The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, the crispness of blank notebooks, and the empty pages of a pristine planner waiting to be filled can only mean one thing: it’s time to head back to school! But those sights, scents, and feelings are only part of the fun for dancers. Back to school also means back to dance with a fresh start for a new season. Maybe it isn’t the smell of new pencils, but rather pointe shoes that makes your heart flutter, or the sight of that new leotard i

Check out our Podcast Episode on this hot topic! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts! Author: Marissa Staniec Every dance studio must have a social media presence. That’s just the world we live in. It’s how we access our studio’s community, including parents, dancers, faculty and guest teachers. It’s a great way to create revenue and bring attention to your studio. It also helps build your brand. You have to make sure you’re posting the things that are going to bring people throu

Check out our Podcast Episode on this topic! Ah, the ever elusive male dancer. In the competition dance world, he appears at a young age, perhaps the son of a dance teacher, stealing the hearts of judges and audience members alike. As time moves on, he may continue his training, and become the next Gene Kelly or Nick Lazzarini, or, as is often the case, he moves on to another activity, never knowing what might have been. Today we hear from several unique perspectives on the e