Welcome to Season 3 - plus 5 Things I do Before the Start of EVERY new Dance Season!

First of all, I did want to share an update on the status of the podcast.

For those of you that have been longtime listeners or started listening in seasons one or two, the big change for season three is that we will now be a bi-weekly show.

So instead of coming out every Friday from now until April of 2027, we will be coming out every other Friday from now until April of 2027. there's numerous reasons for that.

I've talked a little bit throughout season two about some of the life changes that I've been going through and reframing kind of how I approach being the casual dance teacher that I am.

So that sort of definition for me has continued to evolve and grow.

And I've taken on all sorts of different creative projects that have fulfilled me in different ways.

So while I'm super passionate about this project of producing the podcast and sharing amazing tools and tips and conversations with you that I think will help fuel your dance teaching journeys as well as mine, I also want to make sure that I'm leaving space for other creative projects that come my way.

So that's like the number one sort of practical reason.

I also, in the hiatus between seasons two and now, season three, launched casual dance teacher.com.

So that's a brand new website.

It does have all of the podcast episodes right there where you can listen or you can connect directly to your favorite streaming platform from the website.

It's also a one stop shop not only for the resources that I have already produced and published that go hand in hand with some of the podcast episodes, such as my curriculum planning guide and my SWOT analysis for dance teachers, which are both completely free by the way, but it also combines those with resources from some of the other guests that have been on the show and some of the partners of the show.

and most of them are free.

So because there is a limited scope to what I can offer, I was really excited to partner with some of the previous guests of the show to be able to offer you more free resources that cover a wider variety of different topics, all relevant to dance teachers, but within different genres and different areas of dance education.

And you can download all of those right on the site.

It also includes curated playlists, so if you are looking to learn more about a certain topic or certain element of dance education, there are a number of playlists on there that you can explore that will walk you through all different facets of particular subjects.

For example, if you're wanting to learn more about choreography, if you are needing more classroom games and activities to do with your dancers, if you're preparing for a specific performance or a recital, if you want to delve into technique specifically and just listen to episodes about that.

And then we also have playlists dedicated to dancers wellness, as well as dance teacher wellness and taking care of yourself.

So be sure to check it out.

The other thing that's on the website currently are resources that I offer more personally.

So you can check out Some of the services that I might be able to offer you if you're looking for one-on-one consultation as a dance teacher, help with your own curriculum planning, with your own teaching and classroom management, choreography, if you're looking for a guest teacher, those are all things that I might be able to help you with.

But there's a lot more detail about specifically what I offer and if and how I might be a good fit if you're looking into those things.

So I just encourage you again to check out CasualDanceTeacher.com in addition to the Casual Dance Teachers Network on Facebook, that's our Facebook group, and the Casual Dance Teachers Podcast on Instagram.

all of the resources that have existed prior are still there.

I'm now funneling energy into making the website as solid and as valuable a resource as it possibly can be.