Dance Business Weekly

14/07/2023

TODAY ONLY! Buy one get one ticket free for Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch on Monday July 24th at 6pm EDT!

Live at the Sheen Center New York City, audiences will be treated to a sampling of dance performances, rehearsals, and be witness to a lively conversation with rising stars, all gathering for the first time.

Monday, July 24, at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture. Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch, the longstanding list of rising stars in the dance world, will be brought to life through an in-person …

24/04/2023

Sure, resale is a hot trend these days, but ask yourself these six questions before taking the plunge.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

21/04/2023

Happy ! Join us in celebrating by reading about these environmentally-conscious businesses, brands, and leaders:

On the trend of sustainable dancewear: https://dancebusinessweekly.com/sustainability-dancewear-industry/

How Cynthia King created a vegan dance studio, vegan ballet shoes, and more: https://dancebusinessweekly.com/vegan-studio-owner-cynthia-king/

How resale can be an effort in sustainability: https://dancebusinessweekly.com/dancewear-taps-into-a-growing-trend-resale/

The story behind an inclusive and eco-friendly brand: https://dancebusinessweekly.com/n**e-barre-diverse-dancewear/

Head to dancebusinessweekly.com for more!

17/04/2023

Bottom line: Every business owner needs to save for retirement.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

12/04/2023

A savvy social media strategy for your recital can boost ticket sales, arm studio families with essential information—and maybe even pay off in new fall enrollment.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

10/04/2023

Whether you’re a dance solopreneur or a dance business with employees, here are some options for where to accumulate your retirement savings and the tax advantages to be had along the way.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

05/04/2023

That’s because this “lean” business-planning method is a no-fuss tool you’ll *want* to use to make sure your dance business adapts and thrives.

That’s because Tim Berry's “lean” business planning method is a no-fuss tool you’ll want to use to make sure your dance business stays nimble and thrives

03/04/2023

It’s not just tornadoes and hurricanes. Even everyday disasters—a failed server, a fire—can cripple a small studio or store. Use these advance-planning steps so you’ll be able to jump into action when you need to—and keep your business thriving.

Start this 5-step disaster preparedness plan today so you're ready should a disaster strike—whether it's a hurricane or the upstairs tenant's burst pipe.

31/03/2023

Calling all dance professionals!

The National Endowment for the Arts has posted its grant guidelines and application materials for its Challenge America and Grants for Arts Projects (GAP).

The NEA will hold webinars and Q&A sessions in April for prospective applicants. Head to arts.gov/news/events for more information and updates!

29/03/2023

Probably. Once or twice a year every business should review these eight key elements of its brand. Here’s how dance retailers can tweak and polish to see sales soar.

Once or twice a year every business should review these eight key elements of its brand. Then tweak and polish to see sales soar.

27/03/2023

Sometimes it takes two to tango when mapping out big career or business moves, and a new wave of dance-centric coaches is helping dancers do just that.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

23/03/2023

Creating multiuse, community-oriented spaces can have big benefits for dance businesses of all kinds. Here's why.

Creating multiuse, community-oriented spaces can have big benefits for dance businesses of all kinds.

20/03/2023

With a little creativity you can make your business a more attractive place to work by offering benefits in tune with your employees’ lives and your budget. Considering how costly it is to replace employees, it’s more than worth the investment.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

16/03/2023

Since the pandemic emerged, your customers have had to adapt over and over again. Here’s what to know about how they’ve changed—and how to meet their new needs.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

13/03/2023

Here's to make sure your store has the right inventory and the special services that will draw busy dancers (and their parents) to shop with you.



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Social Media Is a Useful Marketing Tool, But It’s Not Everything—Here’s Why What happened when two dance companies tried to promote their work on Facebook.

08/03/2023

This , we celebrate all the groundbreaking female-identifying leaders in dance business. Whether solopreneuers, dance studio or store owners, educators, consultants or managers, we honor your contributions to the industry and artform.

Christine Cox learned that to be a good leader she had to be as serious about the business aspects of BalletX as she was the artistic ones.

06/03/2023

For a local dance retailer, systems and policies are key to mastering the leap to multiple locations, so that everything is to your standards, and you can be present without being present.

For a local dance retailer, systems and policies are key to mastering the leap to multiple locations, so that you can be present without being present.

03/03/2023

To all the dance business employees—we are grateful for you!

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01/03/2023

Don’t wait for a crisis or an economic downturn to create a formal budget for your dance business.

A formal budget helps your dance business uncover problems quickly, get back on track and identify the path to growing your company.

27/02/2023

In 2011, Erin Carpenter’s N**e Barre filled a void in the retail marketplace for dancers of color. Today, even as more companies move toward selling inclusive dancewear, N**e Barre continues to thrive.

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Erin Carpenter’s N**e Barre filled a void in the retail marketplace for dancers of color and expanded the range of skin tones in n**e undergarments.

24/02/2023

Cynthia King wanted to shape her studio around her own value systems, not what might make her customers happy. So she did.

Read her story: https://dancebusinessweekly.com/vegan-studio-owner-cynthia-king/

23/02/2023

Jamia Ramsey’s nearly five-year-old business was sparked by her own experience as a dancer. Now she’s filling a niche for other dancers of color like herself.

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Jamia Ramsey’s nearly three-year-old business was sparked by her own experience as a dancer. Now she’s filling a niche for other dancers of color.

21/02/2023

The cognitive bias of the halo effect can hurt your business’ reputation. But you can also leverage it to add a glow to your whole business. Here's how.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

15/02/2023

Whether you’re a dance solopreneur or a dance business with employees, here are some options for where to accumulate your retirement savings and the tax advantages to be had along the way.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

14/02/2023

Look around at the props and merchandise you have in your store—with a little creativity you can turn almost anything into a Valentine’s Day display.

Drive traffic to your dancewear store in slower winter months with creative Valentine's Day displays made from props and merchandise you have at your store.

10/02/2023

Dance business owners, are you celebrating Valentine's Day at your store or studio this year? If so, tell us how in the comments!

08/02/2023

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06/02/2023

spotlight on : Nia Studio's Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene and Nia Westmoreland:

Founder Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene’s aim is to create a WeWork-style company for movement entrepreneurs, empowering instructors to fully reap the rewards of running their own businesses. Read it here!

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.

03/02/2023

In honor of , we’re spotlighting insights from groundbreaking people of color who have demonstrated excellence in dance business.

Read our feature of Ramsey and her Blendz Apparel at https://dancebusinessweekly.com/black-owned-dance-business-blendz-apparel/.

01/02/2023

Looking for inspiration and practical advice as you dip your toes into TikTok marketing? Three storeowners share what they’ve learned about using the platform to create buzz for their businesses and connect with their young customers.

Dance Business Weekly brings dance retailers, studio owners, and dancewear manufacturers the tools and tactics they need to keep their businesses thriving.