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Dance Studio
Life 2008 Editorial
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All issues include these
regular features and
departments:
On My Mind (editorial by Rhee
Gold), Ask Rhee Gold (advice for
dance teachers), Guide to
Advertisers, FYI (news and
updates), Thinking Out Loud
(opinion/personal experience), 2
Tips for Teachers (hands-on
teaching methods from respected
teacher Mignon Furman), Ballet
Scene (stories with a ballet
emphasis), Common Ground
(stories that teachers will want
to share with their students),
Teacher in the Spotlight
(reader-nominated teachers of
distinction), 1,000 Words
(fabulous dance photos)
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January/February: Best
Practices for the New
Year
January is a great time
for teachers and school
owners to renew their
energies and practices.
This issue features
stories on classroom and
business tools to help
teachers start the new
year with a fresh
approach. We’ll include
ideas for streamlining
operations and improving
communication; best
practices to make the
new year a win–win one
for teachers and
students; and stories
that will get teachers
thinking about their
summer dance programs.
Plus:
• Higher-Ed Voice
(issues related to
college and university
dance training)
• Focus on preschool
education
• Focus on multicultural
dance, including
African, Mexican
folkloric, Highland, and
more.
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March/April:
Here Comes Summer!
Early spring isn’t too
soon to think about
summer plans! This issue
will include a summer
survival guide for
teachers, students, and
parents, including an
organizational time
line, how to deal with
parent/child summer
separations; what
teachers should know
about covering their
legal bases, including
medical and release
forms; and ideas for
summer programs.
Plus:
• Focus on modern dance
techniques, including
(subject to change) José
Limón, Isadora Duncan,
Katherine Dunham, Martha
Graham, and Merce
Cunningham. We’ll talk
about the rise of
“contemporary” dance and
how it has superseded
modern dance in today’s
dance schools
• Short profiles of
important modern dance
choreographers and
dancers
• Products related to
choreography skills and
how to improve them
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May/June:
Inspiration
This issue is filled
with stories that warm
the heart, awaken the
mind, and stimulate the
creative urge. We’ll
have real stories about
real people—their new
beginnings and personal
successes—which readers
will find compelling and
rejuvenating. Topics may
include fostering
self-esteem, healthy
body images, and
positive attitudes in
students; how to create
a positive impression
with clients and in the
community.
Plus:
• A profile of teacher
Gerri Houlihan; Mark
Morris Dance Center:
community outreach by
design
• New media: the latest
CDs, DVDs, and books
• Ticket-sale options
• Father/son dance duos
• Higher-Ed Voice
(issues related to
college and university
dance training)
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July: Biz and
Tech
This issue is packed
with stories related to
business and the latest
technology, such as
building a business, tax
issues, billing and
bookkeeping practices,
marketing and
organizational tips, and
more. We’ll explore the
technology gap that
exists among
dance-school websites,
talk about the
importance of a Web
presence and how a site
reflects a school’s
image, and offer ideas
for building and
maintaining a top-notch
website
Plus:
• New products to make
school owners’ lives
easier, such as
studio-management
software
• Digital photography
demystified
• “Dancing Through the
Snow”—a look at holiday
show options
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August: Season
Opener
Everything dance school
owners need to start the
season right. Possible
articles include topics
such as studio
management, marketing,
enrollment strategies,
class placement, and
working with competition
teams and performing
groups.
Plus:
• Higher-Ed Voice
(issues related to
college and university
dance training)
• Products for the
school and classroom,
including flooring,
sound systems, ballet
barres, conditioning
equipment
• Making acro classes a
success
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September:
Competition and
Conventions
This issue is one of our
biggest! It covers
ethics, practices, and
hot topics related to
competitions and
conventions. Stories may
include profiles of
historical and current
heavyhitters in this
industry; personal
accounts of lessons
learned through
competing; the value of
critique tapes; and how
to handle disbursing
cash awards.
Plus:
• Inside the Youth
America Grand Prix
• The latest footwear
and dancewear
• Fund-raising ideas and
methods
• Competition
choreography ideas
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October: Music
and the Classroom
This issue hones in on
classroom practices,
with a music emphasis.
Articles may include
finding new music for
the classroom, using
live vs recorded music,
recording and editing
products and techniques,
how music inspires
dancers, the latest CDs
for the classroom,
teaching methods,
behavior and discipline
issues, working with
boys, dealing with
students who leave the
school, how to ask a
student to leave.
Plus:
• Higher-Ed Voice
(issues related to
college and university
dance training)
• Personal transitions
from dancing to
full-time teaching or
choreographing
• Hip-hop dance
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November:
Recitals, Recitals,
Recitals
This issue consistently
gets rave reviews from
our readers and
advertisers. Dance
Studio Life takes a
comprehensive approach
to recital coverage—no
other publication has
content that’s as
in-depth as ours. We
cover the creative
aspects of recitals
(ideas for themes,
music, costuming,
backdrops, and
production concepts) as
well as the business end
(how to market, being a
professional, using the
recital to increase
enrollment), and more!
Plus:
• Making a professional
impression with your
costume distribution
• How to attract
volunteers to help with
performances
• Concerts vs recitals—a
new trend?
• Large-scale vs
small-scale
productions—pros and
cons
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December: All
That Jazz
This issue focuses on
jazz and tap dance, with
story possibilities that
include music options;
master teachers;
workshops; a look at
various jazz styles,
including those of
people like Jack Cole,
Bob Fosse, Matt Mattox,
and Luigi; ideas for
presenting jazz dance;
what to look for in a
jazz or tap teacher; and
up-close-and-personal
profiles of today’s jazz
dance legends.
Plus:
• Ideas for starting the
year right with a
proactive approach to
personal improvement
• Last-minute gift ideas
• Ground Level: newest
jazz sneakers and tap
shoes; cleaning and
maintaining floors; acro
mats, and more;
• Higher-Ed Voice
(issues related to
college and university
dance training)
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