Ballet. Tap. Jazz. That's the very basic core curriculum for many dance studios. While a well-rounded dance education is key for nurturing a well-rounded dancer, many times the idioms included in their training lack cultural diversity. Including multicultural dance in …
Now more than ever we as business owners need to have an “I can” and “I will” mindset. Sometimes we may even have to fake it a bit but as the saying goes “Fake it until you make it!” This …
In a time when we are trying to promote unity and fair play, consideration and support, an end to bullying and equality among ALL of our children, the idea of our dance students “competing amongst one another” is a tricky …
Would you like fries with that? That's an expression McDonalds made famous. I wonder how much money those six little words have been worth to them over the past several decades...it has to be in the billions.
What happens after you receive a phone call from a prospective customer requesting information about your school? Do you send out a brochure and schedule? Then, what do you do next? I have found that most small businesses especially dance …
Lining up your summer intensive schedule can be as daunting as your yearly schedule as there is a lot to include in a condensed amount of time. With the addition of Covid-19 to consider, there are even more things think …
As dance teachers who spend countless hours with our students in the studio week after week and year after year, it’s sometimes easy for the lines of the relationship to blur in terms of dance teacher to student vs. friend …
With the new season of dance upon us this is the time of year to meet new customers and reconnect wit your current ones. When you have a chance to meet your customers face to face this is a great …
I have a new rule in class- you are not allowed to bring in your phones to video a rehearsal while learning choreography. This hasn’t always been the case, in fact videoing is in fact quite helpful (for myself included) …
When a customer has a complaint, you have an opportunity to strengthen your relationship! None of us want a problem with one of our customers but as this season gets underway there is a very real possibility that sooner or …
We all come across dance students that lack the strength and flexibility to sustain a proper port de bras position. Whether it be the non-engagement of the shoulders and back, not pulling up, the drooping elbows or the sole initiation …
So another season is just about in the books. We believe this is a good time of year to reflect back over the past twelve months to see what we were able to accomplish not only in our work lives …
There has always been much emphasis placed on creative movement within K-12 dance education and studio training. However, the concept of integrating formal, more sophisticated improvisation and choreography-composition classes within the private studio sector, has often been overlooked. It is …
Last month we started our business plan focusing on the Business part. This month we will focus on the financial section which is vital to the health of your business. You will need some peace and quiet when going over …
This 3-step action plan was part of the seminar “How to Manage Your Customers Moving Forward”
Here is a replay of the great seminar by Steve Sirico, Angela D'Valda Sirico and Robert Landau... Enjoy!
