DSO Connect - By & For Dance Studio Owners

We're back with Bonnie Sita for another episode featuring her DSO wisdom. This week she chats with Robin about how she created an after school program and boosted revenue at her studio!

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Bonnie Sita is back this week to talk all about how she packages her programs at her studio to curate an optimal student experience.

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The whole DSO Connect crew (Casey, Robin, Amanda, Tami, Heather, and Holly) got together this week to talk about what they're thankful for in and out of their studios, and share how they'll be spending the Thanksgiving break.

Casey chats this week with Studio Owner veteran Bonnie Sita about how her studio has survived (and thrived) in the pandemic. She credits her success to being a parent-focused studio, thinking outside the box, and always remembering that building confidence in kids is the main goal.

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Continuing last week's conversation with Dana Tibbetts, this week Robin talks with DSO Connect Mastermind Amanda Cacciotti about how she's reached her highest enrollment numbers ever by cultivating a strong community at her studio, keeping things interesting for her dancers, and cheering on her team.

Robin sits down with DSO Connect Community member Dana Tibbetts this week to talk about how she's building back her studio better than ever post-2020. By using exciting teaching strategies, word-of-mouth advertising, and Facebook, Dana has grown her enrollment AND revenue better than her pre-COVID numbers!

Casey talks this week with DSO Connect Community member and studio owner Trish Moulton and dance educator and life coach Chris Hale about how to create inclusive spaces for our trans and non-binary students, and why it matters.

Robin and Casey catch up this week and chat about what's happening at their studios, from conventions to student motivation deadlocks and power struggles to plain old exhaustion (this DSO life isn't always sunshine and lollipops). Plus, Robin's granddaughter turns one and Casey's getting a new roommate!

This week Robin and Casey sit down with Mandy Myrick, one of Robin's team members at her studio, to talk all about the National Honor Society for Dance Arts. This program, part of the National Dance Education Organization, helps recognize committed dancers for their academic, artistic, and community accomplishments. Mandy runs the NHSDA chapter at Robin's studio and tells us how she organizes the program, and how the program helps keep older students engaged at the studio.

Inevitably, as dance educators we will face the issue of injured students in our studios. This week Robin and Casey chat about how to keep those dancers engaged, from class observation to social media takeovers, and of course the importance of injury prevention.