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Membership services

Gold Membership

Dance teachers can be listed free of charge on DTOL. However, those requiring a premium service can take out a year's Gold Membership, which includes automated an email link, a link to your own web site, a web page of your own on DTOL and various other benefits. Details

$95.00 for one year
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At a lower price than Gold Membership, and designed for schools/teachers who already have their own web sites, your DTOL listing can be enhanced by providing an automated email link (through your own DTOL response page) and a link to your own site. See an example

$19.00 for one year

Software

Dance School Administrator software

DTOL's software for dance studios allows you to record details of your students, their parents, the classes they take and the teachers and venues of those classes. The software enables you to print a variety of listings and to create and print invoices. Easy to use and much cheaper than comparable products! Price includes six months' free support and upgrades. Details

$118.50

Seminar and course notes

Seminar notes: "Appropriate and effective teaching methods"

There is much that we in dance can learn from best educational practice. Exploring learning strategies, monitoring and assessing children's progress, reporting to parents and building self-confidence in pupils are essential tools in effective teaching. How to look after the interests of each individual student in a group learning situation. Details

$36.00
Seminar notes: "A coherent talent recruitment programme for your dance school"

All teachers want to find and develop talented children. Do you have a strategy for achieving this? Or do you simply wait for it to happen? Learn how to find and develop that special talent in students and to focus your time and efforts effectively. Learn how to motivate them, how to make them feel good about themselves and show them dance is fun! Their parents will feel proud too of seeing them achieve at a high level. Details

$29.00
Seminar notes: "Professional development for dance teachers"

Teachers play many roles in helping students develop. Sometimes a mentor, often a counsellor and always a performance coach. How to understand these roles, perform them effectively and enhance your own skills as a teacher. Details

$29.00
Seminar notes: "Expand and develop your dance school"

This seminar is about various ways in which you can improve your dance school:

  • Getting more students
  • Keeping the students you’ve got
  • Developing new programmes Details
$24.00
"Making the Transition from Dancer to Manager"

Normally a three day course, these course notes contain:

  • over 150 pages of notes
  • loose leaf ring binder format
  • sample case histories
  • exercises with Answer Analysis
  • photocopying permitted for personal use Details
$95.00

Books

Mime in Ballet

A stunning and unique new book - this is a 'must' for teachers, dancers, students and ballet enthusiasts. 20 graduated studies in Classical Gesture as used in Balletic Mime, culminating in a detailed description of Carabosse and the Lilac Fairy from the Prologue of The Sleeping Beauty. Details

$85.00
Ballet Through The Lens

This book photographically charts the work that Alan Foley and Monica Loughman, together and apart, have devoted to raising the status of classical ballet in Ireland. Details

$40.00

Teaching materials

Lafour Prima Dance 1&2 Resource Pack

An introduction to dance for early learners (ages 3 - 5 yrs). The Lafour Prima Dance 1 & 2 resource pack includes:

  • Printed syllabus
  • Music CD (74 tracks)
  • Syllabus demonstration DVDs (2)
  • Evaluation report sample
  • Evaluation criteria
  • Certificate sample
  • Details

$350.00
Lafour Prima Dance 3&4 Resource Pack

A child friendly approach to developing an understanding of basic principles of classical dance technique (ages 5 - 7 yrs). The Lafour Prima Dance 3 & 4 resource pack includes:

  • Printed syllabus
  • Music CD (65 tracks)
  • Syllabus demonstration DVD (1)
  • Evaluation report sample
  • Evaluation criteria
  • Certificate sample
  • Details

$350.00
Lafour Prima Dance 1&2 and 3&4 Resource Packs - combination offer $640.00

CDs

10 CD Classical Spectacular Gift Set 1

A boxed set of 10 CDs, containing music by Bach, Berlioz, Chopin, Greig, Mahler, Mussorgsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Johann Strauss and Vivaldi. All CDs are digitally remastered and are superb quality. Details

$40.99
10 CD Classical Spectacular Gift Set 2

A boxed set of 10 CDs, containing music by Bach, Bizet, Debussy, Handel, Mendelssohn, Orff, Saint Saens, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and Schubert. All CDs are digitally remastered and are superb quality. Details

$40.99
10 CD Classical Spectacular Gift Set 3

A boxed set of 10 CDs, containing music by Beethoven, Bizet, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Haydn, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. All CDs are digitally remastered and are superb quality. Details

$40.99
10 CD Classical Spectacular Gift Set 4

A boxed set of 10 CDs, containing music by Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, Holst, Mozart, Ravel, Schumann, Vivaldi, Bruch and others. All CDs are digitally remastered and are superb quality. Details

$40.99
Music for the 21st Century Dancer

Dance Class Volume 1. 26 tracks for ballet class - Barre, Centre and Allegro - plus a 15 minute track for choreography. Composed and performed by Richard Kenwood-Herriott and produced in association with Northern Ballet Theatre. Details

‘Richard Kenwood-Herriott, one of the UK’s most innovative dance accompanists and a member of Northern Ballet Theatre’s musical staff has just released a CD – Music for the 21st Century Dancer. Although divided into chapters for class, the music is far removed from the more usual compilations of adapted ballet music and includes some refreshing, original passages to ease the daily grind.’

