We need to make this board active!

My name is Luthien. I'm not actually assistant teaching this year, but I did last year. I helped with the intermeddiate (sp?) ballet class, and once taught two classes for one of my teachers because she was having surgery. I hope I can still post here...

I've been dancing for 8 years and do ballet and jazz, and this year started worship dance.

~Luthien

Hi. I'm Abby. I'm 20. I've been dancing for 17 years, ballet, jazz, and tap, mostly. I'm a teacher for one Advanced Jazz and Advanced Ballet class, and assistant teacher for an intermediate jazz class.

Yeah, I totally didn't know this board existed either /frown but I'm assisting in mainly preschool and creative movement classes, and in adapted dance (for kids up to 12 years with special needs).

This is my first year assistant teaching, and I help with the first and second year combo classes, and the 7-10 age range with tap and ballet. I like it a lot so far!

Hello, I'm Nicole! This is my first year assitant teaching. I help teach two "babies" classes, and one tap and jazz class.

I started teaching in August. I've been doing Irish for 4 years and I compete in prelims. I take ballet and jazz during the summer.

I started as one of the teachers at a new satellite location, which is growing quickly. I teach beginners to prizewinners (4th level of 6, last level before championship), ages 4 to 16.

My name is Ashley im 17 and I've danced for 6yrs now, learning Ballet, pointe, jazz, modern, and hip-hop.

I teach the 3rd-4th graders. Boy are they a great class! I love assisting, it's probebly my favorite class!

Well my name is Yvonne I and (for another week) live in Washington State. I'm 14. I've been dancing for over 4 years, I am a Irish dancer soon to be beginner ballet and tap dancer. Last spring I taught the beginner class when the original assistant teacher badly sprained her ankle and the head master was late.

Hello!
~E

I'm Claire, and a few years back, I taught all the beginner Irish Dancers at my old school the basics really. It was really fun watching them progress, although some of them were a bit hyper! Most of them were really nice kids though and I enjoyed teaching them their first Irish Dances.

I don't teach anymore as my old school closed down.

Claire.

Hi, I'm Caitlin. I'm 16 and I teach extra (holiday, Sunday, warm-up, etc) classes for pre pro students ages 13-15. My school's main teachers are all former NYCB dancers, but I am one of 2 pre-pro level girls allowed to give extra classes for dancers who missed regular class because of sickness/schedule conflict, as well as holiday and sunday evening classes for really dedicated dancers, and sometimes warm-up classes before NYCB performances for girls 9-13 who can't handle company class yet, although I prefer the older students. I don't really do any assistant teaching, because my school has professionals teach all the main classes. but I'm not sure I'm considered a full teacher yet because I don't do instructional classes. (I have taught instructional classes at less professional studios, but I don't really count those because perhaps only 1 girl each graduating class manages to get into any nationally known company, rather than all 20 something at my school). I don't know if maybe I qualify for the teacher's boards, so I'll stay on this one for a while.

Hey hey, I'm Kayla. I'm 19 years old and have been dancing for... oh now 13 years. I've been a teachers assistant for ages 3-13 in ballet, tap, jazz and elements of lyrical.

Kayla*-

I'm 15, and have been dancing for somewhere around 8 years. Right now I feel like I'm in a support group...Anywho
I assistant teach a kindergarteners combo class, which is tap ballet and acro. I dance ballet/pointe, just started jazz, and have had much experience in tap. I've also done twirling.
Why did I not notice this board? bleh

~ snackle

My name is Emmy. I'm 17 and I've been sober for two months.






Just kidding, I couldn't resist... haha Snackledoop


Anyways, I've been dancing for 12 years and this is my fifth year as a teacher's assistant. I started out with a 10-11 year old class for a few years, and every summer I did a few dance camps for the little ones, age 3-6. Last year I assisted for two classes: 2nd graders and 4th graders. That was a lot for me since I was at the studio from 4 until 9 on those nights, so this year I'm with the 2nd grade class only. I adore assisting, the kids are just too cute!

Hello everyone!!! I'm Jamie. I am 14 years old. I am on my 9th year of dance and I do ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, and lyrical. I ahve been at my studio for 3 years, now going on 4, and this is my 1st year teaching.

My class that I teach are 8 and 9 year olds, which they are about 5 classes under mine, or the 3rd highest class. They are still learning basic ballet steps and tap too. They haven't started anything else since my studio only does ballet and tap with the little ones.

