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DanceStudioOwner.com's Panel of Experts
Our panel of experts ongoingly contributes to this site. They are experts on the business of dance and are here to help you!
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Kathy Blake
Kathy Blake is a dance studio owner in her 35th year of success. She has over 900 students at her school and a loyal faculty, some of whom have been with her for over 20 years. Her experience has taught her all the ins and outs of the dance studio world, and her expertise is shared with you only on DanceStudioOwner.com! . . .
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Suzanne Blake Gerety
Suzanne Blake Gerety owner of On Pointe Media LLC, the parent company of DanceStudioOwner.com, is the daughter of Kathy Blake and Vice President of Kathy Blake Dance Studios. She has been regularly featured in various pieces for Dance Teacher Magazine including, "Ask the Experts", business articles, and has presented live workshops at Dance Media's Dance Teacher Summit in New York City and the Turn It Up Dance Challenge Conventions. . . .
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Liz Calabria
Liz Calabria brings the experience of being a talented choreographer, studio director and contributor to DanceStudioOwner.com. She specializes in children's programs and has been teaching Tap, Jazz,Ballet and Theatre Dance for over 20 years. . . .
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Nichelle Strzepek
Nichelle Strzepek holds a B.A. in Dance from Slippery Rock University, has taught and performed professionally for over 10 years and has danced nearly all of her life. Her inspiration for beginning a blog was fueled by her desire to . . .
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Jill Tirone
Jill Tirone founded VAMatrix Virtual Assistance in 2008. Jill provides marketing and administrative support to dance studios, fitness centers, dance companies, and small businesses. She helps her clients reach their goals by providing assistance during busy seasons as well as with the day-to-day operation of their businesses. . . .
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Paul Henderson
Paul Henderson has been around the dance industry for almost thirty years. His sisters were elite state champion gymnasts and dancers and his mother owned a dance studio and eventually a dancewear store. He managed the dancewear store for a few years before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. He and his wife, Tiffany currently own and operate six successful dance studios in Northern California and one in . . .
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Tiffany Henderson
Tiffany Henderson, born in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1973, has had a rich and exciting career as a professional Jazz Dancer. In 1992 she was awarded a one-year scholarship to the renowned Tremaine Dance Center in Hollywood. At the completion of her scholarship she performed as the Tremaine Scholarship Show Featured Dancer. She continued her professional studies at the prestigious School of Dance at the University of Arizona, . . .
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Frances Hellens McDonald
Frances began her Fine Arts career as a classical pianist at a young age of 11 years. She was asked to perform in front of large audiences at festivals and events throughout Ontario, Canada. She was invited during the same year to begin her intensive . . .
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Jessica Scheitler
Jessica Scheitler owns and operates Financial Groove in New York and Las Vegas, which bridges the gap between creativity and business. As a graduate with honors from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, Jessica has parlayed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Choreography and minors in Arts Administration and Mathematics into a specialized career in arts accounting and business management. Jessica grew up dancing in Iowa with roots in competitive dance and . . .
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Tia Colborne
Tia is a graduate of the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, in Toronto, ON and has trained in Canada and New York, NY. Tia has worked professionally as a dancer and as a performer in musical productions around the world. She has taught for the professional training program Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts and choreographed for the . . .
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Chad Michael Lawson
Some blame it on an accidental overdose of gamma radiation. Others say it was a bite from a musically gifted spider. Or maybe it was just something in the cafeteria food. How else does one explain Chad Michael Lawson's transformation in a few short years from Purdue computer engineering major with no musical background, to composer/performer/conductor/songwriter with two invitations to perform with . . .
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Chantale Lussier-Ley, PhD(c)
A registered member of CSPA and ISSP, Chantale has nearly ten years experience as a Mental Performance Consultant with athletes and artists. Feeling equally at ease working with children, adolescents, and adults, her clients have ranged from grassroots levels all the way through to elite performers. Notably, she has worked extensively with dancers, consulting for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Schools Professional Division (2002-2004), and the Professional Contemporary Dance program at The School of Dance (2005-present). . . .
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Melissa Burns
Melissa Burns has been a long-time, motivated member of the dance industry. Growing up dancing, at an early age, Melissa had the opportunity to dance on board the Norwegian Majesty Cruise Ship, at the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany as well as many other cities and countries all over the world. . . .
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Tricia Gomez
Tricia Gomez is the Director of HYPE Studios Cultural Arts Center in Los Angeles County and the President of Dance -- In a Box Publishing. She is considered a pioneer in the pre-school and elementary hip hop field, often daring to go where others thought impossible. Her unique . . .
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