[Dance Europe (March 2004)]

$41.50
Ballet Class in America

38 tracks, including two performance pieces, from Stephen Barnes, accompanist for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Details

$37.00
Ballet Class in America II (for Pointe work)

28 tracks, including a performance piece, from 30 seconds length upwards for the ballet class, from Stephen Barnes, accompanist for Pacific Northwest Ballet.  Details

$37.00
Ballet Class in America III

18 tracks, including a performance piece, from Stephen Barnes, accompanist for Pacific Northwest Ballet. For those who enjoy being absorbed in a beautiful adagio, this CD will indulge you. Over half the interludes are adagios - with a coda, a few waltzes and a fun little ‘jazzish’ coda thrown in. Details

$37.00
SPECIAL OFFER: Ballet Class in America (all three CDs) $100.00
Margot Kazimirska was Principal Pianist with the Frankfurt Ballet for 20 years, where she played for classes, rehearsals and for many performances in Frankfurt and on world-wide tours. She has also played as guest pianist for the Dutch National Ballet, English National Ballet, the Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet . She plays for all the performances of William Forsythe's acclaimed ballet "Artifact Suite" for Scottish Ballet and for the Paris Opera Ballet . Margot freelances as pianist for many teachers in England, where she now lives. Her music for ballet class series, "Dance with Margot" is very popular with teachers, students and dancers . Purchase her 6 "Dance with Margot" CDs!
Dance with Margot Vol. 1

Music for ballet class. Over 43 tracks of music, including slower and faster versions and alternative time-signatures for many exercises. Details

$47.00
Dance with Margot Vol. 2

Music for ballet class. Over 43 tracks of music, including slower and faster versions and alternative time-signatures for many exercises. Details

$47.00
Dance with Margot Vol. 3

More music for ballet class. Vol. 3 has 2 classes: "Overture and Beginners" consists of 60 tracks of music, the first class designed for little children aged ca. 3 - 7, and the second class for older children aged ca. 7 - 13. Details

$47.00
Dance with Margot Vol. 4

More music for ballet class. Vol. 4 has 52 tracks covering a complete class including music for Pointe work and 16 Ballet variations from Coppélia, Giselle, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and La Bayadere. Details

$47.00
Dance with Margot Vol. 5

Music for Children's Ballet Class, Festivals and Auditions. This CD has 56 tracks of music especially appealing for young children, with tunes from musicals, nursery rhymes for "babies" classes, and ballet and classical music as well. Details

$47.00
Dance with Margot Vol. 6

This CD is for the older child, student or dancer, with 55 tracks of music taken from the usual wide range from classical to popular and has music for Pointe Work also. Recorded on a Yamaha Grand piano. Details

$47.00
SPECIAL OFFER: Dance with Margot (all six CDs) $220.00
GUY DEARDEN - Music For Dancing Class

Guy has played for dancing exams for nearly 20 years and is very well known in the UK theatre dance scene. He has been a major supplier of music to the dance industry since 1987. Guy’s music is used by the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers (ISTD) and the National Association of Teachers of Dance (NATD) for their Tap Grade Exams. Both these Societies are recognised worldwide. Guy actually played for Jennifer Ellison's tap exams before she became famous! He now provides a large selection of top quality music CDs for teachers of the theatre dance world wide and prides himself on being able to provide music that teachers, children and students just love to dance to.

Christmas Crackers 1

A great selection of Christmas tunes suitable for class, show or as background music at home over the festive period. The CD lasts 40 minutes and contains 15 fully orchestrated numbers without vocals. FREE song sheet included. Song and dance for young and old, big show numbers and a selection of carols. Details

$41.50
Christmas Crackers 2

A great selection of Christmas tunes suitable for class, show or as background music at home over the festive period. The CD lasts 40 minutes and contains 15 fully orchestrated numbers without vocals. FREE song sheet included. Song and dance for young and old, big show numbers and a selection of carols. Details

$41.50
Adult Tap 1

60 minutes of piano music containing 16, 32 and 48 bar routines and 30 minutes of constant tempo 4/4's with tacit and stop time. Recommended for exam,show or any general tap class (Compatible with ISTD Popular Tap Tests) Details

