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Staffing

Keeping your dance studio staffed with the right people is key to running your business smoothly.

Here are some great tips and techniques on how to inspire loyal faculty and staff - plus develop your leadership skills in your role as dance studio owner.

DOWNLOAD: A Sample Dance Teacher and Staff Contract for Your Dance Studio
DOWNLOAD: A Sample Dance Teacher and Staff Contract for Your Dance Studio It's never a good idea to have anyone work for you, for any reason, without a contract. An employee, whether you are hiring a faculty member or office staff, should have clear guidelines and expectations. This download can be modified to suit your needs. . . . keep reading
Teacher Contract Template: Independent Contract Employee
Download and edit this template for a teacher contract for hiring as an independent contract employee at your dance studio. . . . keep reading
How To Create a Private Facebook Group to Easily Communicate With Your Faculty and Staff
How To Create a Private Facebook Group to Easily Communicate With Your Faculty and Staff It is increasingly more difficult to communicate with faculty and staff between the amount of text messages, email, and other forms of information that each person manages on a day to day basis. Some people check their email frequently, others have to be reminded. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to maintain one central, easy to update, place to post messages and important announcements. . . . keep reading
What to Negotiate and How to Set Pay Rates with Dance Teachers for Choreography, Rehearsals, and Special Events
What should you pay your teachers for when it comes to tasks and responsibilities beyond their regular classes? Is there a way to set fees and rates for choreography and rehearsal time that works for your teachers, your students, and your studio? Find out what questions to ask when it comes to determining what to pay and when to negotiate so that you can grow your dance studio business. . . . keep reading
DOWNLOAD: Miscellaneous Pay Rate Checklist
The miscellaneous pay rate checklist template is a tool you can use for organizing teacher pay rates unrelated to classroom teaching as agreed upon in their contract. Set pay rates for rehearsal ti . . . keep reading
How To Interview and Hire the Right Dance Teacher For Your Studio
How do you know if a dance teacher is the right fit for your studio? What can you do to make a resume or bio come to life? Here are 37 questions to ask any potential teacher plus tips on how to move a candidate from the application to being a star member of your faculty. . . . keep reading
Dance Studio Faculty: Hiring Basics
Dance Studio Faculty: Hiring Basics Any dance studio owner knows that hiring the right instructor can go a long way toward helping a studio thrive--but how do you get the right people on board? Finding quality teachers can be a challenge, but there are some things you can do to make sure that the process goes smoothly. . . . keep reading
Contractor or Employee: Which Way To Go?
Contractor or Employee: Which Way To Go? One subject that is critical for both dance studio owners and dance teachers to be clear on is what role the teacher is going to play in the organization. While at first this may seem to be an easy question, there is actually quite a bit to consider when it comes down to it. There are two possible categories that a teacher can be hired under in a studio environment, and each has a different set of guidelines and implications. . . . keep reading
How to Create A Social Media Policy for Your Dance Studio That Works for Teachers, Students, and Parents
How to Create A Social Media Policy for Your Dance Studio That Works for Teachers, Students, and Parents If used correctly, Facebook and social media in general can be a positive outlet for communicating with students and parents. It does, however, present a new challenge in keeping personal separate from professional communications. Any time teachers communicate with students, even through Facebook, they represent your studio. Therefore, social media isn't . . . keep reading
Evaluation of Choreography and Performance for Dance Teachers
This is a form you can use to evaluate your teachers as they are producing successful students. The areas of choreography, execution, technique, and overall performance are measured on this form. It can be edited to meet the needs of your studio. . . . keep reading
Encouraging Loyal Dance Studio Faculty and Staff With A Year End Evaluation and Performance Review
As the owner of a small business in which customer service and faculty loyalty are extremely important to your success, you need to cultivate a linear business model in which employees have an opportunity to be heard . . . keep reading
Progress Report
By: Fiona Kirk
Progress Report Kathy Blake of Kathy Blake Dance Studios in Amherst, New Hampshire, initiated a performance review process two years ago. "It was extraordinary," she says. "The entire culture of my studio shifted." So to help you use staff evaluations to your studio's advantage, we asked several veteran studio owners to . . . keep reading
How to Hire a Great Dance Teacher
How to Hire a Great Dance Teacher Hiring a new dance teacher is a daunting task, especially because the person you hire will inevitably play a vital role in the success of your business. . . . keep reading
How to Handle a Dance Teacher Who Disappoints, or Betrays: Part 2 of Staying Strong
By: Kathy Blake
How to Handle a Dance Teacher Who Disappoints, or Betrays: Part 2 of Staying Strong Teachers arriving late, making excuses, quitting mid-year, or leaving you and opening a studio down the street - what do you do when you are confronted with these all too common problems? When it comes to the teachers you hire and fire, there is always a risk and you may make some mistakes along the way. . . . keep reading
Profit Sharing Pay Grades Download
Profit Sharing Pay Grades Download This chart will take out all the hard work involved in creating a profit sharing payscale for your teachers, which will incentivise them to be the best they can! . . . keep reading
Interview with Kathy Blake: Paying your Teachers: Moving from an Hourly Rate to a Profit Sharing Pay Scale
Interview with Kathy Blake: Paying your Teachers: Moving from an Hourly Rate to a Profit Sharing Pay Scale A profit sharing pay scale will motivate and incentivise your teachers to step it up and create a reputation for themselves at your studio. Listen in as Kathy Blake explains her tried and true method used make to salaries fair for everyone and keep teachers working hard. . . . keep reading
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