Reviewed by Kevin Fee Teach Like a Pro: The Ultimate Guide for Ballroom Dance Instructors is the roadmap for every ballroom dance teacher, from the aspiring new teacher to the seasoned pro. Teach Like a Pro is the only book I have ever found that provides a comprehensive, detailed look at the “art” of teaching … Continue reading
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season, a time of giving and abundant food. But for many in our community, the season will not be so plentiful; hunger knows no boundaries in this economy. BALLROOM DANCE TEACHERS COLLEGE and JUST DANCE BALLROOM are co-sponsoring a Food Drive and Dance in partnership with ALAMEDA COUNTY … Continue reading
(Original article link: timesunion.com) When he swivels his hips and takes a half step forward, it’s hard to imagine Ron Tritto wrestling an out-of-control drunk over the hood and handcuffing him. And when Tritto says in a calm voice to his sweaty-palmed students, “Let’s start off with our sugar push,” it’s hard to imagine him … Continue reading
Diane Jarmolow has made it her life’s mission to change the way dance teachers are trained in the United States. And now she has created the tool to do it—Ballroom Dance Teachers College in a Box! In this article, Diane talks about the state of dance teacher training in the United States and how her … Continue reading
By Lee Erica Elder When Diane Jarmolow, former owner and director of San Francisco’s Metronome Ballroom (one of the largest and most successful ballroom dance studios in the country, now a Cheryl Burke Dance studio), founded The Ballroom Dance Teachers College program in 1991, there was no vocational training available for ballroom dance teachers. Now, … Continue reading
Aspiring dance instructors have never had a range of choices when it comes to acquiring formal dance teacher training. Now that Diane Jarmolow’s certification program has moved into North Carolina, they are finding an open door right in the Triangle. “This is the only program in the nation that teaches dancers how to teach,” said … Continue reading
By Dolly Tavasieff Original article in Open Exchanges The dancers enrolled in the Ballroom Dance Teachers College teacher training program all share the same dream: to become an instructor and make ballroom dancing their life. Many of these future teachers are fresh out of high school or college and have been dancing all their lives. … Continue reading
by Dolly Tavasieff For years, there has been only one formal vocational ballroom dance teacher training program in the United States: the Ballroom Dance Teachers College (BDTC) in San Francisco, California. Widely regarded as the gold standard of teacher training within the ballroom industry, the College has turned out hundreds of fully trained professional instructors … Continue reading
Traditionally, American Style ballroom dancing–that smooth, romantic, earthy, creative style of dancing embraced by both Fred Astaire and the Mambo Kings–has been confined to the United States. Professional ballroom dancers from Maine to California have raised the standards of American Style dancing to unprecedented levels. But for the rest of the world, professional ballroom dancing … Continue reading
