Dance Studio 411
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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.
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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Playing to a New Audience in Times of Change

Playing to a New Audience in Times of Change

In this episode, Tricia Gomez, Global Director of Rhythm Works Integrative Dance and creator of the popular Hip Hop In a Box shares candidly how we can develop our soft-skills to become the best teacher and studio owner that our students need now. In this time of change, let’s chat about looking for hidden opportunities to enrich your staff, finding an untapped population of new students, and creating new virtual, in-person and blended programming that’s suitable for all abilities and levels.

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Set and Raise Prices Without the Fear of Losing Students

Set and Raise Prices Without the Fear of Losing Students

In this episode Sean Dever shares how to best determine your studio pricing and strategy given the current economic conditions. With many schools needing an online and in-person tuition model, Sean gives tips on how often you should raise prices and by what percentage. Learn how you can build new client engagement and grow enrollment with children’s activities in a post-pandemic landscape.

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