Seminars
A main focus of the Dance Teacher Summit is to provide our attendees with essential advice, innovative ideas and practical information for running their business. Studio office managers, studio owners and teachers alike can benefit from these informative seminars. These seminars will include multi-media presentations, round-table discussions, interactive panels and expert guest speakers. Here are just a few of the topics that will be covered:
Balancing Act
Robin Dawn Ryan
Learn simple tricks so you can successfully balance your studio and private life. With over 30 years of experience, Robin will share why it is important to make time for family and yourself!
Battling Burnout
Kathy Blake
Burnout can occur at any age or stage of teaching or owning a dance studio. In this session, Kathy will provide real examples of how to gracefully handle tough situations so that you can maintain your reputation and your passion for your business.
Boys, Boys, Boys—How to Get ‘Em and Keep ‘Em
Phyllis Balagna and Kim Delgrosso
Every wonder how a studio can have so many boys? Hailing from small towns, Phyllis and Kim will share how they have successfully attracted and kept boys at their studios.
Children with Special Needs
Dr. Annie Spell, PhD
Child psychologist, Dr. Annie Spell, will discuss the several childhood psychological or neurological difficulties that may present in your dance studio setting. Empirically supported accommodations and interventions for select areas of difficulty will also be reviewed.
Competition Teams
Joanne Chapman
Learn from Joanne’s three decades of experience on how to create and grow a strong competitive team while still teaching the love of dance!
Competition Q&A
Discussion on all things competition and convention with some of the leaders in the competition and convention industry.
Costume Panel
Talk with the leaders in the costume industry. From rhinestones to backorders this is your chance to ask the costume companies questions!
Dance More, Work Less
Tiffany and Paul Henderson
Learn how you can spend more time in the classroom and less time at your desk, on the phone and away from your family by automating and outsourcing. Paul and Tiffany will share unique and easy to implement ideas that will improve customer service and communication while simultaneously cutting down on frustrating administrative duties that pull you away from what’s really important - teaching dance and having a wonderful and fulfilling life outside of work.
Dance Studio Start Up
Suzanne Blake Gerety
Suzanne will run you through what you need, what it takes, and how to get your studio launched so that you can sustain the ups and downs of running a business. This is the perfect session for the up and coming or new dance studio owner.
Goal Setting
Carole Royal
Carole will discuss why and how setting goals is an important part of growing your business and self!
Google
Chad Michael Lawson
Google is a powerful advertising and marketing channel if you use it right. Learn what Google is looking for and use it to your studio’s advantage. Also, learn what other products Google offers and how to use those to grow your studio.
Educating a Dance Parent
Phyllis Balagna & Nancy Giles
Learn how to promote good sportsmanship, positive attitudes and good relationships with your students and parents. Includes tips and ideas on how to prevent the dreaded “parking lot” moms.
External Marketing
Frank Sahlein
Once you have your internal marketing all figured out, you are ready to take your studio to the masses. Learn how to develop a customer lifecycle marketing plan by using demographics, web sites and social media.
Facebook 101: What Dance Studio Owners Need To Know
Jill Tirone
Overwhelmed on how to begin using Facebook to help your studio? Have you started a Facebook Page for your studio but haven’t done anything with it? Think you don’t have enough time for Facebook? Then this seminar is for you! Designed for the studio owner, this seminar will teach you the basics of setting up a Facebook page.
Facebook 102: Customizing Your Dance Studio’s Facebook Page
Jill Tirone
Are you ready to take your studio Facebook Page to the next level? This session is for any dance studio owner who has a Facebook Page and is ready to increase their fans, likes, and interactions on Facebook. We’ll show you how to take full advantage of your Facebook Page – including design, content, interactions, analytics, and advertising campaign.
Internal Marketing
Frank Sahlein
Before you market to the masses, you first must know who you are as a teacher, dancer and studio owner. Learn how different branding, commodities, product concepts and design can make an impression!
Juice Up Your Business
Meg McCall
As a dance studio instructor, owner or manager, you don’t always have the time to research the latest strategies for growing your business let alone time to implement all the great ideas that come along. In this session, you’ll learn the “must have” strategies to keep your studio viable for years to come. We’ll start with an overview of how technology is changing the way we do business with clients. Then we’ll discover the key performance indicators (KPIs) that will help you evaluate the health of your business on a monthly basis. We’ll wrap up with a presentation of critical marketing strategies for bringing new clients in the door and keeping the ones you have.
Low Cost Marketing: Get More Students Now
Suzanne Blake Gerety
Learn low cost marketing strategies to fill your classes all year long, from Facebook Ads to Google Places Reviews and more. Learn what mistakes to avoid; find out what successful studios are doing today and how to make a big impact with low cost marketing at your dance studio.
Negativity: Rising above studio splits, losing students and more.
Kathy Blake
Kathy Blake will share how to turn negative experiences such as a studio split, losing students and stolen choreography into positives. Using real-life examples of how to approach and work through tough times, this seminar provides knowledge every studio owner/teacher should know!
Personal Organization and Effectiveness
Frank Sahlein
Need to get just a bit more organized? In this fast-paced age of information overload, maintaining control over our business and our life is a challenge. Join us for a practical and motivational session that will keep you in the driver's seat!
Ready, Set, Audition!
Chris Freer
New York based talent agent, Chris Freer, will tell you what you can do now to help get your students ready for auditions and life as a dancer!
Recital Panel
Robin Dawn Ryan, Carole Royal
It is your time to shine! Hear tips on how to make the most out of your recital. From costuming to recital fees and lighting to choreography see how studios around the country handle their recitals.
Recreational Dancers
Tiffany Henderson
Recreational programs are your bread and butter! Learn how to build up your recreational program and not let your competition team take over the studio.
Studio Branding
Valerie Hayman Sklar
Learn exactly what branding is, how to brand your dance studio and how it can help your business grow. It is easier than you think!
Studio Structure
Nancy Giles
Learn how offering different programs within you studio can help grow your business. From large recreational studios to pre-professional programs, this seminar will show you how to organize your studio to maximize your income!
The Next Step—Getting Your Kids Working
Kim Delgrosso
Kim will share how she helped her students break into the industry. Jump start your dancer’s careers by getting them to work in high school and make a little extra money in the process!
AND MORE!!!
Make sure to join us for our first ever Studio Owner Only Session!!
Thursday, July 28th from 4-7pm will be dedicated to the Studio Owner! Featuring round table discussions, "101 Ways To Get New Students" and a special presentation by Kathy Blake. Free for all registered Studio Owners!
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