Welcome to Make Dance Fun: The podcast from Confetti on the Dance Floor that’s all about adding fun, festiveness and a little fancy to all the ins and outs of running your dance studio! In each episode, hosts Becca Moore and Dani Rosenberg share tips, tricks and tools that have helped them run a successful business for almost 3 decades! They opened their studio Rhythm Dance Center in 1993, and it has always been known for its fun atmosphere. They created Confetti on the Dance Floor in 2016 t ...
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In Episode 76, we're talking all things HALLOWEEK and sharing fun things we do at our studio to make dance extra fun! Some of the things we talk about are: Encourage dancers to dress as a character from our show theme and give out a special sticker if they do Staff Pumpkin Pizzazz party Staff photo - everyone chooses a character from our theme to d…
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Confetti Conversation with Melissa McGhee, Head Coach of The Ohio State Dance Team - Part 2
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In Episode 75 of Make Dance Fun, we continue our Confetti Conversation with the amazing Melissa McGhee, Head Coach of The Ohio State Dance Team who also owns her own studio, Lineage Dance in Columbus, Ohio! Make sure you listen to Part 1 if you haven't listened yet! In Part 2, Melissa talks all things team mentality, leadership, how she scouts, rec…
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Confetti Conversation with Melissa McGhee, Head Coach of The Ohio State Dance Team - Part 1
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In episode 74 of Make Dance Fun, we are SO excited to have a Confetti Conversation with Melissa McGhee, studio owner and Head Coach of The Ohio State Dance Team! If you do not already know Melissa, you are in for a treat to learn about her background, how she became head coach of the nation's top dance team, and all about her own studio which is no…
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A TWIST of FUN to Your K-2 Dance Classes!
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In this podcast episode, we introduce our new TWIST program, sharing why we created it and how it fits into our dance studio, along with the many class options we offer for our K-2 dancers. We start by giving an update on our "State of Confetti" meeting, an annual planning session for our 9th Confetti season. During this meeting, we planned two Cam…
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From Year-End to Start Over Again: A Big Recap!
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Episode 72: From Year-End to Start Over Again: A Big Recap! - **Welcome Back!** - After a long break, we’re excited to return with Episode 72! Our last podcast was about planning your summer, and now we're sharing what came next—a lot has happened in the past six months! - **CAMP CONFETTI Success** - Launched our most successful camp ever, “In My S…
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Your Summer is Planned...Now What?
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Welcome to Episode 71 of Make Dance Fun! Today, we're diving into summer planning. Summer Launch Introduce theme with decorative elements Fun game and prizes for engagement. Next Steps: Use a Google Form to gauge teacher interest and skills, allowing for new opportunities and assistant training. Maintain weekly promotion of camps via email schedule…
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In this episode, we are sharing details on our amazing "team behind the scenes" and their roles! We share a short description of our ELT (Executive Leadership Team) and how each person's role contributes to Rhythm. These employees are key in our success and keeping the studio running smoothly! Let's Get Social! Join our FREE Confetti Circle Request…
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In Episode 69, we're covering our busy holiday season and our focus for launching summer at our studio in early 2024! Things to Focus on for Summer Preparations: Summer Camp Planning Meetings: Scheduling camps and determining closed weeks. Identifying camp types and durations. Emailing staff for summer availability. Initial discussions on communica…
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Summer, Social Media, Fun Walls & More!
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Episode 68 of the Make Dance Fun podcast is a special Q&A episode inspired by your DMs and emails! Studio Wall Creativity: We delve into our studio's vibrant walls, offering insights on creating a fun wall space. From seamless photo backdrop paper to teachers' bulletin board paper and fabric, we share different bases and tips to make your studio wa…
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Photo Shoot Craziness (And How We Make It Happen)
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In episode 67, we're pulling back the curtain to reveal the magic that went into our recent photoshoot extravaganza! We cover what we did, how we did it, how it all went, and what's coming up next. What We Did: A comprehensive overview of the various scenes and setups we created. Highlighting key moments and campaigns, including a Taylor Swift-them…
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In Episode 66, we're sharing details about our Recital Planning Retreat you can use when you host your own! We dive into the highlights of our recent retreat and share 5 fun and 5 practical tips that made our retreat a huge success. 5 Fun Things: Decor: Create a colorful theme with napkins, plates, cups, and more incorporating elements related to y…
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In episode 65, we continue our discussion of creating costumes, but this episode focuses more on costumes for rec classes and lower cost options for customizing your costumes! Custom isn't always feasible: Not every dance piece calls for a custom costume due to budget constraints. We begin by discussing the choreographer's vision and create Pintere…
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In this episode (Part 1 of 2), we are sharing our process for creating custom costuming for our Performing Company at Rhythm Dance Center! It is one of our favorite things...from finding inspiration and creating Pinterest boards to sketching the design and searching for the perfect fabric, we cover how we make it happen! We also share some of our f…
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Hi Barbie! Our Fun Big Show - Recital Reveal Time!
