I’m really excited to return to Montreal and teach for a night at Cat’s Corner next Wednesday, the 11th of August at 7pm.
It was where I cut my teeth as an instructor and worked in an amazing community. I hope to give back a little bit with this class on solo jazz inspiration and choreography.
A little jazz inspiration by Ted Joans.
What are you doing to get down today?
I've been pretty busy lately with a few different projects, one being a series of performances with a new dance troupe here in New Orleans, others including a Challenge with @InstigatingAndi on Content Strategy, and a site redesign for The Dance Nomad (in progress picture). So I share with you a ...
The results are in and I'm really late at getting to this. There were 9 entries for the contest and I picked six using Random.org and a spreadsheet of the entrants. I will be contacting them shortly to schedule a virtual private lesson. Winners are: Shortyjoy Carla Heiney Danielle Jacobowitz Olivier ...
Marketing. That word we associate with slick overpriced advertising firms on Madison avenue that push more and more junk in front of us. That's not what we need, right? Right. Dance studios are generally small businesses that don't have the time, budget or personnel to work like that, nor do we want to engage with ...
I'll be posting a resource roundup on and off where I will highlight posts on business development, marketing, social media, dancing, creativity and more that I found interesting and useful. Creativity & Competitions by Jerry Almonte Great dancing, or art in general, isn t just about technical skill, or even how creative you ...
Creativity is a “seething cauldron of ideas, where everything is fizzling and bobbing about in a state of bewildering activity.”
How do we channel that seething cauldron of ideas?
Running a dance business can be a constant hustle from session to session, riding on the fortune and famine of staggered registration income. Each session money comes flowing in as students sign up at the beginning of your series and then you're left to budget and manage till the next round of signups.
This is the third in the three part series on how to improve your ability to learn choreography. The first part covered tips on preparation, the second part covered tips for learning in the studio, and this last part will cover tips on how ...