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Why start music lessons at a young age?
Music lessons are a great way to introduce children to the world of music and help them discover their natural gifts. Here are some of...
Ashley Hebert
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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Teacher Training Program at CDMS
From your child’s first class to their graduation performance, CDMS has a class for everyone. We specialize in beginners of all ages and...
Ashley Hebert
Sep 6, 20221 min read
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Benefits of Joining the Competition Team
Each year, a group of our CDMS dancers join our competition team and dedicate extra time to learning routines, traveling, and...
Ashley Hebert
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Performing On Stage - More Than Just Steps to Me
Many of you probably don’t know who I am, but that’s okay. I’m Ashley Hebert, the Marketing Coordinator for CDMS - I do lots of behind...
Ashley Hebert
May 12, 20225 min read
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What Progress in Dance Looks Like
Progress isn't just about moving thru the curriculum and learning more and more steps. Because every dancer develops at their own pace,...
Ashley Hebert
May 4, 20221 min read
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Best Materials = Best Education
If you’ve ever walked past our music studios at CDMS, you’ve probably noticed our many music books lining a bookshelf or stacked on a...
Ashley Hebert
Apr 23, 20222 min read
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How to Encourage Good Practice Habits at Home
Every music parent has heard their child’s Instructor recommend practicing at home to see more progress. But practicing is a thankless...
Ashley Hebert
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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Practicing at Home: Dos and Don'ts
Many of our students absolutely love practicing dance at home. You’ll find them twirling in the living room and tapping in the...
Ashley Hebert
Jan 14, 20222 min read
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5 Reasons to Gift an Experience
Written by our friends at Tonawanda Dance Arts During the hustle and bustle of the Holiday Season, everyone is searching for the perfect...
Ashley Hebert
Dec 12, 20213 min read
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Benefits of Music Lessons at CDMS
Private Music lessons can take several formats—at a school, in a dedicated music studio, in a teacher’s home, or at a church. While there...
Ashley Hebert
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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Dance Revue Extras
It's only November, but our dance revue will be here before you know it! Our students will start working on their dances soon. They'll be...
Ashley Hebert
Nov 11, 20211 min read
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Private Lessons Are Best for Musical Success
At CDMS, we offer private music lessons as opposed to group lessons. Learning music is a little different than learning dance, and our...
Ashley Hebert
Oct 31, 20212 min read
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Our Forever Home
At CDMS, we pride ourselves on providing an excellent dance and music experience to our students. We provide this experience through...
Ashley Hebert
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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Making Customer Service a Priority at CDMS
Here at CDMS, providing great customer service is one of our top priorities. An excellent dance or music experience for your child starts...
Ashley Hebert
Sep 26, 20212 min read
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How Old Should My Child Be When I Start Her In Music Lessons?
This is a question we get asked so often! Part of the answer is very simple, and part is more complex. The simple answer is, don’t start...
Ashley Hebert
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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The Importance of Class Size
You may have noticed that each of our dance classes usually have about 10 or so students in them. This may seem like a small class for...
Ashley Hebert
Aug 8, 20211 min read
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Let Them Be Little
Why is it so important that Creative Dance and Music Studio offers age-appropriate movement for its students? Because your child’s...
Ashley Hebert
Jul 19, 20212 min read
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Getting Ready to Take the Stage
It feels like just yesterday we were starting our 2020-2021 dance season. We all had so many questions: What would this year look like?...
Ashley Hebert
Jun 2, 20212 min read
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Getting Ready to go Back to Dance Class
The past few months have been unexpected. We never would have imagined we would have to adapt our lives to a pandemic, yet here we are...
Ashley Hebert
May 17, 20202 min read
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Rolling with the Changes
Everyone’s accustomed to changes with the arrival of spring--warmer temperatures, crawfish boils, and later sunsets are all things we...
Ashley Hebert
May 7, 20202 min read
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