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Carol Paumgarten. Photo courtesy of Steps on Broadway.

Steps on Broadway announces passing of Founder Carol Paumgarten

Steps on Broadway, the internationally recognized dance training center, announced today that its founder, Carol Paumgarten, passed away on Thursday evening, September...

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Return to Acro: Top 5 tips for prepping your studio

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected everyone – every person, every child, every parent, every dancer, every studio owner. After months of...

A dance studio owner's response to the coronavirus crisis.

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A dance studio owner’s response to the coronavirus crisis

As dance studios shut down across the country as schools close in response to COVID-19, we are left with the question of...

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10 strategies for navigating studio ownership

In a haze of exhaustion, I signed the papers selling the successful dance studio I’d carefully nurtured for the past 11 years....

A teacher using the VAL student evaluation program.

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VAL: The value of evaluations in the dance studio

If you have ever considered providing written evaluations to your dance students but felt overwhelmed with the complexity of the task, you...

Rennie Gold teaching. Photo courtesy of Gold.

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Boys, bullying and ballet: How we nurture young dancers

On the August 22nd edition of Good Morning America, Lara Spencer reported on Prince George’s school curriculum. After noting that the young...

Dancers at Universal Studios. Photo courtesy of 42nd Street Tours and Travel.

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8 travel tips for your dance destination vacation

Ever considered mixing work and play? Taking your dance group on a destination training vacation is a great way to do just...

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Dance Teachers: Dealing with summer heartbreak

You ended your dance season on a high note after a successful recital, attended an inspirational dance teacher conference, and took a vacation...

Brandi Nichols. Photo courtesy of OnDeck.

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New studio owner Brandi Nichols: Taking a leap of faith

Brandi Nichols grew up in Newport, Oregon, where she regarded herself as mainly a tap dancer, with a toe dipped into the...

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Interviews

From the studio to the television screen: A talk with Karla Curatolo

Owning a dance studio is a profession of a daily slog peppered with indispensable special moments. From cleaning the studio to keeping...

Ginger Thatcher teaching at Steps on Broadway. Photo courtesy of Thatcher.

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Spotlight on the Teacher: Ginger Thatcher

We are dancers. Maybe we’re born that way, maybe we fall into the art form and it becomes our passion. And with...

Maranatha Christian School in Mary Poppins using a Grosh Digital Backdrop.

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10 Dance Recital Themes using Grosh Digital Backdrops

I cannot get over how cool these backdrops are. One of the newest, easiest, coolest waves of technology in backdrops has arrived!...

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Miss April’s Dance: Celebrating 30 years of ‘putting dance in your pants’

Miss April’s Dance is celebrating 30 years as a program in the Parks and Recreation Department in Murrieta, California. April Vidal spoke...

dance studio floor cost and tax deductions

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Money-saving ideas after you buy your dance floor system

Every dance studio needs a floor. And a good one at that! One that is suitable for dance – in its surface,...

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Misty’s Dance Unlimited opens International Performing Arts Center

Misty’s Dance Unlimited (MDU) in Onalaska, Wisconsin, is celebrating its 20th year of business by building a new International Performing Arts Center (IPAC)....