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All the resources you need for great a performance and competition!

The end of the year recital is, for many studios, the culmination of months of hard work. Competition is the showcase for your students' talent. Getting your students excited, properly preparing and choosing the best costumes, music, venue, etc. are necessary for an amazing show. The articles you find here will give you all you need to know for recitals and competition performances that will WOW!!

Hair and Makeup Instruction Sheet
Performance, competition and recital season means students need clear instructions on how you want their hair and make up worn for certain pieces or for an entire show. Many parents do not know how to make a bun! Here's a sheet you can use and customize for your dance studio to help parents and dancers arrive ready to dance. . . . keep reading

Dance Studio Owner Spotlight Interview with Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Author and Illustrator of "My Dance Recital"

Maryann Cocca-Leffler is the author and illustrator of over 40 books for children. She has worked with most major publishers including Random House, HarperCollins and Scholastic. Enjoy this behind the scenes interview about the inspiration for her new book, My Dance Recital . . . keep reading

Eight Key Elements To Producing A Memorable Dance Recital for Students, Families, Faculty and Staff

You plan all year to produce a memorable and enjoyable dance recital for your students. Here are the eight key elements that we have found to have the greatest impact on the success of our performances. . . . keep reading

Parent Helpers: your eyes, ears, and hands backstage. How to maximize a group of volunteers at your dance recital.
The logistics of coordinating dancers on recital day can be overwhelming. Parent helpers are a great way to keep things under control and it makes the backstage experience dancers of all ages positive, safe, and enjoyable. Here is our take on the five W's of parent helpers… . . . keep reading

Simple and Profitable Fundraisers for Recital Day

When is the best time to have a fundraiser? You may have many throughout the year, but we have found that some of our most profitable fundraisers for our dance company occur during our recital weekend. Why? . . . keep reading

Dance Company Code of Ethics Download

It is important to have a set of guidelines, rules, or code of ethics that your dancers can refer to as a way to hold them to a level of professionalism as young dancers representing your dance studio. There is no right way to do this - it's up to you as a studio owner and what you value. Here is one example that you could use or adapt for your students. . . . keep reading

Attendance Agreement Template for Performances
Setting an attendance policy for your students to participate in one of your performances can be a challenge. Each dance studio owner has to determine what is best for their students, faculty and goals for the performances. Here is one example of an attendance policy that has been successful in maintaining attendance in classes and at rehearsals. . . . keep reading

Stage Letter Graph: A Chart for Dancer Stage Placement

This helpful download can be used as a tool for your performance choreography. It is complimentary to the stage marking diagram. See the related resources at the bottom of this article to download the stage marking diagram. . . . keep reading

A Stage Marking Diagram: How to Help Young Dancers Keep Equal Spacing for Performances

Choreographing recital and performance pieces for young dancers requires creativity and patience from dance teachers. Here is a complete diagram with measurements . . . keep reading

DOWNLOAD: Preferred Song Length Chart for Recital Planning

It can be hard enough to find the right music for your recital or performance, this chart takes the guess work out of where to cut your songs. Dancers are happy and parents will be thrilled with the length of your show. . . . keep reading

AUDIO: "How to break the old recital model and a put an end to long performances, lack of space, costume nightmares, and ticket concerns" with Kathy Blake
Kathy will share how you can transform the stress of the recital with your same student base and keep students coming back year after year. This idea-filled and lessons-learned call will inspire you to make NEW changes to the old recital model. . . . keep reading

VIDEO: How to Use a Costume Management Book to Track and Size Recital Costumes Efficiently
You Need a Costume Management Book Your costume management book should be well organized and hold everything about eaach class' costume. The book should list each class at your studio with a . . . keep reading

VIDEO: How to Handle the Unexpected at Show Time
Always Have Extra Supplies on Hand You never know what little things will go wrong backstage. A costume might rip, a dancer could get injured, and makeup always runs. With extra supplies on . . . keep reading

VIDEO: Go From Chaos to Order at Show Time: How to Effectively Use Signs, Posters and Banners to Decrease Stress and Keep Things Running Smoothly
There Should be Large, Visible Signs at all Key Points Visible signs make it much easier for young dancers to organize themselves. There should be signs at the theatre entrance, the student . . . keep reading

VIDEO: How to Have Your Show Run on Time and be Memorable for all the Right Reasons: Using Stage Management, Lighting, and Sound Effectively
The show can't go on without the technology behind it. Stage management, lighting and sound all play key roles in how the show runs. Stay Organized Being organized is the number one thing . . . keep reading

How to form, select, fund, and manage a successful company at your dance school
By: Kathy Blake
For any studio, no matter how large or small, there is a need for some additional performing opportunity or training opportunity for students who are more serious about dance than your average student. A dance company will give your students just that. . . . keep reading

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