Mindful Dance Journal
Reflections, research, and classroom wisdom for dance teachers who lead with care.
In the Rhythm We Find Each Other
There is a quiet, almost unnoticeable moment in every couple’s life when connection shifts.Not because something is wrong, but because life becomes full.Routines multiply, responsibilities grow, and the space between two people slowly fills with everything except presence.Most couples feel this shift at some point — not as distance, but as a soft fading of the attention they once naturally gave each other.Couple dance offers a way of reconnection.
Where the Body Listens
A quiet revolution in the dance studio — when the body, the teacher, and the moment find each other.
What if teaching presence isn’t something we add to class… but something we return to?A reflection on movement, awareness, and the invisible choreography between student and teacher.
Teaching with the 4 Elements
A Dance Teacher’s Reflection
What if teaching dance could feel more like working with nature? This reflection invites you to explore the four classical elements—Earth, Air, Fire, and Water—as metaphors for how you lead, plan, and respond in your classroom.
Holding Rhythm in the Wind
The story behind the tools I wish I had as a dance teacher.
There’s a moment every dance teacher knows.
Not the final bow or the clean triple turn.
But the quiet pause after class —
when the room is still, the music has stopped, and you ask yourself:“Did I really reach them today?”
The Dance Continues
Written with care by Mg. arts Liva Ornicane
Dance educator | Creator of mindful tools | Always learning through movement
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