As a dance studio owner, one of your main goals is to increase your bottom line. This article will focus on how to do that ..read more

Dance Teachers here is a great lesson plan for your beginner lyrical students. This 3 part series will cover warm-up, center work and technique with PDF work sheet ..read more

Any student at any level can always use a refresher when it comes to turning technique. It is also especially essential when teaching younger students the basics as well. Every teacher has their own special way of teaching turns, but these quick ideas below are across the board tips that can enhance or add to your teaching tool box ..read more

Dancers are often known for their strong, flexible, powerful legs. They are one of our most vital instruments. And while flexibility is often given great attention to, we must help our dance students balance that with strengthening exercises as well. Below is one of my favorite floor sequences which I use with my intermediate- advanced students ..read more

What do you do when you have a student who’s extremely talented, naturally gifted and a brilliant performer but their attitude outshines the aforementioned? How do you handle the lack of respect, the inappropriate comments to peers, the insults to your studio and the all-around negativity? While it may seem tempting to bite your lip because these type of talented dancers make your studio “look good,” the long term ramifications can affect your business, the precedent you’re setting and the example you’re setting for the other students ..read more

It’s time to take a deep dive into your overall business operations. Additionally, look at how do you get your current families to register for next year and which of your teachers and staff you want to retain. These three year end practices are all VERY important factors to getting your new season off to a great start ..read more

This is a follow up article to the “Sometimes You Don’t Have All the Answers, and That’s Ok!” I recommend that you read that article as well because both articles work together and will help you when you are hit with a crisis ..read more

Studio owners, how much thought have you given to measuring yearly progress amongst your dancers? Sure, the “eyeball it” method works when your teachers are in the studio with them, day in and day out, but sitting down and actually deconstructing their progress in many different areas will give both your students and their parents an individualized and tangible look at the scope of where they were, where they are going and where they would like to be going forward ..read more

It’s inevitable. At some point in owning your dance studio a student is going to want to part ways and stop dancing. If you’re lucky, it may happen only a handful of times over the course of your career, but the reality is it’s going to happen ..read more

Ever think of what you can do to enhance the learning curve in your dance class? While dancers are often taught “how” sometimes we forget the “why’s,” “when’s,” and “where’s” things came from and happened ..read more