DSO Connect - By & For Dance Studio Owners

This week Robin and Casey chat with author and DSO Chasta Hamilton about her new book, Trash the Trophies: How to Win Without Losing Your Soul. Chasta made the bold choice to remove her studio, Stage Door Dance Productions, from the dance competition world. Through this enormous shift, she learned a lot about leadership, communication, and trusting your gut. This book is a must-read for dance educators, studio owners, and leaders everywhere!

You know your own clientele the best! This week Robin and Casey discuss their very different mask policies at their studios and how they arrived at these decisions. The bottom line is: your values have to lead your decisions.

No matter what kind of studio you run, or where you're located, competition or not competition, if you're more urban or more rural, you can find someone to align with in the DSO Connect Community. Join the group, make connections, and be a part of the conversation! 

This week all six ladies of the DSO Connect team sit down to share some of their favorite things! From essential oils to watches to apps to lipstick, we're covering all our bases on products and services that make our lives better!

Join the conversation and share your own favorite things in our FREE Facebook group: DSO Connect Community. We can't wait to meet you!

Your plate is SO FULL as a DSO! Take one big thing off your to-do list by hiring a Social Media Manager! In this episode, Robin talks to her own Social Media Manager, Santina Rigano-Lesch. Santina is a former DSO herself, so she gets what your business is all about! If you're interested in learning more about working with Santina, email her at [email protected]

You know holding classes on Zoom is probably going to be a part of the future of your studio...but what now? Are you wondering how to set up an efficient system for teaching remote classes in the studio? We sit down with Melanie Boniszewski, owner of Tonawanda Dance Arts, who tells us all about her professional Zooming set up!

We're back after a HUGELY successful Virtual Retreat last week! We're all about keeping the momentum going by joining our exclusive Membership program! This week on the podcast, Robin and Holly take a closer look at what amazing content is included in this monthly membership, from master class webinars, to task calendars, and done-for-you social media posts. All this for just $27 a month! Listen in to learn more about the benefits of our Membership. We've been working hard on it and we can't wait to share it with you!

Missed out on the retreat but want to catch up on what you missed? You can find recordings of all our amazing content on our website!

Visit us online at www.dancestudioownerconnect.com for more info and to join our membership today!

This week we're featuring a conversation all about what we wish we would have known when we first started our studios and all the important lessons we've learned along the way.

The DSO Connect 2020 Virtual Retreat is THIS WEEK, Tuesday July 14th through Thursday July 16th. You don't want to miss this amazing event! Learn more and sign up on our website: www.dancestudioownerconnect.com We can't wait to see you!

We're back with another great interview! This week Casey sits down with Chan'tele Rountree, owner of The DREAM Center in Tucker, Georgia. Their conversation touches on everything from Chan'tele's experiences growing up as one of just a few black students in a predominantly white studio, to her calling to create an innovative new Preschool program, to our very own DSO Connect community!

We want to hear from YOU! Have feedback or suggestions to share? Want to be interviewed on a future episode of the DSO Connect Podcast? Just want to share some love? Email us at [email protected] and put Podcast in your subject.

The DSO Connect 2020 Virtual Retreat is right around the corner! July 14th-16th, all ONLINE! Click here for more info and to snag your spot!

This week, Casey sits down with Ami Dowden-Fant, owner of River City Dance and Performing Arts Theatre in Richmond, Virginia. Ami discusses her experiences with racism as a student and professional dancer, and her insights into how dance educators can help their students become amazing humans, regardless of their color.

The conversation on race and racism continues this week with Keisha Stewart, owner of Barre None Dance Company and Power House Dance in Virginia. Together Keisha and Casey discuss the importance of hair, tights, and having open, honest conversations in order to create truly diverse dance communities.