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In this episode, we share a behind the scenes look at Rhythm Dance Center's Year-End Show reveal week! And, we share an overview of our Recital Planning Course - "Your Fun Big Show"...so, you can get an outline of when we do what during the season as far as our show planning goes! And, of course all the fun of announcing OUR Fun Big Show...which is…
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We're Back! Summer Update and More!
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After a very long hiatus, we are back!! We are so excited to be here! In this episode, there are three parts! In part one, we share where we were and a little bit of the crazy. In part two, we share where we are now and what has been happening during the summer! And, in part three, we share some goals and where are going! We would love to hear from…
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A Typical Day in our (Studio) Life - Part 2 (Wednesday-Friday)
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Episode 61 of ourMake Dance Fun Podcast is Part 2 of our A Typical Day in our (Studio) Life. In Episode 56, we covered Mondays and Tuesdays, so this episode will detail what Wednesday, Thursday and Friday look like! These last three days of our “normal” work week usually vary more than our Monday and Tuesday schedule, but we do have a general struc…
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An Exercise to Spark Your Creativity!
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In Episode 60 of our Make Dance Fun podcast, we're doing a fun creativity exercise! We're using this fun box that looks like little match sticks called "SPARK YOUR CREATIVITY - 50 Ways to Ignite Bright Ideas!" We all get stuck sometimes, so we love finding “outside the box” ways to get our brains going! We each draw 10 different “sparks” included i…
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Happy new year and welcome to Season Three of our Make Dance Fun Podcast! In episode 59, we are providing you with 23 ideas to commit to the fun at your studio in 2023! Check out our blog post to download the list and see all the fun ideas. We hope you find some fun ways to commit to the fun in 2023! Cheers to fun in the new year! Let's Get Social!…
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In Episode 58 is a BEST OF 2022 Episode to recap the year! Top 5 Episodes: #46 - Fast & Fun Photo Shoots #38 - Best of 2021 #39 - We’re Back with Season 2 and Summer on our Minds #45 - Confetti Cannons - Rapid Fire with Becca, Dani & Shelley #41 - 5 Things to Gear Up for Recitals Top 5 Locations: 1 - US, 2 - Canada, 3- Australia, 4 - United Kingdom…
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Gratitude for YOU! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Episode 57 is all about GRATITUDE! We are so thankful for all of you who listen on a regular basis! We love sharing and love the feedback that you share with us! Please continue to share as that is what motivates us to keep recording…even on those crazy busy weeks! A few things we are grateful for! Shelley Marshall who without, Confetti wouldn’t ex…
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A Typical Day in Our (Studio) Life - Part 1 (Monday and Tuesday)
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In episode 56, we talk about the structure of our weekly schedule, who is responsible for what and and how we get things done! This episode we break down Mondays and Tuesdays! Our schedules are constantly changing, but we do try to start with a plan and adjust as needed. We have to divide and conquer in order to really check things off the long lis…
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Our Top 10 Fun + Fave Promo Items!
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In Episode 55, we're sharing ideas & links to our fave promo items! Slinkies - Super popular with kids! Reusable Grocery Bags - You get lots of eyes on these at your local grocery stores! We also use them for costume bags when handing out our company costumes! Pop Its - Kids are obsessed!! Acrylic Key Chains - Add your logo and attach a Pop It (see…
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In episode 54, we're talking about all the things we are doing this fall to get ready for our year-end show! Our show is our ultimate marketing tool and this time of year is packed full of prep to get started on the right foot and get our dancers and families on board with the theme! We love to make the show super exciting for our dancers and we lo…
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In episode 53, we're talking all about HALLOWEEK ON THE DANCE FLOOR - a Confetti tradition since our very first year!! Halloweek on the Dance Floor is a fun Halloween combo that we share with you for free to use in your classes during Halloweek! We encourage you to teach it, film it and share it! This year, we are changing it up a little and creati…
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5 Customer-Friendly Tips for Your New Dance Season
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In Episode 52, we're sharing 5 fun things we've done this season that have been well received by our customers this season! We created a Calendar Magnet for Performing Company that we handed out during our themed company parent meetings. These are convenient for them to put on their fridge to always have access to the many dates their dancer is com…
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Planning YOUR Fun Big Show (+ Our Fave Recital Moments)!
