Tag: neurodivergent dancer
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Helping Ballet Students with Tourette’s Syndrome Thrive: Practical Advice for Parents
**Our fourth in our series from guest blogger Chelsea Weidmann on neurodivergent kids in ballet. Be sure to check out her new book, Artistry Inside Ballet Technique** I am thrilled to be back writing for the Ballet Help Desk. When they asked me to consider writing a post on teaching students with Tourette’s Syndrome, my…
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Supporting Autistic Dancers in Ballet
Our third in our series from guest blogger Chelsea Weidmann on neurodivergent kids in ballet In this post, we are talking about low support needs autism. These are the kids that people don’t guess have autism. So why am I writing about ways to support these dancers if no one thinks they need support? Because…