Because great teachers don’t just teach…
They Learn. They Refine. They Grow.
For for the Dance Educator who cares.
Who wants stronger systems without losing heart. Who wants better structure without losing creativity and who wants to feel inspired again.
Monday, July 20th from 9-4pm at 451 Stageline Rd. Hudson, WI 54016
You love to teach dance and care deeply about your students.
But lately, something feels heavier than it should.
Your littles feel chaotic.
The teens feel disengaged.
And you're planning week-to-week instead of with clarity.
You're leaving your class(es) exhausted instead of energized.
It’s not that you don’t love teaching.
It’s that no one is pouring into you.
Sometimes it isn’t teaching that needs to change.
It's how we teach, and the support around us.
A Thoughtfully Designed Day for Dance Educators
Above the Barre is a one-day professional development experience created to help dance educators teach with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
It's an intentional, in-person gathering of educators who care deeply about their craft and want to elevate it.
As dance educators ourselves, with more than 50 years of combined experience, we saw a need in our Twin Cities dance community. There are incredible online programs, resources, and educators sharing tools and strategies, but there is something different about being in the room together. Learning hands-on. Asking questions. Trying things. Sharing experiences. Building connections. And realizing that the teacher next to you is navigating many of the same things you are.
That’s why we created Above the Barre in 2025: a collaborative space for dance educators who want to keep learning, strengthen their teaching, grow their network, and elevate dance education together. Through guest experts and practical, hands-on sessions, we explore everything from anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology to classroom management, curriculum development, age-appropriate instruction, and supporting dancers of all ages and abilities—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Because so much of our training teaches us how to be great dancers. Very little teaches us how to be great teachers. And those are two very different skills. Above the Barre is our way of helping close that gap, together.
Your Investment
Your registration includes the full day of workshops, lunch, happy hour, and thoughtfully curated take-home resources. This experience is intentionally intimate and collaborative.
Not overwhelming. Not performative. Not surface-level.
Just real tools for real dance educators.
Join Us Above the Barre.
Come learn. Come move. Come connect.
Thank you to our Above the Barre Sponsors
