Dance Studio 411
Need expert advice on handling dance studio dilemmas and drama?
Suzanne Blake Gerety and Jill Tirone take real-life questions directly from our listeners and help you resolve your toughest, most frustrating or just-plain-complicated studio life predicaments.
Timeline and Tips for PPP Loan Forgiveness

Timeline and Tips for PPP Loan Forgiveness

Get expert advice from Jessica Scheitler of Financial Groove on the PPP loan forgiveness application. This is a follow up to her Tips For Tracking PPP Loan Spend podcast episode. Jessica speaks candidly about the confusion many studio owners are facing over bank communication regarding the timing of when to begin the process.

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The Struggle is Real: Six Causes of Dance Studio Owner Burnout and How to Prevail

The Struggle is Real: Six Causes of Dance Studio Owner Burnout and How to Prevail

Passion-driven and caregiving roles are some of the most susceptible to burnout. In this podcast episode, you’ll hear from Suzanne and Jill, where they share the six causes of dance studio owner burnout and how to prevail. With chronic stress, we often don’t realize we are about to “hit the wall” until it’s too late. This episode is full of actionable ideas and support that will help carry you up, over and through a period of burnout.

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Sell Tickets to Virtual and Socially Distanced Audiences

Sell Tickets to Virtual and Socially Distanced Audiences

Josh Olson of Dance Recital Ticketing shares how studios are pivoting to sell tickets in this pandemic environment. Hear how to set pricing for live-streamed or pre-recorded events. Having an in-theater performance with reduced capacity requirements? Sell tickets for your in-person show without the worry of how to space your audience with their social distancing tool. Confidently navigate ticket sales no matter where and how you’re holding them.

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Creating An Enriched Learning Environment for Preschool Dancers

Creating An Enriched Learning Environment for Preschool Dancers

The challenges impacting preschoolers from this pandemic include less movement, more screen time and a multitude of distractions. This is taking a toll on their behavior and listening skills. In this episode, Andrea Trench, Dance Educator and creator of Discover Dance shares tips to create an enriched learning environment in your classroom through see, say, do, play. You’ll get tips to enhance the quality of the dance education and increase student focus and participation.

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Stand Out In Local Searches with Google My Business

Stand Out In Local Searches with Google My Business

Dance studio owners want — and most importantly need — to be found online through local search. In this episode featuring Matt Horner, founder of Class Manager and Stage Stubs, he shares the easy things you can do and enhance to improve your online presence.

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Recurring Profit for Your Studio Without Expense, Risk or Staff

Recurring Profit for Your Studio Without Expense, Risk or Staff

Dance students who take voice or piano gain extra skills to progress in dance. It is a win for the studio and the student. And the new reality is dance studios may need to add additional revenue without adding cost or risk. In this episode featuring Sam Beckford, creator of OnlineMusicLessons. Today you’ll hear how his program allows dance studios to offer music lessons to their student base simply by referring students to a unique link and getting an ongoing 15% monthly commission on all lesson revenue the studio refers.

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