Intention isn't the problem,
Outdated methods we were taught are.
IMAGINE IF
YOU COULD
Be an obvious point of difference in the crowded dance space.
Refresh your anatomy knowledge for injury prevention and dancer longevity.
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Feel confident your teaching reflects the latest research for better practice.​​​
Know your students are getting more confident, calmer and connected to self.
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Create even more impact in the lives of your dancers beyond the studio.
Feel even prouder of how you're teaching.
Essential ... build on what’s already working and make it even more amazing.
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Kick off Saturday, July 26, 2025 ​
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10 am AEST for 6 weeks (75 - 90 minutes each session plus Q&A)
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Live via Zoom (plus full replays + downloads available)
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6 x downloadable PDF guidebooks with keynotes | anatomical insights | reflection prompts
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Additional video resources
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Ongoing access to materials (6 months)
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Payment plan - get in touch for payment plans
Can't wait to meet you!​
Cindy xx
BBehavSc (psychology)
BEd (secondary)
BCI (dance)
200 YTT yoga teacher
Mental Health First Aider (USA and AUS certifications)
Association of Mental Health Coordinators (core curriculum)
Certified Intimacy Coordinator /Director (SAG-AFTRA accredited certifications)
Certificate IV Trainer and Assessors
Fully registered high school teacher (QLD College of Teachers)
International professional dancer 15 years
I've been where you are
In the early years of my teaching, I was using dance traditions to guide how I taught - having taken countless classes, with different teachers, I thought I knew how to teach dance. Right? Maybe not!
I didn't know with 100% certainty the why of what I was doing. I couldn't for example explain to students the science of stretching. Or what muscles make up the true core. Supporting performance pressures and confidence issues were definitely unknown.
How I wish there'd been easy to understand guides that focused on this missing information.
Well, here it is! The Essentials is everything I’ve learned through deep, evidence-based training, tertiary and certification qualifications with 17 years real-world teaching experience, and a fierce commitment to student wellbeing — all packaged into one course for dance educators like you!!!
No fluff. No overwhelm. Just clear, up-to-date insight you can use immediately.
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When we know more — your students get better outcomes. ​
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And one final thing. Let’s start making basic anatomy a normal part of dance conversation — not a specialist subject. Let’s give the next generation something better to pass on.
THE ESSENTIALS
INTRODUCING
This is where you get the latest research in physical and emotional strategies to support your dancers. It's a refresh, not a rewrite to your current teaching tools.
you'll know
​WEEK 1 – Breath Basics
Because how students breathe is how they effectively they can condition the body, feel in the mind and dance on stage.
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Nervous system know-how + real-world breath tools that bring more calm, core stability, and flexibility.
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WEEK 2 – Power + Stability
It’s not about harder. It’s about smarter — knowing your body #injuryprevention.
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Learn why common exercises can hijack stability (permanately), and how to build real strength from the feet upwards, inside and out — with anatomy that finally makes sense. Did someone say #longevity?
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WEEK 3 – The Real Core
Spoiler: it’s not about the six-pack.
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Target the muscles that actually support effortless performance, and switch off compensation patterns — all without one crunch. And if you're used to cueing 'belly to spine' you'll never do it again.
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WEEK 4 – Flexibility with Alignment Insight
Less forcing. More feeling.
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Get the lowdown on fascia, the stretch reflex, sacroilliac joints to name a few, and how to teach flexibility with proprioception, purpose, and props that honour every body. Differentiating for all abilities even when it comes to flexibility is a must.
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WEEK 5 – Wellbeing-Focused Conditioning
Because pain isn’t a prerequisite for progress.
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Rewire your warm-ups and rethink your goals with evidence-based tools from polyvagal theory, mindset work, and trauma-aware strategies. Give your students the tools to best navigate competition, comparison and side stage nerves.
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WEEK 6 – Recap + Integration
Teaching tools you’ll actually use.
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Come full circle. Reflect, refine, and gather extra resources to keep your teaching research-backed, powerfully student-focused with a human first approach.
Cindy holds a wealth of knowledge essential to young dance artists.
Safe dance practice ensures longevity and sustainability in these dancer's careers, which is enforced in Cindy's teaching practice.
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We can’t thank Cindy enough and can’t wait to welcome her back!
We absolutely loved welcoming Cindy at GC Dance! Cindy brought her beautiful ‘Class For The Heart’ program to our Ballet Excellence students, working with varying age groups and tailoring the content appropriately. Students left feeling mindful and centred, with new stretching and mindset techniques that will serve them a lifetime.
