Dance Studio Transformation

Dance Studio Transformation is for you if you are a studio owner who loves to dance, loves teaching and loves your students, but feels like you need help when it comes to running a profitable business. This book will teach you how to become the CEO of your studio by walking you through strategies and tactics to transform each area of your business. Whether you're about to start on your journey of being a studio owner or have been at it for years, whether you're struggling to get your head out of the water or have a highly profitable studio...this book is for you. Join me and thousands of studio owners from around the world on this journey to making that dream studio you have always wanted a reality. Book jacket.

Dance Studio Secrets is your must-have collection of dance studio ownership journeys from owners all around the globe at different stages of their business. Pull back the curtains for an up close and personal look into how other studio owners are creating thriving businesses and fulfilling lives inside and outside of the studio, including: The best ways to fill your classes in your first year of business without spending a fortune How to navigate your growing team and evolving studio culture Planning for growth the right way (because more students doesn't always mean more money) Finding hidden revenue streams to boost your profit with minimal effort How to WOW your customers with an unparalleled dance studio experience Be inspired by big business and life wins accomplished by these extraordinary industry leaders while learning about the path they took toward becoming the Go To Studio in their local area. Whether you're a new studio owner or you've been on this journey for twenty years, Dance Studio Secrets will help you get to that next level.

Master the key skills you need to attract more students and transform your dance business. This is a straightforward, step-by-step book that can help transform you into somebody who has the practical skills and business knowledge to build the dance studio of your dreams. No fluff. No hidden secrets. No false promises. Just an easy plan that works. This book shows you the Roadmap to success and a proven Framework to build a successful dance studio. A blueprint that can be easily adapted to your own studio. By reading this book, you'll embark on a 60-day personal journey, where you will learn what personal and business skills you need in order to be successful in this industry. The topics covered include marketing, effective dance teaching, building a dream team and additional revenue streams. If you ever wonder why other schools do much better than you - even though you're technically a better dancer and dance instructor - then it might simply be because they have honed the right personal and business skills in order to succeed. Now you, too, can learn these skills from this very book.

In the Studio with Joyce Piven takes you directly inside the creative process of the renowned Piven Workshop led by Joyce and Byrne Piven. The Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago has nurtured theatre artists celebrated in the US, Ireland and Britain including Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Aidan Quinn, Sarah Ruhl, Lili Taylor and Kate Walsh. Co-authors Joyce Piven and Susan Applebaum describe the Workshop techniques (developed and refined over forty years of theatrical training) as a virtual fly-on-the-wall experience, taking the reader inside the director's studio, classroom, and green room. Part One introduces the central principles of game work and the concept of 'encounter' - finding the emotional experience at the heart of a set of given circumstances - and ends with a chapter on the role of story theatre as a bridge between games and play text. Part Two takes you into the classroom with Joyce Piven through fully-detailed transcripts of physical and vocal workshops on play, agreement, specificity, transformation and story theatre, accompanied by explanations and tips for teaching. The book ends with an alphabetical appendix of games taught by Byrne and Joyce Piven based on their work with Paul Sills and Viola Spolin, Etienne Decroux, Uta Hagen and Mira Rostova. A highly regarded guide and resource for actors, teachers, and directors, for anyone interested in the creative process of acting and actor training.

As a fitness icon and motivational mastermind, Shaun T has helped millions of people transform their bodies and their lives through his Hip Hop Abs, INSANITY, and CIZE workouts. But people who think of Shaun T as just a workout force are missing something. He has always focused on building inner strength first, then moving to the exterior. And that inner focus started in his own life. He became the man and motivator he is today after escaping from the abuse he suffered as a child, and fighting his way back from a 50-pound weight gain in his early 20s. He knows firsthand that you can't drop weight or enjoy better health until you overcome the mental obstacles that cause bad choices in the first place. In T is for Transformation, Shaun T unveils the 7 transformational principles that guided his progress through life and that are at the core of his incredibly successful workouts. T is for Transformation is a motivational master class as Shaun shows you how to become more flexible and resourceful, give everything you've got, and, most importantly, trust and believe in your path to success. The only real obstacles in life are the mental ones, and T is for Transformation can train you to achieve astonishing results in your own life, just as Shaun T has in his.

