Tired of the noise coming from your dance studio viewing area disrupting your classes? You’re not alone! Here are suggestions for keeping parents, students, siblings – did I say parents? – occupied & motivated to stay quiet in the lobby.
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A Fresh Start; A Firm Foundation: The Upcoming Season in Dance
Are you feeling torn or unsure of how to balance what’s fresh and trendy with what’s tried and true? You aren’t alone. And that goes for both the artistic and business sides of studio ownership! Armed with two timely lessons and whole lot of links, Suzanne Gerety, offers guidance and reassurance. Give us YOUR take, and you could walk away with a year’s membership to DanceStudioOwner.com.
Why “Dance Moms” Is GOOD For Your Dance School’s Business
There are dance studio owners mad and concerned about how Lifetime’s reality show, Dance Moms, is affecting their business. They want to boycott it, voice their outcry. But are there other ways to battle this kind of negativity? Learn why the stuff that ‘makes us look bad’ as an industry can actually be good for business and how to turn negativity into opportunity.
Teaching Happiness With Every Leap
“Raising Happiness” is a parenting book but Stacey Pepper Schwartz shows that teachers can take away some of its lessons, too. For example, how to effectively recognize achievement, model optimism, convey positive messages, create a joyful atmosphere, resolve conflict, and promote gratitude among your young students.
Organizing Your “Dance Closet”? Don’t Forget These To-Do List Musts!
We all have things we do as we close the door on one dance year and prepare for the next. Stacey Pepper Schwartz has three items on her list that go beyond physically organizing her closet of props and other items. These can’t be folded neatly or packed away. But they do give perspective and closure for the year behind so that you and your students can move confidently ahead into the new year.
Would You Be Ready For A Tornado At Your Dance School?
Tornadoes can be deadly but there are a lot of things a teacher or dance studio owner can do to protect students in the event of severe weather. An experienced meteorologist offers his severe weather advice and studio-specific ideas for following the D.U.C.K. rules of safety.
