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Letter From the Editor: Announcing DT+’s Brand-New Video Library!

We know that busy dance educators like you need to have teaching resources right at your fingertips. That’s why we’re excited to announce our brand-new DanceTeacher+ video library. Now you can access our growing collection of technique and lesson plan tutorials, teacher talks, and in-person workshops led by leading dance educators, all in one convenient place. Many of these videos also pair perfectly with our full-length articles, offering you the opportunity to delve even further into each topic. Be sure to take advantage of this incredible digital resource that you can tap into on demand at any time here.

Later this month, we’re discussing the tricky topic of tactfully communicating etiquette guidelines to parents when it comes to socializing responsibly, especially during our fast-approaching competition and convention season. You’ll also get lesson-planning tips for your K–12 classes, professional advice on preparing students for Broadway, and ideas for selecting the right footwear for those long hours spent on your feet teaching dance.

And, in honor of Women’s History Month, our Dance History column pays special tribute to America’s first professional dance therapist, Marian Chace.

With excitement,
Reanne Rodrigues
rrodrigues@dancemedia.com

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Tapas Das: Tapas Das, a young entrepreneur of our times started TWIST N TURNS in 2005. A person who is kind, generous, creative and down to earth wanted to start his own one of a kind dance academy. According to him, Dance is a language of movements that involves space, time and the human body. He was born and grew up in Kolkata, the cultural hub of India. Being appreciated in the field of dance all his life, he is extremely talented. He has been dancing since the age of four. Once he finished his high school, he learned jazz/modern and contemporary dance. His horizons were broadened even more when he started dancing Bollywood with Beat Busters for 4 years, which then was the most upcoming dance crew in Kolkata. After that exposure, he studied how to be a dance teacher, which later started helping him impart his knowledge about dance. Thus, in 2005, with the help of family and friends, he started TWIST N TURNS. Starting with a mere number of 40 students, today TWIST N TURNS currently has over 500 students. Over the time Tapas has taught and performed all over the country. He has performed in cities such as Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Jhansi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur etc. He has been an active participant in the Salsa India Congress in the cities of Bangalore and Bombay, and he has also visited various International Salsa Congresses in Europe, namely in Berlin ,Singapore, Hong Kong,Dubai. He is been also trained recently at Broadway Dance Center (New York), Alvin Alley (New York) and Steps on Broadway (New York). He is not only a dancer or teacher. He is a successful choreographer and has coordinated various shows without difficulty in our country. His leadership skills are exceptional, thus he is where he stands today. His aim in life would be to become a dance educator. He wants to share his tremendous knowledge in the right way to the right people. He is also, simultaneously running other brands like Zumba Kolkata, Bollywood Studio ArtistWala.com and India International Dance Institute.