Why Counting your Music is Essential in Dance

Guests - Damien Bassman and Kaelyn Gray Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 135 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we are joined by tap dance educator and owner of Bring Tap to the People, Kaelyn Gray, as well as Broadway percussionist and college music professor Damien Bassman to talk about the importance of counting music and learning music theory for dancers. Topics Include: What is music theory? Do dancers really have to learn to count to be successful? How to incorporate basic music theory into your dance classes Help support our podcast. Join Making The Impact's Platinum Premium Subscription today! Your membership includes: Monthly Q&A episodes released to members-only Priority to have your questions answered each month on the live Q&A. Ad-free listening for all of Season 4. No sponsored ads! 20% off all IDA Merchandise Exclusive bonus content released throughout the year Your support helps us produce future episodes of Making The Impact for years to come! Making The Impact's Platinum Premium - Sign up now for only $5/month! Follow your Hosts & Guests! Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortiz Lesley Mealor - @miss.lesley.dance Kaelyn Gray - @KaeGrayDance Check out our guest’s current projects! Kaelyn Gray's Bring Tap To the People - Online Tap Tutorials Catch Damien Bassman on tour with Kristin Chenoweth this year! Join our FREE Facebook Group and connect with us! Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast Community Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We would love to hear from you! Join our Newsletter for weekly episode releases straight to your inbox! Follow Impact Dance Adjudicators on social media @impactdanceadjudicators and for a list of IDA Affiliated dance competitions, visit our website at www.impactdanceadjudicators.com Support the show