Dance Studio Owner Archives - Page 5 of 11

Return to Acro: Top 5 tips for prepping your studio

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected everyone – every person, every child, every parent, every dancer, every studio owner. After months of...

Ernesta Corvino (front and center). Photo courtesy of Corvino.

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Andra and Ernesta Corvino: Dynamic duo talks ballet, family and teaching online

Master ballet teachers Ernesta (Ernie) and Andra Corvino grew up in a very special home full of dance. They began training as...

Groove Dance Competition and Convention.

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Groove Dance Competition and Convention holds make-up events this summer

With the COVID-19 pandemic, events have been canceled, studios have been closed, and our normal dance life has been sadly on pause....

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Dance training prepares students for life

As Joe Tremaine says, “Dance training is life training.” The hours and years of blood, sweat and tears training in the dance...

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6 tech tools to help run your dance studio online

In this new, socially distant environment, technology is vital to continue to run your business. While fears of reduction in staff productivity...

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Business owners: How you can cope during COVID-19

As business owners in the dance industry, we are all experiencing uncertainty amidst this global pandemic. Studios, dancewear brands, competitions and convention...

A dance studio owner's response to the coronavirus crisis.

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A dance studio owner’s response to the coronavirus crisis

As dance studios shut down across the country as schools close in response to COVID-19, we are left with the question of...

Holly Derville-Teer. Photo by Eldon Derville-Teer.

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10 organization ideas for studio owners

As studio owners, we know the benefits of effective organizing. When you’re organized, 20 forgotten to-do list items do not wake you...

Del Mak behind the scenes. Photo courtesy of Mak.

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Meet the dancemakers of Choreography Online

These days, everything is online. You can buy and sell just about anything – clothing, groceries, even…choreography. But the idea behind Choreography Online,...

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Apples to Apples: Beware Hidden Fees When Comparing Dance Studio Software Services!

If you are either in the market to start using dance studio management software or in the market to switch from your...

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For dance parents: What shoes to choose?

As a dance parent, regardless of your own prior dance experience (or lack thereof), there are so many decisions to make for...

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Make certain they stay! 7 ways to make senior year so special

Do you struggle with teen dancers quitting as high school activities beckon? One way I combat this problem is by implementing seven...

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ClassJuggler: When to invest in studio software

We sat down this week with ClassJuggler Dance‘s Jon Koerber to ask him what studio owners should consider when debating whether or not...

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10 strategies for navigating studio ownership

In a haze of exhaustion, I signed the papers selling the successful dance studio I’d carefully nurtured for the past 11 years....

Kathryn Sullivan. Photo courtesy of Steps on Broadway.

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Something for the educators: Steps on Broadway’s Teacher Workshops

Today’s industry is brimming with classes and education opportunities for dancers. But what about dance teachers? Training for this demographic is often...

Julianne Spratlin. Photo by Vincent Leddy.

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How to create an atmosphere to thrive

As Beyoncé’s Dance Captain, Kimmie Gee knows what it takes to make it in the ultra competitive dance world. “I wish all...

A teacher using the VAL student evaluation program.

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VAL: The value of evaluations in the dance studio

If you have ever considered providing written evaluations to your dance students but felt overwhelmed with the complexity of the task, you...

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Competition & Convention Guide

Studio owners, dance teachers, parents, dancers…The 2019/20 Competition and Convention Guide is here! Where will you dance this season? Where will you...