In a world where every day seems to be increasingly uncertain, finding balance, peace, clarity, and hope can feel like a challenge. Luckily, there is a solution for all of these things: And that solution is dance!In her new book, Choreograph Your Life, author, esteemed choreographer, and world-class dancer--Sonia Kyriacou--reveals the transformative impact that dance has had on her life--and what it can do for you, too. Dancers and non-dancers alike are sure to enjoy and benefit from the authenticity, knowledge, and experience that Sonia expresses in her stories and life-lessons. Having been a lifelong "student of life," dancer, and now, instructor of dance, Sonia shares how dance has carried her through some of the toughest seasons of her life. From surviving the emotional trauma of a difficult home life growing up, to dealing with the aftermath of her son's autism--Sonia's stories, transparency, vulnerability, and life-lessons are sure to inspire readers everywhere--regardless of their age, profession, or what trials they may be currently facing in life.As the founder of the San Tropez Dance Studio in Montreal, Canada, and the Artistic Director of the Montreal Salsa Convention, Sonia shares how a shy and struggling girl crippled with low-self-esteem was able to transform her situation--against all odds--to become the confident woman, business owner, and successful entrepreneur she's known as today. It was through dance that she was able to overcome a lack of support, a lack of encouragement, self-doubting thoughts, feelings of unworthiness, and even, financial struggle. Now more than ever, it's essential we cultivate habits and hobbies that bring about joy, love, emotional stability, connectedness, empathy, confidence, and compassion: And dance has the ability to do just that. Through personal stories, research, and examples, Sonia shares how dance can positively impact and completely transform your brain, body, mind, heart, and emotions-- and as a result, help you "choreograph" a life that is full of purpose, meaning, joy, and profound relationships. Increased levels of trust, compassion, creativity, social skills, and a renewed love for life are just a few of the profound effects that engaging in dance can bring you.In her book, you'll discover the ways different ways that dance has the ability to affect each of us in a powerful way. Sonia addresses topics such as:- Dance on the brain: How dance has the ability to alter this organ's form and function for a more balanced, creative, and organized thought process- Dance and living in the moment: How dance can enhance your capacity to experience states of "flow," and how it plays a role in stress reduction and overall health- Dance is healing: How dance carries with it the potential to heal--and bring restoration to our anatomy and physiology. Kyriacou shares how dance has been proven to restructure neuropathways in the brain, increase the size of the cortex, relieve loneliness, challenge our intellect, and bring a sense of comfort, consolation, encouragement, and excitement to our sentiment; thus improving overall cognitive function- Dance is a language: How dance has been used as a form of communication throughout the centuries, and how it still works as an effective form of self-expression, especially for those dealing with negative emotions, suppressed memories, and even Alzheimer's, and autism- Dance and the creative process: How dance can help you structure your life in a way that's fulfilling, intrinsically rewarding, purposeful, and passionate-- in short, how it can help you cultivate a life that you love!

A professional dancer’s career, like a professional athlete’s, lasts an average of 10 to 15 years. Once the prime years of physical prowess have passed, retirement is inevitable, but dancers still have many years of adult life ahead. The challenge for many is making the transition into a new career. Motivated by her own career transition, author Nancy Upper interviewed former ballet dancers who made successful transitions into new careers after they stopped performing. Part 1 of the book features dancers who remained in ballet-related careers. Part 2 features four individuals who chose careers outside the field of dance. Part 3 focuses on dancers who pursued non-dance careers that help dancers and other performing artists. Appendices include the marketable qualities dancers develop as a result of their training, career transition tips, transition resources, and a graph mapping the transition process.