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In Episode 12, we are answering recent questions you've sent that we hope are fun and beneficial for everyone!
Do you design a new step and repeat for all your events?
No, but we do create a step and repeat each year in the theme of our year-end show in addition to our Rhythm-branded ones. We also recommend retractable banners. We design these along with our graphic designer, and use our local printer to produce them. We prefer the fabric ones over vinyl.
How do you store and organize preschool props?
We invested in big white double-door cabinets for each preschool dance room and styled them super cute. They are a challenge to keep organized over time but our preschool teachers are committed to putting things back where they belong after each class. At the beginning of the new season, we go through everything and donate, toss and replenish where necessary. Check out this blog post!
How do you run your Twirl program and how often do you hold Twirl weeks?
Twirl is our fun preschool program: Learn more here! It is not a curriculum, but a fun supplement that adds a fun dance party each month in class! Our preschool team plans our Twirl calendar at the beginning of season. We use Mailchimp to communicate the dates, themes, reminders and recaps (including photos taken from each class during Twirl week). Check out #rhythmtwirl!
Do you list invitation-only classes publicly on your schedule?
Yes and we note they are invitation only. We have a full description of each class type to educate our customers on what we offer. Advertising them sparks interest to learn more. We are transparent with our process for selecting dancers and encourage them to work hard if they are interested.
How often do you meet with your team?
We meet every Monday with our key staff, including company directors, studio manager, convention/comp registration manager and COO/HR - Shelley (who also runs Confetti!) This meeting often leads to additional one-off meetings. We communicate regularly with our full staff through Basecamp , and we hold several full staff meetings per year either in person or on Zoom.
You’ve been advertising your Frozen recital, what you will be doing this year?
We made the decision in the fall to hold a year-end show of some form and were confident in getting our families excited about it, even without confirmed details. We were hopeful to use our new local theatre, but created multiple alternate plans. We reached out early to several hotels/convention spaces and found an awesome venue near the studio. We put it on hold and this week, we made it all official and shared the exciting news with our whole studio. The feedback has been amazing, and everyone is so excited we can safely hold our fun shows!
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In Episode 11, we are sharing our go-to fun photo shoot tips and resources!
Models: Use your own dancers, be diverse in age, ethnicity and dance strengths. Communicate clearly what to bring/wear, obtain a signed photo release. Play music, guide their poses, be patient and explain exactly what you want in the shot. Throw confetti!
Photographer: Go professional, do it with your iPhone or barter with a parent!
Backdrops: Simple clean solid color wall, brick wall, colorful seamless photo backdrop paper, cool walls or fun murals or create your own backdrop based on your theme.
Lighting: Shoot outside or near a large window with light coming in behind camera, use your own lights and/or use apps to edit your photos for brightness.
Styling: Accumulate a collection of clothes and accessories in all sizes and styles, including repurposed costumes. Ask models to bring an old costume or attire that fits theme. Use handheld props and lots of accessories!
Seamless Backdrop Photo Paper
Hang on a photo backdrop stand or use duct tape and tape to the wall.
Atlanta Area: Professional Photo Resources (PPR) - 9ft (107” x 36”). Favorite colors: Sky Blue, Apple, Aspen, Orange, Carnation Pink, Mardi Gras, Thistle, Arctic White.
Elsewhere: check with your local photo supply store for photo backdrop paper
Online supplier: we have used Backdrops Express and had a great experience
Photo Shoot Decor
Backdrop Ideas: Splatter paint, honeycombs, pinwheels, layered metallic fringe streamer curtains, balloon garlands and wrapping paper
Apps for Photo Editing: SnapSeed, ColorStory , Canva, iPhone editing/filters. Listen to Episode 7 - Making it hAPPen for more of our favorite editing apps!
General Inspo: Pinterest, Instagram; Take photos of things you love for 30 days in a row. What is a common denominator? That is your inspiration for what you are doing next! Studio DIY, Oh Joy, Sugar & Cloth - great blogs and photo shoot ideas! Make sure to find YOU in all this inspiration. Don’t just copy other accounts.
