We delayed the release of this episode as we felt it necessary to have discussions related to current events.  Please enjoy our first 'official' episode of the Co-Lab Podcast. After serving the dance community for nearly 6 years, we suffered as an afterthought to retail developers.  We understood that it was “just business”, but we never treated it as such.  To us it was much more- we had a dance family that relied on us as their dance home and we felt as though we failed them and failed ourselves. Through this entire journey from studio conception to closure, we’ve learned a lot as entrepreneurs but also as members of the community. As part of moving forward, we’re excited to launch this podcast and re-engage with the dance community! We sit down and have a candid and transparent discussion about closing our studio doors, resenting yet eventually accepting failure, saying our final “good-bye” to The BOX legacy and life after the studio.  We also hear from some of the BOX Dance Studio’s alumni!

In this episode, we explore: 

00:28   Introduction: It’s Our First Podcast Episode! 

00:40   A little BOX Dance Studio history

02:20   The BOX Dance Studio’s first space 

03:02   Moving to the BOX’s second space

05:02   Hello! From Emmanuel Barongan, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

06:22   Our ‘why’

06:42   The BOX’s third and final move

07:17   A true testament of our dance family

08:38   Closing the BOX Dance Studio doors and how we coped with our loss

10:49   Hello! From Chavia Blankenship, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

12:42   Recovery and Life after the Studio 

13:34   Recognizing, resenting, and eventually accepting failure

15:56   Hello! From Kiara Pornan, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

16:58   Saying “good-bye” to our BOX Dance Studio legacy 

20:13   The dark place of shame

22:04   Hello! From Erik Molina, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

24:36   Healing and moving forward 

29:30   A full-circle moment

30:35   Learning from our experience and our biggest takeaways

33:44   What’s good in the dance community?

37:03   Closing remarks

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