Transform My Dance Studio – The Podcast For Dance Studio Owners

Join Clint as he speaks with Heather Mitchell. An icon of screen and more recently has started in Strictly Ballroom the musical. She has has a successful 40 years in the entertainment industry and today she helps performers to find their passion and achieve their big dreams for their life and career. Many gems in here for studio owners as well as lessons to pass onto your students.

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Jennifer Filzen is a rockstar marketer who knows the performing arts. She's a studio owner and knows how to build a strong community of dancers. Learn from Jennifer as she explains what's working today when it comes to building a studio that can last.

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Our guest today is Mandy Moore. A Four-time Emmy-nominee, a world-class Director, Choreographer and Dancer best known for her ground-breaking work on the global television hit So You Think You Can Dance. She choreographed David O. Russell’s Oscar-nominated film, American Hustle, Shania Twain’s blockbuster vegas show “You’re still the one” and on the hit television shows including Modern Family and Dancing With The Stars where she is currently the performance producer and Playing House and recently wrapped Damien Chazelle's movie musical La La Land starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling which will be released next summer. There isn’t much today’s guest hasn’t done. She’s hard working, passionate and still makes time to teach workshops for up and coming dancers which is why I wanted to get her on the show today.


Over the weekend I went through and did the Lifescore Assessment that one of my mentors Michael Hyatt had put together. It’s something I do every single December… sit down and see where I’m at in my life in the main life domains. It’s a great exercise to do in your favourite place, the park, beach, favourite room in your house. In this episode I share with you how this process works and also how you can take the life assessment too. www.studiolifeassessment.com

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Facebook advertising is something we talk about a lot... because it's always changing. From the introduction of lead ads to the layout changes of power editor, we always want our studio owners to be in the know. Learn from Jayne as she shares what's working today on the Facebook platform as well as some tips for those of you trying to run a business and a family.

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Scaling and growing a studio is a challenge for most studio owners who are wearing all the hats in their business. Join Clint today as he shares with you the #1 reason why studio owners are not growing their business. Plus he'll walk you through the steps to building your business over the next 12 months.

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Retention is sometimes an area of the business that studio owners don't give enough time, resources and energy too. Join Cint today as he shares with you the one proven strategy that will boost your retention and keep students engaged over the holiday period.

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Join Clint this week as he walks you through how to start planning for the new year. Now is the perfect time to get clarity around what you want 2016 to look like for you and your business. If you're wanting to take your studio to the next level then check out this episode.

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This week Clint will be chatting with 2 musical theatre professionals – Robert Hartwell and Jennifer Jancuska - who are now bringing working Broadway stars into studios around the globe to inspire and educate our dancers of tomorrow. Robert has taught hundreds of master classes, and has a teaching philosophy that dance is the highest level of communication on the planet. Robert aims to bring out the joy and uniqueness in each student that he teaches. Jennifer is the co-founding artistic director of Broadway Connection, and is also a leading choreographer and creative director in New York City.

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Instagram is the fastest growing social media platform of 2015 and you need to be on it. Listen as Sue B Zimmerman shares with you strategies on how to build your Instagram account to attract new students while retaining existing ones.


We often forget how powerful the words are we use when marketing our Dance Studio. Join Ray Edwards as he shares the copywriting rules to help you grow your studio.


Preschool programs are important for any dance studio. Join Claire O'Connor from babyballet as she shares her formula for bulding a preschool ballet program that attracts students to your studio.


She is an Emmy Award winner and now Mia Michaels is speaking with Clint about her career, what's ahead and how studio owners and teachers can grow their students and business.

 

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Morning routines are not new, infact Oprah, Donald Trump and Steve Jobs have spoken about how their mornings shape the rest of their day. Join Clint as he shares the 3 things you can do each morning to become more productive and increase the results in your studio!

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Bringing new student enrollments into your studio is a crucial part of having a successful business. Join Clint as he shares what the problem is and how to fix it.

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A brand is more than a logo and a tagline. Join Clint as he walks you through the 4 steps to creating a studio brand that stands out from the rest.

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Instagram is the fastest growing social media platform of 2015 and you need to be on it. Listen as Clint shares with you strategies on how to build your Instagram account to attract new students while retaining existing ones.

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You can't be all things to all people in life so why do you try and attract all people to our studio. This is a mistake and today Clint will show you how to identify the ideal students and parents you want to bring into your studio.

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Our guest today is Yong Pratt, the Owner of Elko Academy of the Arts, which is based in Nevada. Her studio started 14 years ago as a dance studio and they now offer classes in music, karate, and acro giving parents a one stop shop for children activities. Her and I first connected last year when she became a member of the Studio Success Formula program and I knew I just had to get her on the show as she’s very interactive and helpful to other studio owners in our community.

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Our guest today is Grover Dale,who is extremely special to the dance world. From heading to New York City in 1953 with $130 in his pocket with a dream to making it on Broadway to being cast in the original company for West Side Story to launching the go to website for dancers across the globe answers4dancers.com our guest today lives and breathes dance. He’s passionate about educating dancers and today his story, knowledge and wisdom will certainly give you some insights and ideas on how you can really take your studio and students to new levels.

