Even the best of teachers need a brush up on their anatomy from time to time. The spine and pelvis are perhaps two of the most important part of the dancer’s anatomy, which control alignment, initiation of movement, use of …
This year marks my 21st year of teaching. If there is one thing I feel 100% confident about, it’s this: Teaching ballet to children between the ages of 7-10 is a huge responsibility and one can either set the student …
This has certainly been a challenging time! After 33 years of running a studio this has been a time to adjust, reset, reconfigure and rebuild. We have all been tested in ways that we could have never even imagined. BUT …
When I was eighteen during a difficult phone conversation, I had to tell my parents that I was giving up my full scholarship at one of the best engineering schools in the country to instead pursue a major in dance.
The dance world lost a legend this week as the amazing Tommy Rall passed away. Check out his amazing resume and enjoy this great video from one of his classic movies "Invitation to Dance"
As dance teachers we spend countless hours researching music, coming up with creative concepts, figuring out movement, formations and transitions and get excited to set new pieces with our dancers. So what happens when your enthusiasm for a new piece …
“Show me the money!” The famous quote from the movie Jerry Maguire starring Cuba Gooding Jr when he was imploring his agent, Tom Cruise to get him a better deal. There is nothing wrong with a Dance Studio Owner wanting …
Most teachers really enjoy teaching the advanced classes. The sky's the limit! You can really push those students and have them reach outside of their ability and they will usually respond. You can be as creative as you want to …
The sun never felt warmer or more nourishing. You can literally feel it healing you, melting away the stress of life as you look at the shore line of this more than pristine beach. The sky is the most vivid …
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” — Buddha
Teachers are people too. We’re human. We have emotions and experience events that occur in our lives (outside of the studio) which are going to move us in a variety of ways. Especially given the current state of the world. …
Every year we receive many e-mails from our members with a variety of questions about issues that Dance Studio Owners face on a daily basis. To answer as many as possible, we are introducing a Q&A quarterly article starting this …
Do you ever dare to step out of the box and try something new and exciting with your students; perhaps veer off the beaten path? As teachers who teach multiple classes year in and year out, we too can carry …
In part V we will focus on how to manage your customers, faculty and staff. By now I imagine. most of you are up and running again or getting ready to do so in some capacity. Hopefully things are going …
As dance teachers, we come across every configuration of student; the dancer who may not be the greatest technician but has such passion and enthusiasm for learning it inspires us and makes us excited to teach. Then there’s the dancer …
In Part IV we will take a look at the one thing most business owners try to avoid at all cost. And that is Uncertainty!