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In Episode 51, we are sharing the basic outline of Your Fun Big Show - our complete recital planning course! This comprehensive course is broken into sections so it’s easier to digest, and today is sort of like the table of contents to give you a sneak peek of what all is included! If you don't have the course, it's a great outline to use for plann…
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In Episode 50, we're sharing FIVE ways to WOW your customers. The wow factor time frame really never goes away, but during the beginning of the season, you want to make sure you are setting a tone for the season and paying attention to serving your customers well! Overall Customer Experience: What does customer experience mean for you and your stud…
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In Episode 49, we are sharing how we created our #rhythmfunwall for our Open House and Welcome Back Party! We share all our crafty ways and walk through all the steps! We also suggest checking out Episode 9 Five Ways to Up Your Crafting Game as we share many of the ways that we create and craft our fun! We also share tips on how you can create a fu…
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Fun + Fancy Five Star Staff Kick-Off
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In episode 48, we're telling you all about our Staff Kick-Off event! This is something we do every year and sometimes it's a few hours with a fun dinner and sometimes it lasts 2 days! We are celebrating our 30th season this year, so we wanted to do something extra special. Plus, our staff expanded quite a bit, so we needed to do more! We started wi…
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We're Back! Summer Update and More!
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Hello friends! We are back! In this episode, we are doing a quick recap of all that has happened over the past 4 months! We are excited to be back! Here are the basics of what went on over the summer and where we are now... Fall Registration Expanded - Two Locations Dress Rehearsals Company Concert Company Party Year-End Shows We took a long break.…
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In episode 46, we're sharing 5 fun and easy ideas for photo shoots that you can use for social media, promotions, programs, emails and more! White Wall - Outdoors - A white background always brightens up photos! We just did this with our graduating seniors to create some cohesive photos to use on social media, our year-end show programs and also to…
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Confetti Cannons - 15 Rapid Fire Questions with Becca, Dani & Shelley
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In this episode, Shelley Marshall, Queen of all things Confetti joins Becca and Dani and they all talk about what has been happening this week (hello, Texas!) and we do a fun "Confetti Cannon"! Our "Confetti Cannons" consist of 15 questions that we take turns drawing from a hat and answering on the spot! It is a different format for us and one that…
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In episode 44, we're welcoming back our Rhythm Summer Camp Director, Emily Salerno! She first joined us on Episode 18 to talk about her role as Rhythm Summer Camp Director and all the things she does to help plan our summers to be amazing! Today, we 're chatting more specifically about Camp Confetti and how she preps and makes those camps happen su…
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In episode 43, we're sharing all details of our annual Performing Company Party: planning, location, food, decor, awards, senior speeches and more! This event celebrates all our Performing Companies and graduating seniors and is one of our favorite things we do and our dancers love it too! PLANNING: The very first thing we do is secure a venue. Bec…
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Performing Company Audition Process
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In Episode 42, we're covering our process for our performing company auditions. Every studio has their own process for selecting their performing or competing companies. What works for one may not work for another. At Rhythm, we’ve always held auditions for our companies and we have a formula that really works for us. That being said, we tweak a fe…
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In Episode 41, we're sharing 5 things we are doing right now to gear up for our year-end show! 1. Ordering, crafting & building props: We discuss any handheld props and stage sets during our recital retreat. We're making final decisions now, placing orders, and building/crafting anything needed. Tip: We use a temporary set each week to practice so …
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5 Ways To Boost Your Summer Success
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In Episode 40, we're sharing 5 things you can do to boost your summer success. 1. Schedule summer and promote now! Parents are looking NOW to plan their activities for their kids. So, if your summer is not planned now, they may be signing up for other types of camps. Make sure you are consistently promoting the camps, too. Look into hiring a summer…
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We're Back with Season TWO & Summer On Our Minds!
