Looking Beyond the Horizon in the New Year

Success Basics Everyone Needs to Know - Part 3: Enthusiasm

What is enthusiasm? For the most part it is one of those things you know when you see it, and other people know when you have it. In other words, it is what people see, and react to about you. …

Goals - It's the Journey, Not the Destination!

Q & A With Dance Teacher Web Founder Steve Sirico

We love hearing from our members who now come from all over the globe! We are thrilled to hear from teachers from Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, England, Scotland, Japan and all over the USA. Every couple …

Assessing Your Students

Many of us we are going in to the second half of our semester and this is a great time to take another look at our lesson plans, make adjustments when needed and incorporate any new ideas that we may …

Social Media & Marketing…Being a Tech-Savvy Studio Owner

As a new year is upon us, the infiltration of all things relating to social media and the latest technology seems to be evolving quicker than we can finish our last Tweet. As dance studio owners, keeping on top of …

Tools for Teaching Choreography-Composition 101 - PART II

Last month we looked at the basic concepts towards building a choreography-composition curriculum in order to supply students with a strong foundation regarding initial design components. Once they have mastered the concepts including: motivations & clarity, musical component, space travel …

It All Starts The Minute You Enter The Studio

This article is an excerpt from the must have book for teachers called: It's Your Turn! The Success Blueprint For The Dance Teacher. Get your copy by clicking here

How to Make Your Wishes Come True!

A Studio Owner recently asked me if they could get my help with the issue of making a New Year's resolution. I answered in the affirmative, but with a couple of stipulations! I told her that making a list of …

Floor Maintenance: Three Easy Ways to Save Time and Money

Make This Your Year of Planning!

The holidays have come and gone and there is always that feeling of let down just because there is so much planning and preparation that goes into getting ready for the holidays. But why not keep that feeling of planning …

Where Are The Best Places To Advertise?

This question has been asked of me many times. I have always believed in the shot gun approach. The more you do the better the results. Some may find that one thing works better than others and yet another business …

Your Uniqueness Can Speak Volumes!

No one else is quite like you. Would you agree with that statement? If you do, then it would stand to reason that no one else offers a product exactly like yours. Who you are and what you offer is …

The Influence of Dance Teachers

Teachers have an amazing amount of influence on their students whether it is at a regular school or an artistic one. Students hang on to our every word and how they interpret them can sometimes be a mystery. Very often …

Trading 8's

The Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies defines trading eights as, 'soloists taking turns at improvising, playing for eight bars at a time.' As a tap dancer, I’ve always thought of it simply as swapping eight counts. One phrase at …

If You Lead...They Will Follow

This article is an excerpt from the upcoming book for teachers called: It's Your Turn! The Success Blueprint For The Dance Teacher. Get your copy by clicking here