You have probably spoken with your dancers at length about how to find the calm in the eye of this storm we are enduring. Even young children and adolescents are dealing with the emotional and psychological ramifications of Covid-19. We, …
Studio owners, how often do you and your staff/faculty partake in studio staff meetings? Do you have a regimented protocol to keep abreast of the things currently going on and projections as such? If not, there are a million reasons …
Here’s a wonderful lesson plan for your beginner students which is fun, encourages creativity, literacy, free-movement and choreographic voice.....
No matter the space one is currently in, there is always a way to maintain conditioning. No excuses. We may not be able to execute a million pirouettes and have to curtail leaps and elevation for safety reasons because of …
It’s true, those who are passionate about their work are most susceptible to burnout. Along with the fact that usually, when the signs start to appear many keep working through them, once it finally hits, it hits really hard.
Sometimes if we’ve been teaching long enough it is inevitable that we go on autopilot from time to time. Like our students, we can sometimes coast, phase out, be distracted and ride out the already known. We’re human. But, our …
When choreographers have a vision, it’s usually about the work in its entirety. The concept. The story. The feelings they hope the movement evokes. That’s what touches the audience and speaks to their soul; the essence and the spirit of …
Writing a business plan is necessary for anyone going into business. It is the best way to help you understand your business and what your needs from the business are. It will help you plan, run, and re-act to the …
To the dance student who, “shows up,” week after week in this extremely difficult climate, your dance teacher thanks you. When I say, “Show up,” I don’t mean just physically. I mean physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. All of the above. …
Right now in this time of quarantine, there are many things we cannot do at home as dancers, due to confined areas and non-dance surfaces. However, there are a multitude of conditioning exercises which can be done daily to maintain …
A lot of business owners get bogged down in running a business and are too tired to get things done in a timely manner. In some ways you may feel stuck and for this simple reason you don’t know where …
YES, THIS IS A STRESSFUL TIME FOR US ALL! With dance studios from all over the world closing down due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic this is a troubling time for business owners and dance teachers everywhere. But …
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In a time when the climate of the world is anything less than calm, each one of us battles uneasiness, uncertainty, sadness and frustration. We always, however want to ensure our students that their studio still is a place they …
Now more than ever we are faced with a reality of uncertainty. Uncertainty over our studio business, student enrollment, competitions, recitals, dance training, etc. We are also faced with taking care of our health, our families, providing for others and …
