Choreography: The sequence of steps and movements

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We are sharing this article from David Dunkle, a guest blogger at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. With a lifelong interest in telling people why they should love the arts, David recently spoke with choreographers Jeffrey Cirio, Kelly Ann Sloan and Matthew Powell about their new works premiering during June Series and with Darla Hoover about two […]

Basic Keyboard Shortcuts that will Help You Work Faster

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Whether you are using a PC or a Mac, keyboard shortcuts can be a real time saver.  We’ve listed a few popular keyboard shortcuts below for easy reference.  Keep in mind that some keyboard configurations may not support all of these shortcuts. Description Windows Mac OS Basic Shortcuts Save File Ctrl + S Cmd + S […]

Increase Revenue Without New Students OR Increasing Prices

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Increasing revenue is every business owner’s goal. Figuring out different ways to make the business more sustainable is important. How do you do this without increasing prices and keeping your same student count? Focus on how to offer something to your customers to add value and build the relationship between you and your customers. CK […]

Being Late is Unacceptable

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Don’t be offended by this post if it hits close to home, but I think it’s something that needs to be said: Being late is not acceptable. In fact, it’s just plain rude. Some consider that statement to be “irrelevant to today’s generation.” Bunny hockey. Being on time is basic good manners and respect for […]

Web Registration Setting Added, Options Simplified

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We’ve made our web registration settings simpler and added “cell phone” to the option list. It is now quicker and easier for you to set your options. Your Hide and Require options are now in one drop-down list. And you can make providing cell phone information optional, required or hidden for your web registration form. […]

Why Use the ‘View Unapplied Credits & Unpaid Fees’ Button?

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Have you noticed something new on the Family page? There is a button labeled “View Unapplied Credits & Unpaid Fees” and it can help make your life easier, so get to know it well. This is your shortcut to help in balancing, reconciling and fixing accounts. For example, if the family has a zero balance, […]

You’ll Love These Skills Enhancements

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We’ve made some enhancements to our skills that you may be very excited to see. These changes impact the Current Skills drop-down list and the Student Advanced Search. Skills Mass Update  We’ve changed the Current Skill drop-down list to be multi-select so you can search for students working on different skills and update them all […]

Alert for Classes to be Archived New to Dashboard

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There is a new Dashboard alert called “Classes to be archived.” This alert finds any active classes with an end date before “today.” When you click the link, you’ll see a list of classes, along with an Archive Class button (if you have permission.) The alert and the Archive Class button are reminders for you […]

The Rewards of Pursuing Your Passion

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Could it be that the way young entrepreneurs think about starting a business is changing? According to a recent Fast Company article entitled “From Passion to Profit: How to Make Money Doing What You Love,” people no longer think of business as the antithesis of art, but as an opportunity to express their vision. The […]

Best Practices for Registering Students Online

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When a customer enrolls online using your web registration form or the portal, consider following the steps below depending on how you post tuition fees. If you offer discounts (multi-class and/or multi-student), you post tuition by total hours, or you regularly pro-rate tuition. Because Jackrabbit can not properly post tuition based on total hours at […]