Dear DSOs/Teachers,

Need reliable, intermediate/advanced-level, adult dance students to show up consistently at your studio?

Do you have a history of poor and/or inconsistent results with adult dancers?

Featured by Dance Magazine and Good Housekeeping as among the best online dance classes, The Dancer's Workout® (TDW) has cracked the code and learned how to attract and retain adult dancers to both our virtual and our IN-PERSON classes - even during a pandemic!

Welcome to The Dancer's Workout® (TDW) Treasure Chest, where we invite you to peek into our treasure trove of secrets! 

You are invited to click open Video 1 from our TDW Treasure Chest to access our choreography! With this and our subsequent Treasure Chest videos, we will give you a really clear picture of the structure and content of our adult classes and help explain why our intermediate and advanced ballet, jazz, and contemporary dancers love these classes enough to return day-after-day, week-after-week, month-after-month, and year-after-year!

Take a peek!  In this first video we share the first two songs in the TDW masterclass entitled, "Second Chances." It includes our intro song to this 15-song masterclass plus a standing warm-up song, both of which were designed to introduce the dancers to the first several strings of choreography needed for this one-hour masterclass, while also ensuring they receive a good, foundational warm-up for the songs to come.

Click Video 1 in the TDW Treasure Chest to see how we do it

We'd love to show you how to easily fill your studio with reliable adult dancers.

See you in class!

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Dear DSOs/Teachers,

The interesting truth is that many dance teachers have lost their flexibility. 

But if you think about it, the loss of flexibility makes sense, right? We are teaching, teaching, teaching and/or sitting at our desks all the time (not stretching), and we get less opportunity to stretch than we used to...

Unless we take and/or teach The Dancer's Workout® (TDW), that is. Those of us who teach a TDW class every day get to dance full-out each day, and this includes doing the awesome TDW stretch songs! These classes are great for our bodies and our flexibility!

We put a little jewel in Video 2 of our TDW Treasure Chest for the teachers. Inside there we have two nice, slow, feel-good stretch songs are actually the third and fourth songs in our one-hour, 15-song masterclass entitled, "Second Chances." But today, they are sitting in the Treasure Chest all by themselves, just for you. If your neck, back, hips, and hamstrings feel tight, you're going to love the slow, measured pace of these two stretch songs.

Click the Treasure Chest and join right in!

And keep this in mind... If you decided to become a TDW-Certified Instructor you too would be able to experience the magic every day. Our certified instructors find this to be a GREAT way to reclaim your dancer's body and regain your flexibility. 

Interested in learning more?  Start with the TDW Treasure Chest and follow the bread crumbs as you wish...

See you in class!

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Dear DSO’s/Teachers,

Let's face it. Adult women are busy.

Between jobs, children, husbands, parents, and household responsibilities, they don't have much time.

They therefore expect the one meager hour they devote to themselves to be well worth their time. 

Yes, they love ballet, but they don't have 90 minutes to spare. They have one hour max - in and out, with perhaps 10 bonus minutes at the beginning or ending of class to quickly socialize with some likable women.

This means their one-hour dance class with you is likely the only exercise they can allow themselves; and while their spirits certainly appreciate the passionate aspects of the class, their "governor" will expect a kick-ass workout that makes them sweat. 

Dance cardio is key to the adult dancer's willingness to come back to class tomorrow, the next day, the next week, etc. It allows them to get a good, really excellent total body sweat on WHILE experiencing the utter and complete joy of dancing full out (waltzes, balancés, turns, etc.).

Interested in seeing how we start the cardio section of one of our masterclasses? If so, click Video 3 of our TDW Treasure Chest. As you watch, imagine that you have already done four previous songs which have carefully warmed us up and prepared us for the meat of the class.

This first cardio song is the first in a 6-song arc that our powerful dancers will do before the cool-down. Our goal is for them to learn the choreography for this whole section as they go, while they are dancing, without stopping (except for a water break). So you'll notice how in each successive song we build upon the choreography they have learned in the previous songs.

So here we go. Let's begin our 6-song dance cardio arc.  Happy to have you peek inside Video 3 of our TDW Treasure Chest to see how we do it.

