Newer to SDA, Michelle interviews staff members to get to know her new dance family. First up is Miss Jenny!

The growth of cyberbullying threatens the mental health and overall well-being of our children. With the widespread use of technology, bullying is no longer confined to in-person interactions on the playground or in the classroom. Any child could be targeted, so it’s important for you to give your child the tools to combat cyberbullying.

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The three most important mindset tools to have in regard to setting and achieving your dance goals are: commitment, determination, and a belief in yourself and your ability to set and achieve your goals.

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Remember how we talked in Part 1 about making your goal measurable? Before you start working on your goal, you will want to measure your current abilities in some way. This way, when you are finding it difficult to keep working on your goal (because that happens!), you can look back at where you were when you started, to see the progress you’ve made.

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Knowing how to set and achieve your goals as a dancer is about as close as you can come to rubbing a genie bottle. Whatever you want as a dancer you can have through goal setting, and growing the skill of goal setting and achieving will not only help with your overall improvement as a dancer, but will help you succeed in the rest of your life as well!

There's a reason children are encouraged and advised to paint and draw at a very young age. One of the most important benefits of art is that it helps them develop critical motor skills.