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The Benefits Of Recital- Confidence

The Benefits of Recital – Confidence Dance, baton twirling, and tumbling are the ultimate performing arts, and performing onstage at the recital serves as a…

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The Benefits of Recital – Teamwork

What’s an invaluable life skill that everyone needs? Teamwork! And dancers must do a lot of it. By working with their classmates on a group…

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Performing to Show Progress, Not Perfection

“Practice makes perfect.” Chances are you’ve heard this saying many, many times in your life. (We sure have!) It’s one of the most well-known proverbs,…

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The Recital: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

You’ve heard us talking about it. You’ve seen it mentioned on our website and in our emails. You know there’s a lot of excitement around…

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How We Define “Hard Work”

At Ovation Studios, we talk a lot about “hard work,” especially with regard to our competition team dancers. Hard work, to us, means ALL the…

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The Benefits of Recital – Beyond the Performance

New knowledge and skills abound when it comes to preparing for the recital … and we’re not just talking about learning dance steps! There’s more…

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Celebrating Each Other’s Success

Here’s a fun fact for you: In dance class, it is common etiquette for students to applaud after groups practice combinations or a student is…

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Practicing at Home: Recital Edition

We absolutely love it when our students say they want to practice their recital dance at home. Their enthusiasm is contagious, and then everyone in…

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Taking Care of Costumes: Dos and Don’ts

There’s nothing else quite like a dance costume—it carries the excitement of the performance yet to come, and of course, there are all those sparkles!…

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Awesome Audience Etiquette

As you already know, our annual recital will take place on May 16th. With the date fast approaching, we thought this would be the perfect…

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Planning, Preparing, and Packing for the Big Day

We are just a few short weeks away from the recital, can you believe it!? With that in mind, we’ve created this checklist to make…

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