See you in class!

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Hi DSOs/Teachers,

Why do so many adult, former dancers go to mainstream gym classes instead of coming to your studio? 

Here's why: These adults have realized they need cardio to stay in shape. 

If we want them to cancel their gym memberships and come back to our studios, our classes need to keep them in shape, and this means we have to provide cardio.

And here's a big fat secret that works in our favor: Even though these adults need cardio, they are bored, bored, bored at the gym with those mainstream fitness classes that require NO dance training or skill and which offer very little in the way of choreography.

The Dancer's Workout® was designed to fill this gap and offer our current and former dancers the cardio they need with real dance choreography! Our classes use intermediate-level ballet, jazz, and contemporary choreography (with a periodic splash of beginner's hip-hop) to give our adult dancers the high-energy, non-stop movement they need.

Speaking of non-stop movement... You might ask: How do you teach a full hour of ballet, jazz, and contemporary choreography without having your students stop and start, again and again, throughout the hour???

Well... that's the TDW secret!  It's our unique brand of pixie dust!

Okay, here's how.

We start each one-hour class with a 10-minute review of choreography to get everybody on the same page. Then we start the music.

The teacher dances full-out the entire class, demonstrating the choreography and calling out the movements (we call that "cueing") so the students can know what comes next without stopping. This works because the choreography in each of our one-hour TDW masterclasses is carefully designed to build throughout the hour.

For example, in our two intro songs from the TDW masterclass entitled, "Second Chances," we set the tone by warming up with moves/strings of choreography that will be used later in the hour. These include our pliés, our "3 to 1" move, our "pull," our "feather turn," and the "tendu front, back, pas de bourrée" sequence, all of which are used several songs later in the dance cardio segment. The standing intro songs are followed by several floor warm-up songs before we rise to begin our six-song dance cardio section.

During the dance cardio portion of our one-hour masterclasses, the students are able to move continually because the choreography of each song adds on to what they learned in previous songs. Throughout the dance cardio arc, the choreography keeps building and building so they can follow along without stopping.

Talk about a runner's high - this dancer's high is even more phenomenal!

And honestly, for my local in-person classes we do the same masterclass multiple times each week for 3 to 4 weeks straight so that our dancers are able to memorize it all and really dance full-out for the entire hour. It's exhilarating!

And then, when we're ready, we'll start a brand new cycle with a new masterclass! For example, after 4 weeks of dancing to "Second Chances," we'll move on and start one of our next TDW masterclasses.

Ahhh... Life is good - always challenging, never boring, always exhilarating!

So the answer to how we use ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance choreography to give our dancers the cardio they deserve is that we keep them moving throughout the entire one-hour class 1) by teaching them upfront (during choreography review) what moves they'll encounter, 2) by having the instructor dance full-out the entire class, "cueing" as she goes, 3) by having the choreography strings in each song build upon the choreography learned in the previous songs, and 4) by repeating the same masterclass multiple times a week, for 3-4 straight weeks, so that everyone can memorize the full 60-minutes of non-stop movement!

The key to cardio is (*surprise*) non-stop movement.  Sounds obvious, right? 

Well, this is our pixie dust. POOF!  It's freaking MAGIC!  Sweat sweat sweat!  Our dancers love it! 

Do you want to take a bite out of the middle of class, just to see this strategy in progress? Click Video 4 in our TDW Treasure Chest to watch the second of six dance cardio songs in "Second Chances." For a trained dancer, this cardio song is relatively easy to follow; but from a cardiovascular point of view, it is an absolute killer!  (It's one of those "don't forget to breathe" kind-of songs.) We're happy to share it with you!

With cardio-intensive dance choreography, it helps that these ballet, jazz, and contemporary moves are choreographed to pop music. There's something about the relentless beat and passionate lyrics that make you grit your teeth and go all-out for it, regardless of how tired you might feel at this point in class. The inspirational synergy of this unique music and choreography helps each of us unearth and enjoy cardio super-powers we didn't even know we had.

See you in class!

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Hi DSOs/Teachers,

Adults want to play.

They want to leave their bills, chores, and stress behind and have a minute.

