Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dance Studio Amplified podcast! I’m super duper excited for today’s episode because Andrea Trench is going to join us as she shares her tips, tricks, and resources for dance teachers who teach young children. For those of you who don't know Andrea Trench; Andrea is a dance educator, specializing in early childhood dance education and modern dance. She was the creator and founder of DiscoverDance, LLC.
“I am dedicated to teaching teaching a developing child…” At minute 06:42, Andrea shared with me her unique perspective in teaching children especially younger ones. She talked about empowering other dance educators and parents and helping them the importance of dance to their children’s lives. She also talked a little bit about the importance of recognizing our student’s needs for us, dance educators and also their parents, to be able to help our children build the foundational skills that they need as they grow older.
“You’re not too busy, it’s a choice...” At 21:11, Andrea talked about how she sets her priorities and she admits that having a life-work balance is really impossible for her, so she made sure that she schedule everything accordingly.
“Life is tough, but never ever give up...” At minute 30:15, Andrea shared with me how her dad made the biggest impact to her life. How he taught her life lessons that helped her build the foundation of her life as she got older that helped her be able to open and run her own business and eventually started a family of her own.
Andrea talked and shared a lot of valuable information about how she helps dance educators how to incorporate a conceptual approach to children's programming. She also talked about a lot of helpful tips to our fellow dance educators and parents, so make sure to stay tuned!
If you want to know more about Andrea and learn all about her programs at https://www.discoverdance.net/, and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram @discoverdance_education.
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Xo,
Alicia