by Dance Teacher | Sep 11, 2020 | Sponsored by Harlequin Floors
The current pandemic has studio owners everywhere rethinking business as usual. One dirty little secret that’s been exposed? Before COVID-19, many of us weren’t giving our floors nearly enough attention. As Derryl Yeager, founder and artistic director of...
by Karen Hildebrand | Apr 2, 2020 | Studio Owners
Business leader Misty Lown convened (remotely) more than 700 dance studio owners to create an action plan in response to COVID-19 studio closures. ICYMI, here are the takeaways:Studios can deliver value to customers with online content.Owners can preserve enrollment...
by Joanne Chapman | Mar 10, 2020 | Studio Owners
Q: What tips do you have for beginning studio owners on recruiting students? I’m just starting out and am not sure where to begin.A: When we first opened we didn’t have a lot of cash for advertising, so during the summer we approached several preschools...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Nov 15, 2019 | Studio Owners, Teaching Tips
Jessica Kubat’s path to becoming a studio owner wasn’t typical or glamorous or the product of a family business, handed down. When she opened MJ’s House of Dance in Lindenhurst, New York, this past summer, she had just turned 40, was a mom of three,...
by Kathy Blake and Suzanne Blake Gerety | Oct 10, 2019 | Studio Owners
Q: What policies do you put in place to encourage parents of competition dancers to pay their bills in a timely manner?A: After many years of feeling the pinch of not being paid on time, we set clear guidelines in our team agreements and made a payment schedule that...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Aug 21, 2019 | Studio Owners
Enrollment is an issue that plagues brand-new and veteran studio owners alike. Without a steady stream of revenue from new students coming through your doors, your studio won’t survive—no matter how crisp your dancers’ technique is or how well-produced...
by Haley Hilton | Jun 25, 2019 | Studio Owners
Dance teachers have a lot of strengths (communicating corrections, choreographing gorgeous movement, planning excellent recitals, cleaning technique—just to name a few) but when it comes to interior design—talent isn’t exactly a given. So when studio owners...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Sep 24, 2018 | Studio Owners
At Brookfield Center for the Arts, owner Mandy Winiecki gives parents what she calls a “five-diamond experience.” Her Wisconsin–based studio caters to an affluent community, and she takes advantage: “Instead of trying to be the cheapest,” she...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Sep 19, 2018 | Studio Owners
Parents: Can’t live with them, can’t run a studio without them. They aren’t shy about voicing their opinions, asking for special treatment or complaining about tuition rates. But they are, first and foremost, your customers, and that means...
by Julie Diana for Dance Magazine | Aug 22, 2017 | Teaching Tips
When Laszlo Berdo teaches men’s class at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, he sees some dancers who turn very well, but only to one side. “I have guys who can do triples in à la seconde on the right, but they can’t do a double pirouette or a single à la...