EVERY TIME I think my choreography is just too darn silly or sexy for grown women, they rise up and play along with me.  EVERY.TIME.

Case in point... The featured song in Video 5 of our TDW Treasure Chest includes some playful "shirt-tails" and it shows us that we do, indeed, have a "Good Thing..." 

You are invited to grab your "shirt-tails" and play along with us! (And nobody wants to hear that you're too "grown" for this. You're not!)

Grab ahold and join us for the third of six dance cardio songs in the TDW masterclass entitled, "Second Chances."

See you in class!

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Dear DSOs/Teachers,

In class, like in life, there are moments when you have to show yourself and the world what you're made of.

Things stop being easy. All of a sudden it's time to buckle down, grit your teeth, and get it done.

In these moments, there are no free rides, no knights on white horses, and no easy way out.

The 4th and 5th dance cardio songs in The Dancer's Workout® masterclass "Second Chances" are a bit like that. Fortunately they are super-fun; but even so, there is no escaping the fact that when powering through the 4th and 5th dance cardio songs, you are actually smack-dab-in-the-middle of the 8th and 9th songs in this one-hour, 15-song class. You have been going for quite a while and you are tired.

Are you a quitter? No.

Remember what Dad said, "Winners never quit and quitters never win." "You are tougher than you think." "You can do this..." 

Watch these girls kill it with sheer determination while reminding themselves, "Keep your shoulders down. Point your toes. Look pleasant. Breathe. Stay with the music. Don't stop. You got this."

Take a peek into Video 6 of our TDW Treasure Chest and give these girls a mental high-five for showing us what they're made of during the final song in our six-song dance cardio arc.

See you in class!

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Hi DSOs/Teachers,

Each one-hour class of The Dancer's Workout® peaks with the final dance cardio song!

We call the final song in the dance cardio segment of each TDW masterclass our "pull-together song" because this is when the choreography taught during the first 40 minutes of class gets "pulled together" into an exciting mini-performance!

It's a total rush to be pushed to the limit and then expected to perform that final number!

The featured song in Video 7 inside the TDW Treasure Chest is the pull-together song for our TDW masterclass entitled, "Second Chances." It is the dance cardio crescendo! The last hurrah! The moment of truth! The final exhibit of dancer grit and determination after five consecutive dance cardio songs that were full of sweeping balancés and waltzes. This is where we pull the whole dance cardio segment together and perform it like champs.

Just imagine if you and your students had danced full out for the past 40 minutes, while the choreography of each successive song built upon itself. Once you arrive to the end of the dance cardio arc, dancing to the pull-together song feels... Exhilarating! Powerful! Challenging! Super-fun!

My dancers may be fatigued at this point, but they love this moment!

 And this is how I know they love it...

After class last night, one of my adult students told me, "I had a meeting and it was running late, and I said to myself, 'there is NO WAY I'm going to miss this class tonight. It is SO MUCH FUN - I love it!' So I quickly wrapped up the meeting and literally RAN to my car."

Did you catch that?  An adult, she "literally RAN" to her car to get to my class.

She's taken enough of my classes to become addicted to the exhilaration. She knew it would be worth her time, and so she RAN to get to class on time.

She knew she would get an exceptional warm-up and dance cardio workout. She knew she would get taken on a fascinating mental and physical journey that consistently leads to a super-satisfying A-HA moment that occurs during the pull-together song. 

Check out the featured song in Video 7 inside the TDW Treasure Chest. As you watch it, we hope you too will have an A-HA moment as you see how it all comes together and how the satisfaction of this dance cardio arc makes the entire class journey worth ditching a meeting and running to class!

See you in class!

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Hi DSOs/Teachers,  

Imagine your adult dance students have been in class now for about 45 minutes and have just completed an exhilarating set of cardio dance songs. They are breathing hard and sweating and feeling like they just hiked to the top of a mountain where they were greeted with a glorious burst of cool air.

How do we keep them feeling like they want to throw their arms into the air screaming "life is amazing - I'm on top of the world!" 

Let's help them savor this moment of exhilaration with the cutest little cool down song ever! 

