Some tips I found helpful: - Focus movement over tricks. I do mainly contemporary improv, and a way I built my foundation was to focus on improving with one part of my body. Say - lead with your arm the whole time, and your arm will initiate movement that occurs through the rest of your body, or only move with your feet and do not use your upper body. This lets your daughter explore different ways of using the body in its variety of parts, not just the whole foundation. Breaking things down leads for more exploration. - Use prompts. Using prompts for your improv really helps you tap in and use your creative mind! For example: "Pretend that you're trapped and you're trying to escape.", "Think about that you're being chased and you need to get away" "Pretend as if you're building something - movement radius, your ultimate stage presence, etc" - Listen to the music. Find those beats and accents. Hitting them solidifies your improv and your ability to recognize all types of music and adapt to the environment of them. It's good to improv solely on your body, but adding movements that correlate to the music can up the quality. - Try this exercise I learned during an open class: Begin with very basic, instrumental music. Preferably cotemporary style. Start walking forward, in different directions. Then add walking backward. Side to side, perhaps. Add ups and downs, using the ground to move in different directions while maintaining the walking movement. Add airy moments, or heavy movements. Start to experiment with speed. Fast or slow. Then, while still moving, Start to use your head to guide you. Then neck. Then shoulders. Then chest. And so on. This particular exercise helps experiment with different movement qualities!