Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

Mastering Movement Quality in Dance



Guests - Chip Abbott and Summer Renner Disher
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor


In Episode 157 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, our spectacular guests, studio owner Summer Renner Disher and dance educator and choreographer Chip Abbott school us on the importance of movement quality for competitive dancers, and give tips on teaching techniques for all ages!



Topics Include:

  •  How to talk about movement quality in class
  •  Unique approaches to teaching movement quality
  •  Why the quality of your movement quality can make or break your score at competition



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  • Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortiz
  • Lesley Mealor - @miss.lesley.dance
  • Chip Abbott - @chipstergram
  • Summer Renner Disher - @rennerdance, @summerrennerdisher



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