Now, go create a fun photoshoot with your dancers at your studio!
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In episode 10, we're helping you connect the dots of all aspects of your business to help you build a stronger dance studio brand. Your brand is the meaning that people attach to your product or service. You do not get to define this, your customers do!
Just like a simple connect-the-dots activity, the only way you can fully recognize the image (your brand) is to make sure all the dots are connected: website, social media, physical location, performances, competitions/conventions, costuming, studio decor, logo wear, advertising, your team, etc.
Logo: Your logo is a big part of your brand identity, so make sure it represents your studio well! Know when it is time to update it! Keep it simple enough so you can adapt it to fit a theme. We recommend working with a professional graphic designer.
Physical Studio: As soon as you walk into Rhythm, you know that our vibe is fun and colorful, from fun wallpaper, colorful decor, bright lighting and our ever-changing Rhythm Fun Wall. Make sure people feel your brand inside your studio too!
Website: From the wording (be authentic, match your brand tone and use your own voice, not someone elses) to the colors to the photographs, these are all part of connecting the dots to complete your studio image! You will need to invest money and time consistently. They are HARD to keep updated, but it's important to remember that you can’t just create it and forget about it. Keep the look and feel up to date with your studio brand!
Events: Make sure your customers/prospects can easily recognize you/your brand at offsite events. Branded signage is very important! Have your staff wearing latest logo wear, offer goody bags to attendees with studio info and branded items. Small details go a long way!
Social Media: Social media is an easy way to establish your brand identity. If you are doing your own, it creates immediate authenticity. If you have help, make sure you communicate clearly your brand voice, colors, vibe and mirrors all the other aspects of your business. Post more photos and less graphics, and create exclusive hashtags that match your brand and engage your audience.
Communications: Keep all your communications branded, from emails, newsletters, signage, etc. Include your logo and an eye-catching image, pay attention to color scheme, use exciting language and a compelling subject line.
Recital: We brand our recital at the beginning of our season, create a logo and a hashtag, and it becomes an extension of our Rhythm brand. When we announce our theme on social media it is our most commented and liked post of the year! We continue our branded theme to promote and decorate for every holiday, launch our summer programs, etc.
We hope this gives you inspiration and motivation to connect your branding dots! Think about all the “dots” in your studio, and do a check up on each to see how you can make them more cohesive to your brand!
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In Episode 9, we're sharing our go-to simple crafts that add fun and color to decor, props and events. And, we hope to inspire you to up your crafting game at your studio!
We create so many of our own backdrops, props, small, Twirl preschool crafts, and costumes! Check out #rhythmcraftcenter for fun photos. We also created this graphic with images of each item we discuss!
1. Cardboard Letters & Numbers: We purchase them at Hobby Lobby, but you can find them at most craft stores. We like the 18" letters, but the 8" ones are fun, too. We used them for a staff photo shoot by spray-painting the each letter of RHYTHM a different color, covered in spray adhesive and sprinkled glitter all over them. Since then, we’ve used these for almost every photo shoot and/or event by painting, covering them with Duck Tape and other craft supplies!
2. Pom Pom Balls: We LOVE pom poms! We have hot glued them on most everything : photo props, costumes, stage props, the cardboard letters and more! You can also purchase pom pom garlands or create your own to use as decor or in a photo shoot!
3. Felt Fabric: We use felt fabric to make capes, wings, ponchos, mermaid fins, skirts, little fanny packs, purses, bags, and so much more. Our November #FunConfettiMood blog post included a really cute pink A-Frame Cabin made out of felt!
4. Duck Tape: There are so many colors, fun prints and themes of this tape, available at craft and hardware stores. We prefer this over painting things sometimes as it creates a super saturated color, and you can make straight lines pretty easily too! We use it to cover cardboard letters, styrofoam floral wreaths, canes and even an electric truck we used for a stage prop!
5. Glitter Paper Mosaic: This tip will make your stage props shine super bright! Use glitter foam sheets or card stock and cut it into random shapes. Then hot glue them onto your surface to create a mosaic look. You can use multi-colored paper for a stained glass effect or different shades of the same color to create a water or sky effect.
