How to Manage Time Off At Your Dance Studio
During Spring you have Spring Break, the Summer months bring family vacations, and Fall and Winter holidays follow. During this time, you prepare for an influx of PTO requests from your staff members. Staff at your dance studio have an expectation that they’ll be able to take some PTO (paid time off) to spend their time as they please. And as a studio owner, you have the expectation that performances, parades, parties and routine [...]
Jackrabbit Helps Krupinski Academy of Dance Focus on Family
When you first meet the staff at Krupinski Academy of Dance, you get a sense of family. After all, practically everyone on staff is related. Husband, wife, daughter, niece, aunt – even the in-laws are part of the amazing team that runs the Krupinski operation! But when you get to [...]
Top 20 Inspirational Dance Quotes
Everyone hits rough patches from time to time. Hearing inspirational words can be a moving and effective way to get refocused and re-motivated. In other cases, the words of iconic and legendary dancers and choreographers can broaden our horizons, spark our creativity, or just remind us that everyone has their [...]
Jackrabbit Helps No Limits Dance Company Push Technology Out to Those Who Need It
No Limits Dance Company started small and found that Excel worked just fine – until student count reached 15. In addition to her dance studio, Amanda Carter’s business has a gym component, so she obviously had a couple of powerful components driving her need for greater efficiency through using computer [...]
After the Competitions: How to Store Your Dance Costumes for the Summer
Well-maintained dance costumes help you and your parents get the most from your investments. They can be handed down to younger siblings or re-purposed for the next season. And at the very least, a particularly special dance costume can be kept as a memento of hard work and achievement that [...]
Raise Your Rates without Causing Chaos
Real talk? Your studio is hashtag nailing it. Your facility, routines, costumes, and recitals are on pointe (see what I did there?). You are in it for all the right reasons and you’re setting out each day to make a difference in the lives of your dancers and their [...]
Put the Joy Back in to Recital Time with Jackrabbit’s Recital Module
Recital season...a young dancer’s favorite time of year! But for you, it might be the most stressful. To get back to the fun of watching your tiny ballerinas hit the stage for the first time, organization is key. That is where Jackrabbit Dance comes in. Jackrabbit’s Recital module has so [...]
Jackrabbit Enables Owners of The Academy of Music & Dance to Run Multiple Studios and Still Live Their Lives
www.musicanddance.org 3 studio locations, 3875 students, 15 instructors Owners, Sam and Val Beckford Sam and Val’s preferred system would help them efficiently manage their three Acadmy of Music and Dance locations without needing to be present all the time. They also preferred a system that would keep them current with the [...]
3 Things You Need to Know for Hiring Generation Z at Your Dance Studio
Generation Z is here. Not just in your classes, but in your inbox, applying for jobs. Just when you thought you had conquered managing millennials, it’s time to embrace a new bunch of dance instructors who are often mislabeled and misunderstood by their studio directors and owners. Made of 72 [...]
Update Skills on the Studio Floor with the New Class Skills Worksheet
Class Skills Worksheet Now Available - Release Date: February 19, 2019 While the Staff Portal has great functionality for dance studio instructors, it is too risky to have a mobile device or tablet on the floor. If you track skills/levels within Jackrabbit, the Class Skills Worksheet can be a valuable [...]
Fundraising Ideas for the New Dance Studio Owner
Every small business has its financial challenges. It's easy to feel like you're always behind the eight ball to keep up with extra costs that you incur. Fortunately, dance studios aren't just businesses – they also have emotional connections within their communities. These emotional connections provide opportunities for dance studio [...]
