: About Me

'Grace Benson' at Paperworks is a net user name for Susan Whitford.

I have had an online presence as a dance commentator for almost ten years now, being an ex-dancer, and now a dance teacher, writer and notator (Benesh).

I write the west coast dance reviews for Dance Australia magazine. Obviously, that means I live on Australia's beautiful west coast!

I would be more than happy to hear from any readers or web friends: please email me at paperworks.

My passion is ...

summer - and champagne!

I know too much about ...

living alone...

My parents always told me ...

"be careful"!

My childhood ambition ...

to be the best ballerina EVER!

Why I write ...

because it seems to be what I do best.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

heaps...

My first job ...

was in an ice-cream shop in California.

My best moment ...

sex........and floating in a pool.

My inspiration ...

nature and love.

Arts & Humanities > Dance Education Book reviews A Classical Technique Teaching Manual, by Laurel Martyn OBE

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Book Review: Help Them Dance! "A Classical Technique Teaching Manual" by Laurel Martyn OBE Revised Edition 2004: Laurel Martyn Publishing, Melbourne In her earlier text 'Let Them Dance', published in 1998, Australian pedagogue Laurel Martyn introduced and explained in detail her approach to teaching dance basics to young children, aged from four to nine years. This acts as a foundation and preparation for real ballet training. Help Them Dance! continues her advice, by instructing dance teachers how to present the classical ballet technique to students from approximately ten years of age. I...

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