The next time you are at a craft store, pick up some of these supplies and create something colorful and fun to use in your studio! And, if you use any of these ideas to create some fun, share with us!
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In Episode 8, we're giving you 10 things you can do right now in studio to make dance fun!
1. Make a playlist that defines your studio and share it with all your students. Spotify is great! Check out our Confetti Spotify Playlists while you're at it!
2. Do a quick makeover in a space or two in your studio and make it look extra cute!
3. Host a parent appreciation station! If your lobby is closed right now, think outside the box!
4. Hold a fun photo shoot using your own dancers! We do do this often with dancers from our studio, and they love it!
5. Hold a contest or plan a special fun event related to your year-end show theme – as big or small as you want.
6. Send your dance studio BFFs a pizza or some cupcakes!
7. Launch confetti during class or during a performance. SO MUCH FUN!
8. Create a fun bulletin board for dancers to write their favorite dance memory!
9. Teach choreography from your favorite throwback music video!
10. Use one of our FUN Products in Dance Class! We're all about making dance fun and we have a few fun products that make it easy!
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In Episode 7, we're sharing our go-to apps for social media and productivity!
Canva: We prefer the user-friendly desktop version to create flyers, newsletters, presentations, postcards, etc. We use the paid Team version to share and make edits. You can also print directly from Canva (shipped to you), post direct to social channels, share to Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.
Pic Collage: Create a photo collage from many options and sizes. We recommend the paid VIP version! Bloom symPOSYum includes a tutorial for this app!
Basecamp: Create a specific Basecamp to manage any event/project you have, assign tasks with deadlines, share files, message teams and more.
Over: Great fonts, templates and graphics to use for video, Facebook cover photos, business cards, etc.
Dropbox: We use for file sharing, storage, music and media management, to organize/share our recital/competition music, rehearsal videos, downloads for our customers and more!
Rhonna Designs: Use it to add graphics and texts to posts and pics, create quotes, flyers, calendars, create insta-story graphics and more.
Planoly: Visually plan and schedule your instagram content in advance!
Snapseed and Color Story: Photo editing apps for enhancing your photos to correct lighting, shadows, saturation, etc.
Google Drive: View and manage Google docs, sheets and forms.
InShot: User-friendly app to create and edit videos with filters, easy transitions, effects, backgrounds, music, stickers, text and more.
Pinterest: We use for almost every project/event, creating boards for costume design/ideas, collecting inspo for decor, props, crafts, etc. Check out our February MOOD boards!
iwatermark: For batching your logos on photos.
Word Swag: Use to create quote posts, class announcements, etc. It is very quick and easy to make text look professional quickly!
Magisto: Creates fun videos for you!
Hyperlapse: Use to speed up a video.
KiraKira: One word...sparkle!
Start by experimenting with a few of these! And, share your favorite apps with us, too!
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In Episode 6, we're throwing kindness around like confetti! With the craziness of the past year, being motivated and staying positive is more important than ever! We've had some tough days but, ultimately, we are optimists who look for the bright spots!
We have been so inspired by our peers, friends and leaders in our industry and are sharing a few things we hope encourage you to focus on the positive things in your dance life! Celebrate the small successes and little things that make you happy!
Here's our list:
Farmgirl Flowers: The owner is super inspiring and her flowers are amazing!
Ruthie: Dani's tiny 7-pound dog is a source of joy through all the crazy.
New Space: Becca recently moved and it's made a huge difference!
Ability to work from home: We learned we can be productive from home while enjoying our actual homes!
Treat People With Kindness: This Harry Styles video and lyrics is so inspiring!
Challenge: Write down some things that are making you happy lately and celebrate them!
Three things that have helped us as studio owners:
1. Misty Lown: More that Just Great Dancing and Studio Owner University
Such a leader in our industry! She produced two amazing issues of Insight Magazine! It feels like a mini dance teacher conference in a magazine! Check out - Start Strong and look for our 2-page ad with a QR code for a free download.
