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Summer Study: Front Desk Training

Summer is perfect for front desk training. It is a good time to set goals and themes for the upcoming season and to get everyone who works at the front desk feeling excited and enthusiastic about their jobs. At the …

Making Dance History Come To Life

One of the greatest gifts that we, as teachers, can give our students is to show them how to have an open and curious mind forever. Too often students only skim the surface in their classes and never really fully …

10 ways to improve releves

So many steps in dance involve a releve so it is important to strengthen this movement from an early age to enable dancers to fully execute the steps that involve a releve. With a young dancer it is important that …

The Desire For Increase

Students of all levels and varying degrees of interest have one common goal: The desire to improve! If, at all levels, you can show that they have increased their knowledge, skills level and their overall ability to express themselves, they …

Dance Educating vs. Dance Training

There has always been much emphasis placed on creative movement within K-12 dance education. However, the concept of integrating formal, more sophisticated improvisation and choreography-composition classes within the private sector has often been overlooked. As someone who just finished her …

9 Tips To Keep You Moving Forward

This just in: Owning and running a dance studio is hard work!

Cash Flow Forecasting

.Cash flow is the life blood of all businesses. The key is to determine how much is coming in versus how much is going out to pay you’re your expenses. If you have been in business for a few years, …

Head Start: Structuring Your Class Schedules

Creating a new schedule for the Fall is always a challenge. Each year, because of faculty availability, ages of the students and the introduction of new classes, I always find it necessary to change things around. Some classes just always …

Stage Makeup In Character

Add audience excitement and drama to your next performance by creating theme looks to enhance the feel and expression of your numbers character. Children especially love the fantasy! Here are a few favorite character themes to help your recital have …

Your Season End Review Process Starts Now

Nowadays most businesses are looking to cut costs. Some are cutting budgets even though they are having a good year financially. It is a good idea now that the season is over to analyze where your hard earned dollars are …

Afro Jazz And Its Benifits

African Dance has always had a feeling of excitement and the rhythmic movements and the undercurrent of the hypnotic sound of the drums only intensify that feeling. A few years ago we added Afro Jazz to our curriculum and what …

Underground Marketing That Works Get Targeted, Get Strategi…

As I have preached many times, one of these most important parts of your business will be how well your marketing works. It will determine how well your business is perceived by the public and whether you will get the …

Pushy Parent Syndrome

Every year before our season ends we have our faculty fill out evaluation forms on each student that they teach. From those evaluation forms we fill out recommendation forms that are sent out to each parent before we start our …

Ways To Keep Your Dancers Strong Over The Summer

There are plenty of summer programs available to dancers of all ages. There are programs offered by the major ballet companies, musical theater and modern programs and sleepover camps that involve some type of dancing. All of these programs are …