Want to buy a dance studio? Here’s step 2: create a marketing plan
We see you, potential dance studio buyer. Once you decided to move forward with your dream of owning your own dance studio, you started Googling tips for how to buy a dance studio and your brain has been racing with ways to turn that dream into a reality ever since. While compiling a list of design ideas for your new lobby and dance studio is fun, a more important exercise at this point in the [...]
How does dance improve health and teamwork?
What's one thing you can to do collectively boost your mood, productivity and physical health? Hint: Everyone can do it. Answer: Dancing! According to Dance psychologist Peter Lovatt, Ph.D., Regardless of whether you practice law or teach children in an extracurricular setting, routine dance breaks can provide a refresh that [...]
Jackrabbit Dance Saves Owner Time and Brings Inspiration to Students
Whitleigh Cook started her dance studio in a quiet suburb of Charlotte to share with children the passion she has for dance. As she developed relationships with her students, Whitleigh soon realized that she is doing even more than sharing her passion for dance, she is part of her students’ [...]
Jackrabbit Dance Software Helped Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance Make Comeback
Even in 2009 when using spreadsheets to manage their operations may have been more common than using online software for dance studios, Nancy Tolbert-Yilmaz knew there had to be a ‘better way’! She was still using the index card method that she originated when she opened her dance studio in [...]
How to buy a dance studio: Step 1
You’ve grown up dancing; you’ve been a dance teacher for years and possibly even a manager or director of a studio, but you have the desire to do more. You want to own your own dance studio. When building a dance studio and community of students from the ground up [...]
3 Big Ideas to Profit from Your Holiday Dance Recital
Is it OK to make money from ticket sales for your holiday shows? The answer is yes! It’s your business and you need to profit from the holiday dance recitals you produce. Online ticketing software is a sure way to make selling tickets easier for you and to provide a [...]
A Few Favorite Things: What DIDC Loves About Jackrabbit Dance
A recent conversation with Mollie Baron, manager of Dance Innovations Dance Center, provided the opportunity to talk about a few of Mollie’s favorite Jackrabbit Dance things. “We feel like we are a lot like Jackrabbit – and that makes our relationship work. Neither of us are stuck in our ways, [...]
The Best Foods to Include on a Dancer’s Snack List
Dance uses up a lot of energy and burns a lot of calories, making what your dancers eat super important in helping them master their art. Certain foods give dancers’ bodies the nutrients they need at specific times. These foods help them perform at high levels and can help them [...]
Teen Peer Pressure Just One Stressor for Dancers
Kindergarten’s recess games and favorite colors in the crayon box may be plenty of pressure for young ones, but that is nothing compared to the teen peer pressure that your dancers maybe feeling from not just their friends – but from all sorts of angles. Many people may not even [...]
The ultimate guide for ordering dance costumes
As a dance teacher, you know a lot goes into creating the perfect dance routine. From music selection and choreography, to cast and costume choice- there are multiple components you must pay specific attention to when preparing for an upcoming performance. Whether it be for a dance competition, dance recital [...]
How to Run a Successful Dance Studio
When you started your dance studio, you probably did it to share your love of dance with children. You didn’t dream about burying your head in paperwork and spending endless nights manually collecting your tuition, scheduling your classes, maintaining your website and marketing your studio. It takes time, patience and [...]
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