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Our guest today is Emma Franklin Bell, a wonderful friend of mine. We connected a few years back because we both love business and after our first conversation realised we both had a dancing background and well the rest is history! She started dancing at the age of 7 and since then studied dance full time, taught for studios across the country and even created her own preschool dance program called Fairy Footsteps that she sold in 2014. Today she’ll be sharing with us what works and what doesn’t when your aim is to build a studio with preschool classes running at capacity and we’ll be talking about her new book How To Run A Preschool Dance Studio.

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Today’s guest is Kaylie Yee, a  hard working, determined and passionate dancer. She’s currently dancing with Britney Spears on her Piece of Me show in Las Vegas and has danced with other artists including Taylor Swift, Kylie Minogue and Jessie J just to name a few. She’s also a friend and I wanted to bring her on the show today to talk about her dance journey, from growing up in a dance studio thanks to her mum to securing roles on major musicals and dancing with international artists. Studio Owners this is certainly going to be an interview that you’ll want to pass onto your students.

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Our guest today is Tracy Silver and she started her career with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which led to her working professionally for choreographers Jerome Robbins, Michael Peters, Patricia Birch, Wayne Cilento, and Jaime Rogers. From there she hung up her dancing shoes and went into the world of acting. I’ll let her tell you a little more about her amazing journey to date.

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Our guests today are Steve Sirico & Angela D’Valda Sirico who have been studio owners from the past 28 years as well as educators to Dance Studio Owners through Dance Teachers Web. On this episode Steve and Angela speak with Clint about what it takes to recruit and train your 5 star front desk staff. They discuss the big mistakes studios owners are making when it comes to hiring staff and how to overcome the challenges.

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Our guest today is Tim Smith who has been living musical theatre and singing for his entire life. He’s currently the Associate Musical Director on The Lion King and has worked on over 30 musicals including Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot and Legally Blonde. He’s an expert when it comes to singing. He’s the Artistic Director of Vocal Alchemy and his vocal workshops have been conducted throughout the globe. Today he’s going to be sharing with us his many tips and strategies for creating a studio with strong musical theatre and singing streams.

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Our guest today is Samantha Riley and she started her dance studio while her friends were still at university and she's never looked back. She owned and operated her studio which was based in Adelaide Australia for 18 years before selling it in 2011. Over the past 20 years she has simultaneously owned multiple businesses, and absolutely loves the adrenaline rush of entrepreneurship.  Today she helps business owners create social media and online marketing campaigns which I know is a popular topic of conversation for Dance Studio Owners across the globe.

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Today’s guest is Marko Panzic, one of Australia’s most in demand choreographers. He’s been on So You Think You Can Dance, has worked with international artists including Robin Thicke, Ricky Martin and Kylie Minogue and has choreographed for artists including Ricki-Lee and Jessica Mauboy. He’s also the performance producer for the smash television show ‘The Voice’, artistic director of The Australian Dance Festival plus the founder of The Dream Dance Company. He’s passionate about the development of our young dancers and performers hence why I wanted him on the show today.

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Today’s guest is Paul Henderson and he's been apart of the dance world for his entire life. His mother owned a dance studio and dance store plus his sisters were gymnasts and dancers. Today he’s a guru when it comes to automating the administration tasks in a dance studio. He’s the husband of Tiffany Henderson who we’ve had on the show before and has helped her to build her dance studios and dance program for pre-schoolers Twinkle Star Dance. He’s also the creator of the web-based application Costumer Manager.

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Our guest today is Angela Mannella-Hoffman the Artistic Director of More Than Dance, which is based in Minnesota. Her and I first connected last year when she became a member of the Studio Success Formula program and I knew I just had to get her on the show to share her wealth of knowledge when it comes to owning and operating a successful studio.

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Join Clint Salter as he speaks with Performer and Choreographer and Kimberly Fitch. Clint and Kimberly discuss what her great teachers taught her, what mistakes she sees studios making when it comes to running their business and her recipe for creating and award winning competition routine. Check it out today.

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Join Clint Salter as he speaks with Author, Academic and Co-Founder of The Centre of Dance Medicine in New York City Deborah Vogel. In this episode Deborah and Clint discuss how to minimise student injuries, how to make learning about the anatomy more engaging, what it takes to train the dancers of tomorrow and lots more. If you're wanting to become a studio known for its exceptional dancers, don't miss this episode!

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Join Clint Salter as he speaks with Choreographer Nathan Wright on how to create a studio that fills your heart and grows your bank account through providing your students with WOW experiences in each class. From performing to choreographing on the West End and the Olympics Nathan knows what it takes to develop students that can have a great career in entertainment. If you're looking to give the best service possible to your dance families, this is for you.

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Join Clint Salter as he speaks with studio owner Robin Dawn Ryan who has been operating her studio for 40 years. Clint and Robin discuss the keys to continual studio growth, how to overcome challenges, additional revenue streams, effective parent communication and more.

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Join Clint Salter as he speaks with performer and performance coach Bex Grennan on how you can inspire, motivate and retain students all year round. Clint and Bex discuss preparing your students for a career in the entertainment industry, how you can teach them to have a success mindset and everything in between.

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