Tag: COMPETITIVE EDGE

How to Keep Studio Rivalries From Turning Toxic

From the moment dancers arrive backstage in their matching studio jackets, competitions can ignite healthy feelings of pride, unity, and belonging. But what happens when team spirit crosses the line into resentment, or even hostility, towards other competitors? If left unchecked, studio rivalries can negatively impact dancers, teachers, and parents alike. But studio leaders and […]

How to Clean a Guest Choreographer’s Work While Maintaining Its Integrity

There’s nothing judges love more than sparkling-clean choreography. Keeping competition routines in tip-top shape is always labor-intensive—but especially when the number is the work of a guest choreographer, who may have set it months ago and probably isn’t available to oversee the cleaning process. Here’s how to polish even the smallest details of a guest […]