Recognizing bullying behaviors in your dance studio is crucial, but it’s only the first step to making your studio a bully-free zone (see Parts 1 & 2). In this article, we’ll delve into some of the positive steps you can take to make your studio a more accepting place for aspiring dancers to learn and […]
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How to Recognize and Reduce Bullying in Your Dance Studio, Part 2
As we noted in our first article, bullying can rear its ugly head in all sorts of social situations involving young people, and dance class is no exception. In fact, the competitive nature of dance can bring out the very worst in some students, especially when they’re jealous of others or worried that they won’t […]
How to Recognize and Reduce Bullying in Your Dance Studio, Part 1
Bullying is a huge problem in virtually all different walks of life. In settings such as a school classroom or sports team where large numbers of young people are grouped together, it tends to rear its ugly head on a regular basis. As teens and kids get even more interconnected online, the problem seems to […]
Communicating with Parents: When Illness Hits Your Child Care Center
As important as it is to do what you can to keep germs at bay, you certainly won’t be able to eliminate all contagions from entering your child care center. That’s why it’s important to have a plan for communicating with parents when you become aware of certain illnesses going around your center. With a […]
What Goals Can Jackrabbit Help Your Swim School Achieve?
What are your goals for your swim school, this year? Would you like to see improvement in areas such as organization, communication, time management, and revenue? If so, Jackrabbit Online Class Management Software can help! Whatever arenas you could use the most help in, we’re confident that our many tools will allow us to partner […]
Using Contest Drawings to Encourage Social Media Engagement
In addition to Facebook contests, your studio or school can benefit from incorporating drawings and other prize-winning initiatives. Like any means of getting organic interaction with your social media pages, this type of contest can generate a lot of enthusiasm, which leads to amplified visibility without requiring a major expense. So keep your radar out […]
Facebook Contest Ideas to Promote Your Studio or School
Okay, you’ve got your online marketing underway, with a regularly updated website and Facebook page and original, engaging visual content. What next? It’s time to promote a little extra social media engagement! Trust us: whatever prize(s) you may offer, you’ll end up spending fewer marketing dollars for a lot more visibility than you would doing […]
Creating Your Own Unique Visual Content to Promote Your Studio
An engaging online presence for your studio or school necessarily includes regular posts complete with visual content. And while you’re at it, we think it’s in your best interest to create your own. Okay, we get it: You’re not a marketer or a computer person, no less a professional photographer or a graphic designer. We […]
Online Marketing for Your Studio or School: Your Facebook Page, Part 3
You get it. You realize that a stagnant website and Facebook page aren’t enough. In addition to being posted regularly, your school or studio’s Facebook posts need to include images and/or video that display your class setting, your instructors and your clientele in a positive light. You know the old adage that an image is […]
Online Marketing for Your Studio or School: The Basics
Social media. It’s a biggie. Whether you help lead a gymnastics or karate studio, a swim or music school, a daycare or summer camp, you simply can’t afford not to pay attention to your online presence. Not only will it allow you to become more visible to new prospective clients and students, but you’ll also […]