This weeks’ DTW Blog answers some of the most FAQ’s regarding the R.A.D. Ballet training method with our very knowledgeable and amazing DTW Co-Director, Angela D’Valda Sirico.
Those with the calling, talent & patience to teach dance to toddlers will tell you it requires a skill set all its own. A special, dedicated subgroup of dance teachers, the knowledge and training necessary to teach these littles while …
Walking into a dance studio for the first time to teach your first class can bring up a whole host of emotions. Being excited, creatively charged and also nervous and apprehensive are all par for the course. You’re walking into …
Lately, so many things get generalized, glossed over, breezed by and given half-hearted attention to. We glimpse, we glance, we mark, we coast and this effect trickles down to our dancers. What happened to attention to detail? What happened to …
Check out this creative movement lesson plan you can use with your littlest dancers! Fun, educational and tons of ways to adapt it to make it your own!
Dance Studio Owners: Let’s Do This! New season, new energy! I know you can feel the excitement as a new season is about to start.
Thinking about the fall season ahead? Thinking about how you as studio owner can best motivate your students, faculty and yourself to stay excited and focused through the new season? As the owner, you are the ring-leader, the master of …
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 …
When we teach young dancers and they are starting to execute movement, often times the comprehension of that somatic initiation and execution takes a while to sink in. We all have had dancers who can replicate a piece of choreography …
So many business owners think that people left because they were not happy but in reality, many of them have left because of life changes, or they are worried about the virus or their child decided to do something else. …
If you are not using email marketing for your clients and prospective clients you are missing out on a great opportunity to not only build better lines of communication with your customers, but also to continue to sell to them
Many years ago AT&T did a study with small businesses to find out who was getting the most business out of their Yellow Pages advertising. The study looked at the ad, where it was placed on the page and the …
When one of our students becomes injured we instinctually and immediately take great care to ensure they follow the necessary steps to recover safely and do as the doctor ordered. We follow up with them throughout the healing process and …
The most difficult part of being a studio director is how to take all the components, all the balls juggling in the air, all the “white noise” in the background, opinions, requests and desires of our clients and with a …
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Did you know that many major corporations have decided to take more than 60% of their marketing dollars and spend it on retaining or regaining lost customers? Customer Retention: Now more than ever retention is where you should put your …
