Working on Growth with DM Juniors

In 2017, we introduced the growth mindset (and strategies to achieve this) with our junior classes. It became clear to us as teachers, that when we face challenges, receive criticism, or fare poorly compared with others, we can easily fall into insecurity or...

Why Technique? Let’s Get Personal

Technique & The 8-Week Term Here at Dance Masala, we’re always trying to improve how we teach, what we teach and offer more to our students. We recently discovered (supplemented by feedback from you, our students) that there was a vital need for more technique in...

2015: A Massive Year of Kicking Goals

Recently, I have noticed that it has been a good while since I have updated the blog. Whoops! My only excuse is that 2015 has been a massive year for Dance Masala, and I can barely keep up. Plenty of positive stuff has been going on, but I have had little time to...

A Teary Goodbye

After 4 years of amazing performances, gruelling training and many rude jokes; one of the brightest stars of Dance Masala’s Performance Company is moving on. Adam’s final performance with Dance Masala will be at the QUT Bollywood Ball this Saturday. There...

The Dance Masala experience – A Teacher’s Perspective

WOW! It’s already been a month! And what a month it has been! Teaching Bollywood Dancing, officially, has been one of the best experiences of my life. Every week has been a new adventure; a new learning curve bringing new meaning to what was once just a hobby. It’s a...