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Each year it seems that we start the new semester in September and all of a sudden it's that time again! Recitals or as we call them Student Showcases are an extremely important part of the studio life. An exciting, …
Through the years have we have found ways to keep that all important cash coming in year round! The beauty part of our type of business is that we can look at our slow cash months in advance and build …
Yes, that line has been made a bit more famous by Donald Trump on the apprentice but in the real world it may be the single hardest thing to say to an employee. If you have owned your studio for …
Location - location - location! Yes we have all heard that old saying about real estate. The same can be said when trying to find the right location for your dance studio. Whether you are starting out new, relocating or …
Improving your students flexibility will not only enhance their lines and fluidity but will also help protect them from injury. Students that do not have good flexibility will almost always stretch the wrong way. They will strain, be out of …
For many teachers, just getting a student to stand up straight, is a major accomplishment. Often, a student will have enormous trouble with their pirouettes and will be unhappy that they never seem to improve. The problem for most is …
Every dancer knows that having beautifully pointed feet is an asset. Unfortunately, not everyone has good feet and some have feet that are really not suitable for dancing. It is possible to improve the feet by practicing exercises that are …
Every year, we run our Valentine Character Party for children from three to six years old. At the party, the children make Valentine cards, learn a dance to do with a popular costume character and then have their photo taken …
Practice a few of these must-know marketing tips every day and build up your guerilla-marketing muscles. Part of the guerrilla marketing mindset suggests that you should be thinking about marketing all the time. Not just quarterly, not just monthly, not …
Believe in your corrections, believe in your teacher, now repeat it again and again! It should be a chant that all students over the age of 8 say as they go into class.
Resistance, placement and control are vital elements that must be addressed in all jazz and contemporary classes. These elements will help them not only to progress, but to reduce the chance of injury.
About two years ago we introduced a DVD brochure at our studio and have been receiving great reviews from prospective clients. In our recent teleseminar for studio owners we gave a brief description of what we did and how it …
If you do competition or are looking to add it to your school we have developed a way to add these groups to your program. We call these classes Performance Groups. We have been doing competitions for over 20 years …
Every dance teacher that I know likes to have some time off in the summer just to relax, recharge the batteries and perhaps to receive some additional training at one of the teacher training programs run by different organizations. On …
There are many benefits of studying different dance styles. Obviously the most important one on the training list is Classical dance and whether your students want to be classical dancers or not we know that the training is invaluable for …
There are false notions that if you try to expand your business or try to make it grow that you are selling out! Why are dance studios any different from any other business? I have found through the years from …
