57: Teaching Much More than Dance — Darla Hoover

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra speaks with Darla Hoover, who is currently the Artistic Director of both the</span> <a href= "http://balletacademyeast.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ballet Academy East</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the</span> <a href= "https://www.cpyb.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(CPYB).</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hoover received training from both the CPYB and the School of American Ballet, prior to accepting an invitation to become a member of the New York City Ballet in 1980. After 11 years, Darla retired from the stage and is now staging ballets for the George Balanchine Trust, as well as teaching internationally. She is also the director for the CPYB’s Teachers’ Workshop, where dance educators can learn from methodologies developed by Marcia Dale Weary.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Darla’s passion in life is teaching dance, and she has shared her smarts with a variety of audiences across three different continents. However, Darla would be the first to tell you that there is more to teaching dance than teaching form and technique — a good teacher instructs students on how to live. On the podcast, she reflects on her time teaching around the globe, gives some practical advice for dancers, and shares some thoughts on what a good teacher looks like.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What you teach has to be what they’re going to carry through for the rest of their lives, no matter what they do. You have to be teaching life lessons along the way."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“First and foremost, I think a great teacher is a great role model. You have to practice what you preach."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Students will love you for your honesty, and they’ll hate you for your honesty. But, ultimately, if they know you