To Count Or Not To Count!

Sal and Wishful Thinking

Finding The Right Team Members For Your Business

RING! RING! RINGIN’ IN THE NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!

**Happy 2014 Everyone!** Can you believe another year is already upon us? Where did 2013 go?! Well, now that the eggnog and decorations are put away, time to get down to business and take this opportunity to think about those …

DTW TOP TEN LIST OF BELOVED CHILDRENS’ DANCE BOOKS

Getting young dancers to read is just as important as getting them moving at a young age to prompt an active lifestyle and energized mind. So why not combine these two great activities with some literature in dance?! Below are …

HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS & HEALTHIEST OF NEW YEARS FROM DTW

Everyone here at the Dance Teacher Web Family would like to pause for a second and take the opportunity to thank you all for another wonderful and innovative year. It has been an eventful one for us and we're sure …

RINGING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AT YOUR STUDIO

With the holidays upon us, this is a great time for studio owners to tap into the joyous spirit that is radiating inside your doors and bond with students and faculty; building on the feeling of camaraderie, team work and …

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE RELEASES TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2013

Teachers, choreographers....as we all know, finding the right music for our pieces can take weeks and weeks to find the song that inspires us to create movement, is original and age appropriate. We also know that sometimes that research can …

Dealing With Difficulties

A New Year, A New You!

Keeping the Magic Alive In Yourself

Keeping The Enthusiasm Alive

Re-Auditioning your Company Members Yearly...Do, or Don't?

Directors, what is your view on re-auditioning your company members every year? It is definitely food for thought and in my experience an important essential to studio business. The most obvious reason is it gives new dancers an opportunity to …

Inspiring the Uninspired

As choreographers, our students look to us as the beacon of creativity. Particularly at the start of a new year, dancers await the delivery of new pieces, concepts, movement and music. It is a very exciting time of the year …

Putting Dancers on Pointe: The Real Truth

Determining when a dancer is ready to go on pointe is an extremely important decision in terms of a dancer's advancement. While many ballet dancers will be eager to get their first pair of pointe shoes, many don't realize until …

DANCE TEACHER WEB LIVE CONFERENCE & EXPO 2013 RECAP

Well..... What can I say except WOW! What an incredible few days it's been here at our Dance Teacher Web Live Conference & Expo! So much to recap, but I must start with how electric the energy has been here …