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STOP SITTING IN YOUR HIP! EXERCISES TO STRETCH & STRENGTHEN…

Having dancers who are “sinking,” or “sitting,” in their hips on their supporting leg is a common problem dance teachers see frequently. Often, improving the position of the pelvis by stretching and strengthening the core muscles and hip abductors will …

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED IMPROVISATION LESSON

GOALS/OBJECTIVES: Using sensory awareness, current knowledge and descriptive writing about partners to communicate perception of them through movement phrasing. By performing this phrase for their partner, dancers will guess what is trying to be conveyed about them and whether or …

HOW TO TEACH DOUBLE SHUFFLES WITH JASON MARQUETTE

CHECK OUT OUR DTW VIDEO ARCHIVES! THIS WEEK, LEARN DOUBLE SHUFFLES WITH TAP TEACHER EXTRAORDINAIRE, JASON MARQUETTE!

DANCE & DRAW CREATIVE MOVEMENT LESSON PLAN

If you are looking for an innovative creative movement lesson plan that combines art, dance and music...look no further. Your little dancers will surely love this lesson plan by Jess Rizzo-Stafford which gets your dancers visually integrating art while increasing …

BEING A DANCE TEACHER TO ALL STUDENTS

Let's be honest. We all have our favorite type of dancer we love to teach. The ones that really inspire us. For some of us it's the older, advanced levels, for some it's the little ones and for some it's …

SETTING GOALS FOR THE NEW DANCE SEASON

As we set out to start another season and enjoy the last bits of calm before things get rolling, now is a great time to sit and reflect for a bit on what your studio goals are for the upcoming …

STUDIO OWNERS' FACULTY EXPECTATIONS

We all want to hire a faculty who has the same mind-set as we do; who shares in the same philosophies and has a vested interest in the development and success of our students. When we take the time to …

RESETTING OLD CHOREOGRAPHY

Have you been toying around with the idea of taking one of your choreographic masterpieces out of the vault? All of us have at one time or another created a piece that we actually really love and stands the test …

DTW LIVE 2017 RECAP & REFLECTION

Well.... It’s a wrap! We can’t believe DTW Live Conference & Expo 2017 has come and gone already but what an incredible few days it’s been. So much to reflect on. We must start with saying how this, being our …

WELCOME TO DTW LIVE 2017

Your Attitude Will Determine Your Altitude

This Article includes excerpts from the new book It's Your Turn, The Success Blueprint For The Dance Studio Owner available at www.raisethebarreconsulting.com

Tips to Improve Your Productivity!

See if any of these you may be feeling from time to time:

Clear The Clutter!

STUDIO PARENTS & THE ART OF DIPLOMACY

Let’s be honest. Keeping our students and their parents happy is essential to creating and maintaining a flourishing dance studio business. In order to thrive in an industry where your competition is virtually a few doors down, it’s difficult to …

Marketing and Sales Part II