Inviting master teachers, guest instructors, or visiting artists to teach at your school can be an enriching and motivating experience for dancers of all ages. Make the most of this experience by fully engaging in your role as host. As you prepare, participate, and reflect on your visitor’s class, workshop, or residency, use this checklist as a guide.
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Growing Pains: How to Build Enrollment with School-Aged Dancers
Having trouble attracting (or keeping) senior or advanced level students at your studio? Suzanne Gerety offers six ways to kick those issues to the curb and grow enrollment with dancers aged 8-18.
Hope Dances For Children With Special Needs
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Brian’s photography has been published on Dance Advantage, in most dance periodicals, as well as in the book, When Men Dance: Choreographing Masculinities Across Borders. Currently, he is working on a blog, Barre Boys, which spotlights men in ballet, and will produce accompanying live events featuring all male performers. Married with two children, Dominic, 9 and Michela, 7, Brian is a firm believer of giving back and giving voice and opportunity to those who don’t have one. I had a chat with Brian about another new and growing project he has in the works, Hope Dances, an initiative that aims to bring the benefits of dance to kids with special needs.
Convincing Parents to Value the Creative Dance Process
Process-based exploration of movement is actually great preparation for, and an integral part of the art form of dance. But do you have parents that just don’t get it? Here are some strategies and ways to cope with this frequent frustration of creative dance teachers.
Four Ways to Make an Impact with Low Cost Marketing
Using John Jantsch’s 4C’s of marketing as a jumping off point, Suzanne Gerety provides ideas dance studio owners can use to get more students with effective and low-cost marketing. Plus win a copy of DanceStudioOwner.com’s new 75-page guide to low-cost marketing.
The Busy Mom/Dancepreneur’s Secret to Success
Once I found ONE central place to write everything (I mean everything) down, life got more organized. When I’m on the run, which is often, I will use the voice memo feature on my cell phone.