I didn't know this board existed till today.

My name is April, I'm 20. Right now I'm assisting ISTD ballet grades 2 and 3 and modern grades 1, 2, and 6. I also am doing a little beyond assisting in Tap grades pri, 1, 2, 3,5, and intermediate because I'm workings towards my associate tap.
I've really been enjoying teaching this year, I've never taught this much before. Its also exicting to work on choreography for the classes that I'm more fully teaching with my studio owners assistant. She is all wise and knowing! hehe. Its also really neat to be majorly involved in the planning of our future recital and our christmas event. Its a super exciting year!

Hello everyone! My name is Mandie, I'm 15 and this would be my...uhm...12th year dancing. Haha. This is my first year assisting and I just love it to death! I assist with a 3/4 yr old class, 5/6 yr old class, and a 1st/2nd gr. class. It is super fun!

Hey all, I'm Kamina. I'm 18 and I've been dancing seriously for about 3 years, with a big break before that, and I danced from ages 3-10 as well.

I'm currently taking ballet/pointe, modern, jazz and tap. I assistant teach Pre-Primary ballet, grade 2 modern, grade 2 tap, and sometimes replace teachers when needed.

~Kamina-Ballerina~

Hola! I'm Cathy and I'm 17 (almost 18!) years old.

I started assistant teaching creative movement and pre-ballet classes when I was 13. I was pulled aside after one of my classes one day by the owner of my studio, and she asked me if I would be interested. Of course I said yes!

Since January though, I have not been assisting anymore. My last semester of high school was very busy with rehearsals, performances, prom, and graduation. I just didn't have the time. Now that I am in college though, I am hoping to start assistant teaching again in the near future. I miss my little ballerina babies.

Hey. My name is Splendid (yes it is my real name). This is about my second year asistant teaching. I teach all but 6 of the classes and I take 3 of them. I LOVE CANDY. hints the nick name wonka.

Hi there!

I'm Lonannuniel! I'm 15, almost 16, and I have been dancing for about four years. I am currently taking ballet, pointe, modern and jazz and am involved with one of my studio's companies. I have taken hip-hop and a little tap in the past.

I am an assistant in pre-primary (mix of RAD ballet and ISTD Jazz) and Grade 1 Jazz. I really like assisting, its taught me lots about myself and about others too. It's a very good way to broaden your dance experiance!

The things I do in the class varies between each class. However, I do a lot more of the teaching in the Kinderdance class and more "assisting" in the grade 1 jazz.

My assistant position is strictly voluntary although a job may come out of it in the future.

Hi,
I'm Kailee, I started assisting with classes last year. I've been dancing for four years now, and I assist with two creative movement classes (3 and 4 yr olds), a hip hop class (12,13,14 yr olds), A pre-competetive class, our competetive troupe for kids like grade 5-7, A tap/jazz combo class, and hip hop for 5 year olds..... Wow lol I didn't realize my list was that long!
Anyway I love assisting, and hope to teach my own classes someday.

I'm Amy and I'm 20. I've been baton twirling for 14 years, and I've been assisting in baton classes for about 2 years now. On Mondays, I teach a class of five and help another twirler. Thursdays I help a class for an half hour, and I usually end up assisting another 1.5 hours. I wanted to move and start my own group, but life circumstances didn't permit it! Oh well, nothing can replace being in my hometown.

Hey y'all!!

My name is Allyson (18 years old)and I am from Arkansas. I've been taking dance for about 15 years. I started assisting when I was in 11th grade (I am in my freshman year of college). I also substitute for other assistants and for main teachers. I assistant in 3 intermediate ballet classes, 2 beginning ballet/tap classes, and I have my own preschool (creative movement/prebeginning ballet)class. I absolutely love it. It's so fulfilling to watch at recital and see how much they have progressed!!

Allyson-

Hi I'm Emma and I'm from Western Australia and I'm 16, although I turn 17 this year . I have been doing jazz for 9 years, tap for 8 years and this year I started ballet. I have been assiting for 2 years now, where I have worked with children from 3-12 years.

this is my first year assistant teaching.
i help with a 7-8 year old beginners company
7-8 year old ballet, tap, jazz combo
and 3 year old ballet and tap
and so far i love it!