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How to Partner With Parents at Your Dance Studio
When asked what the biggest challenge of owning a dance studio is, one of the most common answers
is always "parents!" Dealing with parent concerns and problems can be tricky because if the parents
aren't happy, their kids won't be coming back. It's easy to look at parents as the antagonizers
since they often voice their comments and complaints even though you are the expert. Right? Well
first of all, it's important to remember that both you and the parents are striving for the same
things. You both want students to feel engaged, be praised for good work, and grow as dancers.
Don't assume that you are the only one that knows how to make that happen.
Kathy Blake, owner of Kathy Blake Dance Studios, now in its 35th year of success, learned that
listening to parents and others should really be priority number one. "The challenges in the
business are that customers see their particular needs and interests very differently than the
management or the faculty.
For many, many years, I perceived the mothers as pitted against my own desires and intentions, and
that did not work very well," she says. "I have since learned the mothers and fathers are my
greatest allies." read more...
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How to Partner With Parents at Your Dance Studio
When asked what the biggest challenge of owning a dance studio is, one of the most common answers
is always "parents!" Dealing with parent concerns and problems can be tricky because if the parents
aren't happy, their kids won't be coming back. It's easy to look at parents as the antagonizers
since they often voice their comments and complaints even though you are the expert.
Right? Well first of all, it's important to remember that both you and the parents are striving
for the same things. You both want students to feel engaged, be praised for good work, and grow as
dancers. Don't assume that you are the only one that knows how to make that happen.
read more...
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How to Partner With Parents at Your Dance Studio
When asked what the biggest challenge of owning a dance studio is, one of the most common answers
is always "parents!"
Dealing with parent concerns and problems can be tricky because if the parents aren't happy,
their kids won't be coming back.
It's easy to look at parents as the antagonizers since they often voice their comments and
complaints even though you are the expert. Right? read more...
How to Partner With Parents at Your Dance Studio
When asked what the biggest challenge of owning a dance studio is, one of the most common answers
is always "parents!" Dealing with parent concerns and problems can be tricky because if the parents
aren't happy, their kids won't be coming back. It's easy to look at parents as the antagonizers
since they often voice their comments and complaints even though you are the expert.
Right? Well first of all, it's important to remember that both you and the parents are striving
for the same things. You both want students to feel engaged, be praised for good work, and grow as
dancers. Don't assume that you are the only one that knows how to make that happen.
For many, many years, I perceived the mothers as pitted against my own desires and intentions, and
that did not work very well," she says. "I have since learned the mothers and fathers are my
greatest allies." read more...
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