The Dance Effect
At The Dance Effect, we believe dance has the power to connect, inspire, and transform. Whether you’re a classroom teacher exploring movement or a studio owner nurturing dancers, our goal is to help you bring dance to life in ways that spark creativity, confidence, and community. Through hands-on workshops, mentorship, and practical resources, we support educators and leaders in making dance a meaningful part of every learning space.
Why Choose The Dance Effect?
We get it — teachers and studio owners are working with limited time and resources, yet striving every day to create meaningful, engaging experiences for their students. That’s why The Dance Effect brings you tools, strategies, and inspiration you can use right away to make dance an impactful part of your learning environment.
Empowering Educators
We help teachers build the confidence and skills to integrate dance into their classrooms and programs with purpose and ease.
Inspiring Students
Our approach makes dance learning engaging, creative, and meaningful — nurturing expression, artistry, and joy in every learner.
Building Connections
We believe in collaboration, partnering with schools, studios, and communities to strengthen the dance experience for all.
About The Creator
Tammy Kostersky
With over 30 years of experience as a dance educator, consultant, and studio director, Tammy Kostersky founded The Dance Effect to bridge the worlds of academic and private dance education. Her career has been devoted to helping teachers and studio leaders integrate dance in ways that foster artistry, growth, and connection. Drawing on her background in both pedagogy and performance, Tammy’s approach is grounded in collaboration, empowerment, and the belief that dance can transform how students learn, express, and belong.
Teacher, Good Spirit School Division
"I loved that there was actual active participation that required us to get up and learn the steps- making the experience more interactive and giving us real ideas that we could take away and apply to our own classes."
Teacher, Good Spirit School Division
"This Dance PD has given me the skills and confidence to be able to not only learn the basic steps and history of dance, but to also develop lesson and unit plans that can be adjusted to different students learning; whether that be enriching them or helping to introduce them to dance."
Teacher, Good Spirit School Division
"This Dance PD was fantastic! It is fun and engaging, and positively impacts your classroom. Whether you already teach dance or have never tried it before, you will have a positive experience attending this type of PD opportunity."
"Empowering Teachers. Inspiring Students. Strengthening the Future of Dance Education."