After all the split-second mental and physical processing of the choreography  learned and executed in the previous six dance cardio songs, we do a cool-down song that we've used in some of our previous TDW masterclasses as well. This song provides the dancers a chance to do something fun and familiar while we systematically lower our heart rates and get ready for our upcoming Bikini Bootcamp portion of the class.  

Our goal now is to cool their bodies down and get their heart rates back down to normal.  

In Video 8 inside our TDW Treasure Chest we feature one of our favorite TDW cool-down songs. It keeps our dancers super-high as we transition them from dance cardio to our toning portion of the class.  

Check out Video 8 inside our TDW Treasure Chest to see what makes this cool-down song feel so good. (No doubt you're going to want to jump in and do this little number yourself!)

See you in class!

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Hi DSOs/Teachers,

Over here at The Dancer's Workout®, it's time for our toning exercises, which we refer to as the bikini bootcamp portion of our classes. But don't let the name of it scare you!

For context, imagine that you've nearly made it through a one-hour class with The Dancer's Workout®.  At this point you've warmed up, stretched out, danced your guts out, and cooled off. 

Now we'll start into the last 15 minutes of class where we focus on toning exercises before the final song at the end of our exhilarating hour together.

In Video 9 inside our TDW Treasure Chest we share THREE bikini bootcamp songs, one for your abs, one for your booty, and one for your legs. Let me go on a limb and say these songs are the best things you will do for your bikini all day - maybe even all week! 

So gurrrl… Stop what you're doing, lock the door, click the TDW Treasure Chest, and get yourself down on the floor to join us for these three bikini bootcamp songs.  Your bikini will thank you!

See you in class!

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Hi DSOs/Teachers,

How do you want your adult dancers to feel when they finish a one-hour class with you? 

I ask this question because Video 10 in the TDW Treasure Chest is all about making the class endings ignite a life-long relationship between you and your adult dance students.

So let me guess how you want them to feel when they leave your class...

Exhilarated!  Exuberant!  Joyful!  Dying to come back!  

You want them to sign up and commit to coming to every single adult class you teach!

You want them to find a babysitter, bargain with their husbands, leave work in time, and in other words move heaven and earth to get to your class each and every time! 

By the way, not only have new students burst into tears at the end of my classes when trying to tell me how much they loved it; but I've also had people literally move to live closer to my classes, not accept job offers that interfered with our class times, and rearrange their other commitments! Now that's what I'm talking about!

When your precious students walk out of your class, dripping with pride and sweat, you want them feeling on top of the world.  Like there is no other single thing in this world that gives them this feeling.

The final song contributes to this incredible feeling.

It basically seals the deal.

It brings us full circle.

It closes the loop.

It is the moment every single student in your class knows they have accomplished something herculean during the past hour.  Dripping with sweat, they feel strong, joyful, accomplished, inspired, and super-proud of themselves.  These are feelings that bring your students back day-after-day, month-after-month, and year-after-year. They can’t get enough of it.  

We always pick a really beautiful song for the final song. One that makes your heart ache with love and glory. And one that allows our dancers to finally relax, stretch, and reflect upon what they have done for the past 55 minutes.

When that last note finishes, the class erupts into applause! We are a hot, sweaty, perfect mess! It is incredible.

Prior to the pandemic, we would often quickly get into what we call a "stinky huddle" and take a photo. It seems that all of us wanted to capture that amazing moment so we would never, ever forget that glorious feeling.

At this point I have thousands of photos of our stinky huddles.  I love them so much because each and every person in each and every class on each and every day wanted to prolong and capture that glorious moment at the end of The Dancer's Workout® class. I am looking forward to the day when we feel safe enough to cuddle together for more stinky huddles...

The featured song in  Video 10 in the TDW Treasure Chest is the final song in the one-hour "Second Chances" masterclass  - it is a good example of the type of song we like to use to end our hour together.  

Speaking of not wanting to end our time together...

We love sharing the TDW Treasure Chest with you! We hope we have inspired you and warmed your heart! 

There are several different ways we can continue to stay close. Click HERE to see our DSO menu of options.  

Even though this is the end of our Treasure Chest masterclass, we hope we will continue to...

See you in class!

Click HERE to learn how.

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