We are attending Studio Owner University Virtual Feb 8-11 as studio owners and, Confetti on the Dance Floor will be a vendor at the event! If you are attending, schedule an appointment to meet with Shelley about our products and show specials!
2. Studio Owner Friends: We are fortunate to have several close studio owner friends we communicate with regularly. Through text chats, zoom meetings and happy hours, they brought us a sense of relief, confidence and reassurance during this crazy time. Also, both Clint Salter and Dance Studio Owner Facebook groups continue to be amazing places to connect and get advice from other studio owners. You can also join our Facebook group for free!
3. The Mind Juice Podcast: This is our friend and fellow studio owner Jen Jarnot's podcast! It's great motivation for dancers, studio owners, teachers and parents!
Challenge: Reach out to someone who has inspired you and let them know!
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In Episode 5, we're sharing 3 ways to boost summers at your dance studio! These have helped us have successful summer months at Rhythm, and we hope they help you, too!
1. Offer an invitation only program that requires a summer camp in order for dancers to participate.
2. Offer multiple summer dance options!
3. Hire a Summer Camp Director to plan, organize, staff and promote it. Trust us!
More information on the Summer Launch we referenced in Ep 4:
Reminder that our NEW Camp Confetti themes are available for presale! Take advantage of our launch specials: $200 each (ends March 26) or the Bundle special of all 4 new themes at $175 each (ends Feb 1).
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In Episode 4, we're sharing a tips for having a successful summer at your dance studio and answering your top questions about Camp Confetti!
Three things we do at our studio every January and February to make our summer dance camps as successful as possible:
Camp Confetti
Introduced in 2017 with 8 themes, we now offer 26 different themes (14 Preschool and 12 Elementary)!
Camp Confetti Summer Dance FunPacks are digital downloads that your theme, storyline, camp description, social images, combo videos, dance activities, a dance game, music suggestions, crafts, certificates, decor ideas and more! They can be easily converted into a virtual camp if needed.
We design the camps to fill a 5-day period for 2-3 hours each day, but they can easily be adapted to fit a 3-day camp format or any other format. It's up to you with what you decide to cut out!
We provide you with tools you need to market your camps: logo, social image and description.
Our FOUR new fun themes:
The new camps are $200 each through March 26th (normally $225)! And our Bundle special (best deal) includes all 4 new themes at $175 each through Feb. 1!
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In Episode 3, we are sharing a behind-the-scenes look at our creative process! We find inspiration from travel, shopping, fashion, magazines, fabric, colors, nature, Pinterest, books, movies, and more! Our ideas for everything are born from this inspiration!
Performing Company Costumes: We are very inspired by fashion and trends. We use Pinterest to organize our inspo, and take ideas from different parts of dresses or outfits we've pinned to sketch out a costume design. Our seamstress creates a sample that we tweak it until it works, and then embellish it with rhinestones, appliques, pom poms, patches, and more. To learn all our costume designing secrets, check out Fabric Shopping in NYC: A Complete Guide for Designing Custom Costumes where we share ALL we know about creating and designing costumes!
Events: Here's a look at 3 different events and how we got our inspiration!
Competition/Recital Routines: Combine a few things that don’t necessarily go together, but try to mash them up in some way, like mermaids and NYC...the beach and candy...disco and flowers...snow and tigers. Be different by going off the beaten path and challenging yourself to more than the go-to mix of standard songs or that latest popular song.
Recital Themes: We look at the overall vibe of the show or movie that we are considering. Is it colorful and cheerful or darker? Does it have a good mix of both to keep the younger and older dancers excited and engaged? What is the soundtrack like and are there enough concepts within that theme to create multiple routines for all ages and levels? Who are the characters, how many are there and what are their personalities? Once the theme is determined, it inspires our studio decor, marketing, summer camps and more for the whole year.
We hope this has given you a little insight into our creative process and some inspiration to help YOU be creative!
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Welcome to Make Dance Fun: The podcast from Confetti on the Dance Floor that’s all about adding fun, festiveness and a little fancy to all the ins and outs of running your dance studio! In each…

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