going in the… read more →
Krystal has been with DanceCreate for over a year now. We have enjoyed seeing her progress, especially in the Dance Basics Boot Camp. “When I first started coming to Maria’s class, I had never taken dance before. I grew up making up dances with my friends and ‘performing’ them for their moms or stuffed animals. It was scary, that first… read more →
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