Looking Beyond the Horizon in the New Year

It All Starts The Minute You Enter The Studio

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Keep Your Creative Juices Flowing All Year Long!

Tis the season to be creating!

How to Make Your Wishes Come True!

A Studio Owner recently asked me if they could get my help with the issue of making a New Year's resolution. I answered in the affirmative, but with a couple of stipulations! I told her that making a list of …

Floor Maintenance: Three Easy Ways to Save Time and Money

Your Uniqueness Can Speak Volumes!

No one else is quite like you. Would you agree with that statement? If you do, then it would stand to reason that no one else offers a product exactly like yours. Who you are and what you offer is …

Make This Your Year of Planning!

The holidays have come and gone and there is always that feeling of let down just because there is so much planning and preparation that goes into getting ready for the holidays. But why not keep that feeling of planning …

Where Are The Best Places To Advertise?

This question has been asked of me many times. I have always believed in the shot gun approach. The more you do the better the results. Some may find that one thing works better than others and yet another business …

Tools for Teaching Choreography-Composition 101 - PART II

Last month we looked at the basic concepts towards building a choreography-composition curriculum in order to supply students with a strong foundation regarding initial design components. Once they have mastered the concepts including: motivations & clarity, musical component, space travel …

Trading 8's

The Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies defines trading eights as, 'soloists taking turns at improvising, playing for eight bars at a time.' As a tap dancer, I’ve always thought of it simply as swapping eight counts. One phrase at …

The Influence of Dance Teachers

Teachers have an amazing amount of influence on their students whether it is at a regular school or an artistic one. Students hang on to our every word and how they interpret them can sometimes be a mystery. Very often …

Installation Made Easy

Handling, storing and installing a flooring system properly is vital to its well being, life expectancy, maintenance costs and your dancers.First some dos and don’ts.

Success Basics Everyone Needs to Know: Seek Advice Properly

As a dance teacher, people are always willing to give you advice on all kinds of matters. They will give you advice on who to teach for, what to teach and how to fix a problem you may be having. …

If You Lead...They Will Follow

This article is an excerpt from the upcoming book for teachers called: It's Your Turn! The Success Blueprint For The Dance Teacher. Get your copy by clicking here

End of Year Bonuses For Your Team

Bonuses are a great way to reward the people who have been working for you all year. They act as motivators and rewards and are a nice way to thank faculty and staff for not only helping to build your …

For The New Year... Set Your Goals NOW!

There are those who are bounded by laws and rules, yet success is too distant for them. On the other hand, there are those who appear to be easy going people but are successful. Think you have what it takes …