tips to raise your child to be a leader

We would like to share these practical tips on how to raise your child to be a leader.   Tip #1 1).  Let your child make choices. Give your child choices, not hard ones, just choices that they can make on a daily basis.  “Which of these TWO outfits do you want to wear tomorrow?, “Which cereal…

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IAID Dance Extravaganza 2016

  A night of magical dance performances featuring IAID – Dance Talents from Indian Classical Dance, Classical Ballet, Contemporary and Hip-Hop Class. Dance Extravaganza was created  to help encourage dance talents to achieve their dreams of performing on stage which creates an atmosphere of pure enjoyment to nurture the confidence of young performers. We are pleased to…

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Top 10 Exercises for Your Vocal Health

Learn how to improve your singing voice with these tips. 1. Glides Through a Straw Blow air through a small stirring straw while phonating glides up and down through your range. The backpressure created by the resistance of the straw presses down on the vocal cords and helps decrease puffiness, a major source of vocal…

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IAID Spotlight Featuring Classical Ballet Students

Sharing with you IAID Spotlight Featuring IAID Classical Ballet Students and the newest IAID Classical Ballet Instructor Ms. Megan Schoeman.The night started with a classical ballet performance from Ms. Megan Schoeman Megan started dancing at the age of five and has achieved many accolades in her dancing career. At the age of 7, she became…

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A Night of Raw Talent and Passion

A total of 19 talented students performed in the recent IAID Spotlight featuring Acoustic Guitar Students under the guidance of IAID Acoustic Guitar Instructor Mr. Chandralal Pathmakumara. “Johnny Guitar” is a song written by Peggy Lee (lyrics) and Victor Young (music) and was the title track of the 1954 film Johnny Guitar directed by Nicholas…

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Celebration of Achievements

IAID – the biggest performing Arts Academy in Qatar, has more reasons to celebrate this year!   1. 100 % PASSING RATE FOR IAID CLASSICAL BALLET STUDENTS 1st and 2nd Row : IAID BTDA Examinees   3rd Row  : Ms. Sylvia Gomes- IAID Center Manager, Ms. Pam Chater – BTDA Examiner,       Dr….

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Fascinating Things You Didn’t Know About Paint

Consider yourself an expert on paint?  You may know less than you think.  Even experts are surprised at these little-known — often odd — facts about paint and paint color.  How many of them come as a surprise to you? 1.The color purple became associated with royalty because at one time only aristocrats could afford…

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Benefits of Ballet for Children

If your child has expressed an interest in dance and longs for her own satin slippers and pink tutu, consider enrolling her in a beginning ballet class. Ballet promotes physical strength and agility, can boost concentration, develops an understanding of music and rhythm and generates a love of movement. Whether your child is 4 or…

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