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In Episode 39 – our first episode of Season 2! – we're talking all things summer! We just successfully launched our studio's full summer schedule & registration this week! Our theme is Carnival-A-Rhythm to tie into our year-end show theme Rhythm Story (based on Toy Story). Check out @rhythmdancecenter for pics! Camp Confetti: We launched 4 new Camp…
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Episode 38 is our final episode of Season 1, and we're sharing some of our faves (and least faves) of the year! Thank you for listening and supporting us ~ Cheers to 2022! Favorite Podcast Episodes: Dani: Preschool Dance Party Series - Episodes 28, 29 & 30 Becca: Dance Friends are the Best Friends - Episode 15 and Connecting the Dots of your Studio…
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10 Fun + Festive Holiday Ideas for Your Dance Studio!
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In episode 37, we're sharing 10 fun ideas for being festive at your studio this time of year. 1. Decorating the Studio 2. Fun Dance Class Activities: Check out these blog posts for TONS of fun dance activities (even more than we covered in the episode): Confetti Mood: Wondrous & Whimsical Reindeer Games: Dance Activities for Preschool Classes Candy…
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Confetti ThanksGifting Gift Guides!
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In Episode 36, we're sharing tons of gifting inspo for dance teachers and studio owners, plus all of our fun specials during ThanksGifting week! For all the details and to see our gift guides, check out our latest blog post that is complete with images and links for everything we mention! We hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving AND ThanksGifting!…
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In episode 35, we're back after a short break sharing five fun things that are happening now that we are really excited about! Rhythm Toy Barn: In our last episode, we talked briefly about the week of Halloween and how we were considering an outdoor space. We made it happen and are calling it the Rhythm Toy Barn. We painted it in bright colors to m…
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5 Fun Halloweek Ideas for Your Studio!
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Episode 34 is all about HALLOWEEK, and we're sharing 5 fun things you can do at your studio! #rhythmhalloweek is a long-standing tradition at our studio. We encourage you to create a hashtag that is specific to YOUR studio for Halloweek. Create one that is specific to you so that you can easily find your posts! For those of you that are new to all …
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In episode 33, we are kicking off the first episode in a new series on recital planning! We are in full recital planning mode now, and we just launched the content of our recital planning course: Your Fun Big Show! Purchase by 10/8 and SAVE! If you purchase before that date, not only will you save money, but you will also be invited to a live Q&A Z…
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In Episode 32, it's a Festive Fall Faculty Fun party we call Pumpkin Pizzazz - a fun kick-off to fall for our staff to get together and decorate pumpkins. Invitations: Create a fun graphic to get everyone in a fun, fall mood and send via Paperless Post or Evite so you can easily track who's attending. What to wear: Make it as simple and convenient …
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Episode 31 was recorded from our hotel room in New York City! We are here again after missing it for 2 years searching for fabulous fabric for our custom costumes! At Rhythm, we have always designed our own costumes and had them made for our performing company dancers. For years, we would have people ask us where we bought our costumes or how we we…
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Preschool Dance Party Part 3: Pro Tips from our Preschool Pro!
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Episode 30 is Part 3 of our Preschool Dance Party Series! We have a very special guest with us – our preschool director Ms. Jenni! She is responsible for so much preschool fun, we consistently get her feedback for Twirl and she is a regular contributor to our Camp Confettis and much more! She's celebrating her 16th season with us at Rhythm! Her top…
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Preschool Dance Party Part 2: Preschool Progressions
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Episode 29 is Part 2 of our Preschool Dance Party series. We're sharing ideas for Preschool Progressions - fun ways to up our across-the-floor game! Dancing across the floor is fun and if your preschoolers continue dancing, progressions are not going anywhere! Start helping them understand standing in line, waiting their turn, going across the floo…
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Preschool Dance Party Part 1: 8 Fun Props to Use in Dance Class
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Episode 28 is Part 1 of a new series called Preschool Dance Party and we're sharing 8 fun props you can use in your preschool dance classes! We put a big focus on our preschoolers as they are the future of our studio. Be confident that your preschool team truly loves working with the little ones. They feed off the energy of the teacher, and that en…
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5 Ways We're Prepping for our New Season!
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In Episode 27, we're sharing 5 things we're doing right now to get ready for the new season! 1. Final Marketing Push: Our office manager gives us daily updates on what enrollment looks like for every class and this is how we determine our marketing strategy and what makes the most sense when creating ads or social posts. Run FB ads for specific cla…
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