Question 1

What level dancers will benefit from private coaching?

Accepted Answer

Any level dancer can benefit from private coaching!

Question 2

Is virtual coaching as effective as in-person coaching?

Accepted Answer

While in-person coaching is always the best option, tap dancers can receive benefits from virtual coaching as well. Virtual coaching is best suited for tap dancers who have a tap board or other similar hard surface to practice on. Virtual coaching is excellent to work on rudiments, musicality, and timing.

Question 3

Why does private coaching need to be paid in advance and if I need to cancel, do I receive a refund or credit for a future session?

Accepted Answer

Industry standard is to pay for private instruction or coaching in advance with enough time for the payment to clear. We are understanding of emergencies and a need to cancel at the last minute. Since the time has been reserved, there are no refunds, but a credit is offered for rebooking a new session within 21 days of the cancelled session.

Question 4

What are the benefits of having my solo choreographed by RHYTHM ON THE ROAD rather than a teacher at my studio?

Accepted Answer

Many dancers who have been competing for several years often engage outside choreographers as a way to expand their movement style and show growth in their technique. According to Dance Spirit magazine, “these professionals introduce new techniques, unique movement, and objective feedback that the dancer may not receive at their home studio”. Performing a piece that is different than their known showmanship style shows growth and development as a dancer. RHYTHM ON THE ROAD choreography will focus on storytelling, performance, musicality and timing and help dancers reach out of their comfort zone while still enabling the dancer to perform at their best and most confident.

Question 5

Are there payment plans for choreography?

Accepted Answer

Yes - all choreography has a payment schedule with the total being paid in full at the last session. Additional rehearsals can also be booked separately for additional fees which are beneficial to the dancers being confident in their piece and accommodating to budgets.

Question 6

What are the benefits of having competition pieces choregraphed by RHYTHM ON THE ROAD?

Accepted Answer

Setting a piece on dancers that have become comfortable with their home studio choreography can be rewarding for the dancers and staff by providing new challenges from an unbiased perspective. The dancers who are always front and center may not be working as hard as others, so dancers who are enjoying being challenged may be featured instead. It's easier for the staff when an outside choreographer makes casting decisions.

Having a choreographer that judges for several different competition companies will bring an insider view of what judges look for when critiquing and scoring a routine. RHYTHM ON THE ROAD brings experience from having grown up through the competition and convention world and values and stresses teamwork and dancing within the group, not as a group of individual solos. Unique music choices are selected and edited so that the judges are hearing something new, not the same song repeatedly, by other groups, throughout the season. Musicality, timing, dancers showing personality and connection are taught while the choreography is being set and rehearsed.

Question 7

How far in advance should choreography be scheduled to begin?

Accepted Answer

The sooner the better so there is more time to make any adjustments and rehearse as much as possible before the first competition. July is currently our least busy month and an ideal time to start choreography if the studio schedule works with this time frame.

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