If your advanced dancers are plateauing, it’s time to focus on what actually moves the needle. DTCE’s Technique: Advanced is a progression-based, classroom-ready system designed to sharpen body placement, boost control, and elevate execution—without sending teachers back to the drawing board.
Whether you’re teaching Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, or Progressions, this course gives you the tools to guide dancers through high-level technical challenges with clarity and confidence.
Why Technique: Advanced Works for Teachers
Teaching advanced dancers can be tricky—every student learns at a different pace, and small mistakes can quickly compound. Technique: Advanced solves this with:
- 30+ advanced-level drills
- 2+ structured syllabus guides
- 38+ minutes of expert-led tutorials
Everything is designed to show teachers what to do, what not to do, and how to correct common mistakes—all while keeping instruction clear, concise, and classroom-ready.
With real-time demonstrations of correct vs. incorrect technique, you can address chronic habits, refine alignment, and build precision and musicality in every dancer.
Key Features at a Glance
✔ 30+ advanced drills to improve precision, alignment, and movement quality
✔ 2+ structured syllabus guides to simplify lesson planning
✔ 38+ minutes of tutorials with multi-angle views
✔ Built-in teaching tips, cueing strategies, and do’s & don’ts
✔ Supports Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Progressions classes
Pro Tip: Pair this curriculum with DTCE’s Jazz Series to extend technique drills into performance-ready choreography.
What Students Will Master
From jumps to turns and advanced footwork, dancers will polish every detail:
- Double Piqué/Fouetté – Timing, coordination, and control
- Switch Firebird – Explosive strength and flexibility
- Tilt & Arabesque Penché – Balance, extension, and clean lines
- Six Point Turn – Directional precision in turns
- A La Secondé #1 – Stamina, rotation, and clarity
…and 20+ additional drills that elevate stage-ready control, musicality, and precision.
Teachers can integrate these drills with Progressions Series to reinforce transitional movement and body awareness.
How Our Syllabus Works
DTCE’s matching syllabus + tutorial videos provide a step-by-step roadmap for teachers:
✔ Terminology-Based Reference – Structured skill lists for each level
✔ Video Matching – Watch demos while teaching the same skill in class
✔ Clear Skill Progressions – Introduce movements in the correct order
✔ Saves Lesson Planning Time – Focus on corrections and refinement
This structure eliminates guesswork, prevents gaps in training, and ensures students develop technique in a logical, progressive sequence.
Who Is It For
✔ Studio owners and teachers leading advanced classes
✔ School programs or competitive teams seeking structured training
✔ Educators wanting results-driven, progression-based instruction
Combine with Turns, Jumps, & Leaps Series for full technical reinforcement.
Perfect Pairings: Maximize Technique & Performance
Enhance results and protect your dancers with these essential add-ons:
- ✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ drills for stamina and support muscles
- ✔ Flexibility Series – 175+ skills & 5+ hours to improve line and range
- ✔ Warm-Up Series – 170+ exercises to strengthen, prep, and prevent injury
Perfect pairings make your Technique: Advanced curriculum even more classroom-ready, efficient, and results-driven.
Train Like a Pro, Teach Like a Master
Led by Adriana Irizarry and Kimberly Beck Thomson, this curriculum blends artistry with structure. Teachers gain:
- Real student demonstrations and corrections
- Step-by-step guidance for challenging drills
- Tools to polish dancers from the inside out
Push your dancers past “pretty good” and into professional-grade precision. DTCE’s Technique: Advanced gives educators the confidence, structure, and depth they need to train stage-ready dancers every time.