$41.50
Adult Tap 2

60 minutes of piano music containing 16, 32 and 48 bar routines and 30 minutes of constant tempo 4/4's with tacit and stop time. Recommended for exam,show or any general tap class (Compatible with ISTD Popular Tap Tests) Details

$41.50
Adult Tap 3

60 minutes of piano music containing 16, 32 and 48 bar routines and 30 minutes of constant tempo 4/4's with tacit and stop time. Recommended for exam,show or any general tap class (Compatible with ISTD Popular Tap Tests) Details

$41.50
Adult Tap 4

A really great selection of 16 and 32 bar pieces for you and your class to enjoy - played on piano, bass and drums. Also included is a selection of well known standards for more continuous class work at speeds graduated from soft shoe to time step tempo. Recommended for exam, show or any general tap class (Compatible with the 'Dance for Fun' adult tap syllabus by Maurice Kachuk) Details

$41.50
Adult Tap 5

A really great selection of 16 and 32 bar pieces for you and your class to enjoy - played on piano, bass and drums. Also included is a selection of well known standards for more continuous class work at speeds graduated from soft shoe to time step tempo. Recommended for exam, show or any general tap class (Compatible with the 'Dance for Fun' adult tap syllabus by Maurice Kachuk) Details

$41.50
Baby Ballet 1

Over 1 hour of music for younger children to enjoy. The CD follows standard "free class" format from warm-up to curtsey. Simple orchestrations of mostly well known tunes have been used and I've included a mime and movement section that children will love. Mainly for class work but some tracks are suitable for exam and show work. Details

$41.50
Ballet Variations 1

44 delightfully played piano pieces of 1, 1½ and 2 minute duration. Polka, March, Grand Waltz, Hornpipe, 6/8, Adagio, Allegro, Speed changes and even some characterised pieces to dance your own short story or use for free improvisation. Ideal for exam, Festival or recital for both girls and boys from baby to student level. . Details

$41.50
Class Tap 1

A 50 minute CD packed with 16 and 32 bar phrases all played on piano, bass and drums. Great for class work and exam amalgamations. The music is graded from Primary to Grade V and is compatible with the ISTD tap grades syllabus. Recommended for any general tap class. Details

$41.50
Class Tap 2

A 50 minute CD packed with 16 and 32 bar phrases all played on piano, bass and drums. Great for class work and exam amalgamations. The music is graded from Primary to Grade V and is compatible with the ISTD tap grades syllabus. Recommended for any general tap class. Details

$41.50
Class Tap 3

A 50 minute CD packed with 16 and 32 bar phrases all played on piano, bass and drums. Great for class work and exam amalgamations. The music is graded from Primary to Grade V and is compatible with the ISTD tap grades syllabus. Recommended for any general tap class. Details

$41.50
Class Tap 4

A 40 minute CD packed with 8 and 16 bar phrases. The music is mainly played on piano and is graded for infants to students. It is compatible with the NATD tap syllabus. This CD also contains a total of 50 separate pieces of dance music ranging from simple 32 bar routines to jazzy 1.5 and 2 minute long dances played on piano, bass and drums. Recommended for exam, medal test, festival and show work. Details

$41.50
Class Tap 5

A 40 minute CD packed with 8 and 16 bar phrases. The music is mainly played on piano and is graded for infants to students. It is compatible with the NATD tap syllabus. This CD also contains a total of 50 separate pieces of dance music ranging from simple 32 bar routines to jazzy 1.5 and 2 minute long dances played on piano, bass and drums. Recommended for exam, medal test, festival and show work. Details

$41.50
Class Tap 6

A 40 minute CD packed with 8 and 16 bar phrases. The music is mainly played on piano and is graded for infants to students. It is compatible with the NATD tap syllabus. This CD also contains a total of 50 separate pieces of dance music ranging from simple 32 bar routines to jazzy 1.5 and 2 minute long dances played on piano, bass and drums. Recommended for exam, medal test, festival and show work. Details

$41.50
Class Tap 7

A great selection of standards in 16 bar measures and played on piano, bass and drums. Compatible with PTD (Professional Teachers of Dance) syllabus but ideal for any general tap class. Details

$41.50
Junior Ballet 1

This CD provides over 1 hour of music for children to enjoy and is intended as an alternative to a normal syllabus class. Simple orchestrations of well known tunes from film and stage have been used. Some tracks are also suitable for exam and show work. Details

$41.50
Junior Showtime 1

40 minutes of fully orchestrated fun for younger children. All played in singing keys for children and supplied with a free song sheet. Ideal for class work and includes some great ideas for show numbers. Details

$41.50
Junior Showtime 2

40 minutes of fully orchestrated fun for younger children. All played in singing keys for children and supplied with a free song sheet. Ideal for class work and includes some great ideas for show numbers. Details

