9 Things Every Studio Owner MUST Do Before a New Dance Season! Before the dust has even settled on your yearly recital, it’s time to start thinking about the new dance season. Yes, such is the lives that we lead! The prospect of planning for the new dance year doesn’t have to be intimidating or […]
5 Quick and Easy Tips To Revitalize Your Studio Space On A Budget Well it’s that time of year again. Just as soon as the last dance season has wrapped up, it seems like the next one is already on our doorstep. But the reality is, we have a good few weeks where there is […]
Grow Your Studio by Downsizing – Interview with Rhonda Foote Welcome to our COFFEE BREAK series, where we interview DSOs from around the globe to share with us their experience, insights and lessons learnt during their time as a dance studio owner. This week we’re chatting with Rhonda Foote from Rhonda’s FooteWorks located in Watertown, […]
How to Hire Staff When You Can’t Afford It for Your Studio Are you a studio owner who’s trying to do everything yourself? Chances are your studio has gained good momentum, you’re getting more students and opening more classes. On the surface it seems business is really booming! But you find that you’re always […]
How to Deal With Negative Feedback from a Student or Parent Dealing with negative feedback is probably one of the hardest parts of running a business. You work your patootie off trying to make everything perfect, staying up late most nights to work on class plans, teachers’ training, parent communications, fun exercises, high energy playlists, […]
I’ve always been a workaholic. Since starting my first business at 15-16yrs of age, I’ve always juggled multiple commitments along with some sort of a business venture. I used to think that I wasn’t capable of relaxing. Even now, if I get a day off, I’m already antsy two hours in because I’m desperate to […]
If you’ve ever been”studio-shopping” then you’d understand the excitement and the frustration. Selecting the location of your dance studio can be an emotional process! The butterflies in your stomach every time you step into a potential premise; the ideas that immediately flow through your mind as you’re mentally-measuring floorspace and visualizing reception areas; that sinking feeling […]
Nearly every dance studio manager I’ve consulted or talked to has mentioned having at least one problem employee. The one that calls in sick regularly, makes up excuses for endless mistakes, causes drama and headache within your studio. The most unfortunate thing is that most managers get held hostage to these individuals; spending disproportionate time, energy […]
If you’ve grown up dancing, it’s natural to want to share that passion with the rest of the world. Many dancers dream of starting their own studio, to teach the next generation of young performers and to not have to work a “day job” they hate. However, setting up a dance studio is tough work! […]
Most dance studio owners will tell you their main goal is to get more new students. Of course, the more students they have the more profit they’d stand to make. It makes sense. However, I personally believe that the main goal of any studio should be to retain the students they currently have first. You’ve […]
