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Urban Dance Class for Confidence & Growth Mindset | Hip-Hop & Commercial Dance

Group urban dance classes that teach choreography and mindset skills for confidence and growth. Students will learn hip-hop and commercial dances while building resilience and confidence. Perfect for beginner to intermediate dancers!
April Lorenzi
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What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week
Mastery Evaluation
I will set a mindset challenge for the student to work on during the week.

Class Experience

Welcome to a new kind of dance class—where we learn more than just skills for dance! In this class, students will improve their urban dance skills—whether it’s hip-hop or commercial styles —while developing essential mental tools for success, such as confidence, focus, and a growth mindset! Tailored to beginner to intermediate dancers, this class is designed to enhance both their movement and mindset.

🌟 What Will Be Taught?
This class blends urban dance techniques with mental training to help dancers:
✔️ Improve rhythm, coordination, and flexibility through urban dance styles like hip-hop and commercial.
✔️ Develop a growth mindset—learning how to embrace challenges and progress through effort.
✔️ Build confidence by overcoming self-doubt and setting achievable goals.
✔️ Strengthen focus & discipline, which helps both in dance and everyday life.

Each lesson includes a specific mindset focus, such as:
✔️ Effort vs. Talent: How practice helps you improve.
✔️ Overcoming Mistakes: Why errors are part of learning.
✔️ Mindset & Performance Anxiety: How to turn nerves into confidence.

📖 How Is the Class Structured?
Each 30-minute lesson is interactive and engaging:
🎶 Welcome & Mindset Intro – Discuss the week’s mental skill focus.
💪 Warm-Up– Stretching and urban cardio dance.
🎵 Dance Technique & Application– Learn an urban dance while practicing mindset principles.
💡 Cool Down & Reflection – Review progress and set goals.

🎓 How Will I Teach?
✔️ Direct Instruction: I demonstrate dance moves and mindset concepts.
✔️ Interactive Learning: Students actively engage with guided practice.
✔️ Discussion & Reflection: We talk about mindset principles and apply them in real-time.
✔️ Personalized Feedback: Each student receives individual corrections to improve technique and confidence.

🌍 Teaching Style & Interaction
My approach is fun, encouraging, and student-focused. I believe in creating a supportive environment where students feel safe taking risks, making mistakes, and growing as both dancers and individuals.
🎯 Hands-On Practice: We reinforce mindset lessons through movement.
📢 Guided Discussions: Students reflect on growth mindset principles as they dance.

🎧 What’s Needed?
✔️ Comfortable dancewear & shoes that allow movement
✔️ A safe space free from obstacles to move comfortably

💡 Bonus: This class is based on the principles in my book, The Secret Dance Technique, which teaches dancers essential mental skills for dance and life.

📣 Give your child the gift of dance and a strong mindset—enroll today! Contact me for new student discounts!

Learning Goals

Dance Techniques:
Master fundamental movements
Growth Mindset Application:
Embrace challenges and view effort as a path to mastery.
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
To ensure a safe environment, please provide: A small, open space free of obstacles for limited movement. Comfortable clothing that allows for ease of movement. Proper footwear to prevent slipping. It's advisable for students to have a water bottle nearby and to perform light stretching beforehand to prevent any discomfort. Parental supervision is recommended to ensure safety during these activities.
Supply List
I will provide any necessary materials.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
-Lorenzi, A. (2024). The Secret Dance Technique: Unlocking the Mental Skills Every Dancer (and Person) Needs. Lorenzi, April Dweck, Carol S. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Ballantine Books, 2007
Joined February, 2025
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from State University of New York at Fredonia
I am the author of "The Secret Dance Technique," a book that explores essential mental skills through the lens of dance. It includes extensive research on the topic and interviews with many professionals.
I have also performed worldwide, including at Walt Disney World, Motiongate Dubai UAE, and on a cruise ship. My teaching experience spans two years at an elementary school in Spain, alongside teaching dance across various U.S. states and to a global student base online. These diverse experiences as both a dancer and educator have shown me how vital skills like focus, resilience, creativity, and divergent thinking are—not just in the arts, but in every area of life. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies, specializing in Performance Psychology, with a minor in Dance. 

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1x per week
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-6 learners per class

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