$41.50
Junior Showtime 3

40 minutes of fully orchestrated fun for younger children. All played in singing keys for children and supplied with a free song sheet. Ideal for class work and includes some great ideas for show numbers. Details

$41.50
National Variations 1

High quality stereo recordings, without vocals, of genuine or especially composed folk music from 22 countries. Musical instruments from various parts of the world are digitally reproduced on the keyboard and carefully mixed to capture the sound of folk musicians playing in their own country. Ideal for national festival dances or show work. Details

$41.50
Primary Poppets 1

Played on solo piano and containing about 70 minutes of music in 4/4 time. All played with a good clear beat for beginners in tap or modern stage dancing. Edit points included at 16 and 32 bars to make ideal for short exam routines and class work. Lots of great dancing class tunes from yester-year here for children and adults to enjoy. Details

$41.50
Primary Poppets 2

Played on solo piano and containing about 70 minutes of music in 4/4 time. All played with a good clear beat for beginners in tap or modern stage dancing. Edit points included at 16 and 32 bars to make ideal for short exam routines and class work. Lots of great dancing class tunes from yester-year here for children and adults to enjoy. Details

$41.50
Rhythm on the Road 1

For those who want to take their music with them and teach dance and movement to young children in Nursery and Primary schools. A great selection of music to inspire the imagination of both teacher and pupil. All simply orchestrated and played in singing keys for children - Free song sheet included. Suitable for class or show work - Pre-School and Primary Level Details

$41.50
Senior Ballet 1

Well known musical themes and novelty pieces for an alternative student ballet class This CD provides over 1 hour of music for students to enjoy and is intended for use as an alternative to a normal syllabus class. The music has been very carefully selected to suit the style and content of each section – Well known tunes have been used including some favourites from TV, film and stage. All pieces have been orchestrated and played in a balletic style to encourage a musical appreciation and a feeling for the music. Ideal also for exam dances and show work. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 1

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 2

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 3

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 4

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 5

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 6

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 7

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 8

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 9

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 10

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 11

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 12

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Showtime Hits 13

Having difficulty finding music for your next recital or show? With the Showtime Hits series of CDs you'll be stuck for choice! Each CD contains fully orchestrated instrumental recordings of great show numbers, all played in girl vocal keys for singing and dancing. Ideal for that big opening number, popular song and dance routine or show stopping finale. Details

$41.50
Tap Rhythms 1

Piano music in a variety of styles and rhythms and played in a range of speeds to suit any student. Also included are short examples of tacit and stoptime, time signature and tempo changes. Containing mainly 16 bar examples of just about every style you'll want to try and tap to makes these CDs ideal for students and teachers working towards major tap exams. Details

$41.50
Tap Rhythms 2

Piano music in a variety of styles and rhythms and played in a range of speeds to suit any student. Also included are short examples of tacit and stoptime, time signature and tempo changes. Containing mainly 16 bar examples of just about every style you'll want to try and tap to makes these CDs ideal for students and teachers working towards major tap exams. Details

$41.50
Voice Test 1

60 minutes of sing-a-long music for children played on piano with melody line included. Songs are grouped by age from 2 to 13 years. Nursery rhymes are played twice through and all other songs are either 16 bar, 32 bar or 1.5 minutes long. Ideal for singing practice and voice training - compatible with the 'Professional Teachers of Dancing' Musical Theatre Syllabus. Details

$41.50
Voice Warm-Up

A 30 minute CD containing music for basic body and face warm-ups, breathing and vocal exercises. Contains 7 technical vocal exercises played on piano and each having a one octave range in semitone intervals. Can be used for practice at home to improve breath control, singing range, vocal precision and clarity. It is recommended that you use this CD under instruction with a voice coach or singing teacher. Details

$41.50
KAREN MACIVER - Ballet Class for the Aspiring Professional

Karen MacIver has played piano for Ballet Class with dance companies all over the world and have written and arranged music for you to really enjoy taking free class! My CD’s are created especially for the aspiring professional dancer.

Karen MacIver: Ballet Class for the Aspiring Professional Vol. 1

48 tracks for barre, centre and pointe. Tracks 1-22 Barre, 23-41 Centre, 42-48 Pointe Details

$44.99
Karen MacIver: Ballet Class for the Aspiring Professional Vol. 2

38 tracks for barre, centre and pointe. Tracks 1-19 Barre, 20-32 Centre, 33-38 Pointe Details

$37.99
Karen MacIver: Ballet Class for the Aspiring Professional Vol. 3

53 tracks for barre, centre and pointe. Tracks 1-22 Barre, 23-48 Centre,49-53 Pointe Details

$44.99
SPECIAL OFFER: Karen MacIver: Ballet Class for the Aspiring Professional (all three CDs) $117.99