Where Do Speed and Performance Issues Originate?

Jackrabbit sporadically sees performance comments via our Facebook Users Group or Support Tickets that include “Why is Jackrabbit running slowly?” and “Why do pages in Jackrabbit take a long time to load?” We hear you! We understand that Jackrabbit is essential to your business and that – regardless of the cause – performance issues affect […]

Improving Cardio Endurance for Children

Did you that the American Heart Association has research that the cardiovascular endurance of America’s children fell an average of 6 percent per decade between 1970 and 2000. It’s not just a problem in America. In fact, the cardiovascular health of children in nations around the world has declined by 5 percent each decade. We […]

Effectively Praising Kids

Praise is a way that adults can use to tell children that they are headed in the right direction – that what they are doing has the potential to earn them success. You can find differing theories and opinions on praise in the news. More general news sources have been known to focus on what […]

6 Tips for Relaxing In the Midst of Studio Chaos

You know that taking time to relax is a necessary part of taking care of yourself. But you don’t know how to find time to do it. You have classes, rehearsals, competitions, recitals and all of the stress that they bring. You probably don’t have more than a couple of minutes to spare between activities […]

Keeping Dancers Challenged

Challenge keeps us fresh and inspires continuous learning. But sometimes it may not seem that your dancers continuously feel challenged. We’ve been looking and listening to some ways that you can challenge dancers to think on their feet and that dancers themselves can keep the challenge alive in their heads. Let’s first look at ways […]

Time Clock Enhancements

Settings Allow Multiple Department Managers The Add Department and Edit Department modals now allow multiple managers to be selected. Approve/Unapprove Time (which restricts access to departments to only the dept managers and users with the permission to see all departments), was updated to follow the multiple managers change.     My Time Card Has Added […]

Fun Ways to Light a Dance Class

Sometimes, changing the lighting in a room is a simple, yet effective, way to shake things up a bit. The following are a few fun ways to add dynamic lighting to your studio classroom: Glow Sticks- Glow sticks are a fun prop to incorporate into choreography or improvisation. Turns the lights off, and watch it […]

Little Ones and Recitals: Tips for Keeping Your Sanity

It’s a joy teaching the little ones, right? They’re just so stinking cute in their little leotards and tutus. The teacher in you is thrilled when you see their faces light up at accomplishing even the smallest skill. But then there is recital time. With everything else going on in a recital, handling the young […]

How to Healthily Motivate Students

The culture of your business is important. It’s what people talk about – and word of mouth is still an impactful advertising [positive or negative]. Having a healthy motivational atmosphere can affect performance effort of your students but can also impact their long term participation in the activity. What if a student came in and was […]

Don’t Be A Skipper, Teach Them To Skip!

“Skipping requires balance, symmetry in muscle use, self-esteem and some natural coordination. It is often used as an indicator of ‘readiness to learn’ academic subjects. It is expected that children in a dance class will learn to skip. Skipping is a complex skill composed of and built upon several more basic skills.” Teachers have asked […]