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    Make Dance Fun

    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 over 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 to inspire dance studios to grow their business by adding more fun to their dance classes! Through their fun products and ideas for dance class in the Confetti Shop, and now this podcast, they’re here to help you Make Dance Fun!

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    An Exercise to Spark Your Creativity! Jan 11, 2023
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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 in this kit and discuss what we might do in that situation, or how it could help us in a creative way! We hope that it will ignite your creativity as well!

    1. Dani: Take a walk, tuning in carefully to everything you smell.
    2. Becca: List things that inspire you, refer to them when feeling stuck
    3. Dani: Destroy something and make a new thing from the remains.
    4. Becca: Tune everything else out. Listen to just yourself.
    5. Dani: Improvise.
    6. Becca: Give yourself a time limit
    7. Dani: Take a break from a project; it may help you gain perspective.
    8. Becca: Read about or learn something outside your area of expertise.
    9. Dani: Make a log of “mistakes”. Try seeing them as strategies.
    10. Becca: Look at the situation from a different angle.
    11. Dani: Hone your powers of observation.
    12. Becca: Take 5 minutes and write down as many new ideas as you can.
    13. Dani: Try working in 90 minute creative sprints - take a 30 minute break
    14. Becca: Spend 10 minutes a day on a new creative pursuit. Repeat for a week.
    15. Dani: Take a risk, failures may teach you more than successes.
    16. Becca: Shadow someone creative for a day and see what you pick up.
    17. Dani: Find new uses for materials or elements you’d typically toss out.
    18. Becca: Turn off your inner critic.
    19. Dani: Take a walk, tuning in carefully to everything you hear.
    20. Becca: Give yourself a complete change of scenery.

    Now go be creative!


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    Commit to the Fun! 23 in 23 Jan 02, 2023
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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!

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    Best of 2022 - Make Dance Fun! Dec 23, 2022
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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, 5 - Germany

    Favorite Episodes in 2022
    D: #48: Fun & Fancy Five Star Staff Kick-Off
    B: #51: Planning YOUR Fun Big Show (+ Our Fave Recital Moments)!

    Favorite Craft or Project:
    B: Rhythm: Holiday Walls; Confetti: Rhinestone Roundup Camp Confetti Crafts
    D: Rhythm Story (based on Toy Story) flat characters

    Least Favorite Craft or Project (because of the amount of work, time and effort it took, not because of the outcome!)
    D: Holiday wall
    B: Halloween wall

    What Confetti event/project are you most proud of?
    B: Your FUN Big Show, Adding Diego to Twirl & Flashie Cards, and Pinterest
    D: New Twirl to Go themes + 3 of our newest Camp Confetti themes: Fancy Mouse Dress Up House, Prancing Pony Party & Rhinestone Roundup

    What Rhythm event/project are you most proud of?
    D: Recital retreat
    B: Staff Kick Off and Photo Shoot and Recital Retreat
    Top 3 Most Fun Things for Rhythm and/or Confetti?
    B: #4-Rhythm Fun Walls, New Camp Confetti themes,Rhythm Story, Staff Kick Off
    D: Your Fun Big Show, Excitement around announcing our 2023 Year-End Show theme; Staff Kick Off

    That’s a wrap on SEASON TWO and 2022! Thank you for listening! Happy Holidays and we'll be back in 2023 for Season THREE of Make Dance Fun!

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    Gratitude for YOU! Happy Thanksgiving! Nov 23, 2022
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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 exist! She makes all the things happen!

    Ellie Bryant is our assistant and a project manager. She wears lots of hats and she has been so helpful over the past year in many ways! She contributes to writing and social media, lots of crafting and errand running and photo shoots and she helps with prepping for literally everything we do! And, you will see her coming up next month with some fun HOLIDAY content we are producing! ELLIE - THANK YOU for all you do!

    New to our Confetti Staff is Jenni! Jenni is our Preschool Director at Rhythm and she has been a contributor to our podcast multiple times! As a matter of fact, her episodes are among our most popular ever! Jenni has just taken a new position in fulfillment for all your orders! We have just moved all our products in house and Jenni is in charge of all shipping! We are so excited for this new role and are so grateful that Jenni with her organization and thorough-ness is taking over this position! We are grateful for you Jenni!

    Rhythm Staff! Without all our talented staff at Rhythm who inspire us every day, we wouldn’t be doing what we do! We are so lucky to have such talented and driven employees - from our ELT to all our creative teachers, choreographers to our class hosts and assistants! It takes so many people to make all the things happen and we are blessed with the best! So, THANK YOU Rhythm Staff! Y’all are awesome!


    And, finally - our podcast editor…Rob Gal - you make it happen and deal with our lofty spaces, speaking mistakes, coughs, drinking noises and Ruthie barks…and make it all sound fabulous! We are grateful for you, your expertise and the uber fast turnaround time when we are recording at the last minute!

    Again, we are GRATEFUL for each and every listener! We are so lucky to be in this creative and inspiring space and share with each of you! We are wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving and Holiday Season!
    And, a reminder that we just started sharing our Fun Flair Fridays in our private Facebook group where we share a fun wallpaper for your phone and laptop as a monthly gift to show our gratitude for you! The only place to get them is in our Facebook group, so request to join today and make sure you answer the 3 prompted questions so we can let you in quickly!

    And, don’t forget to check out our Confetti Shop during our Confetti FunFriday Sale! Save 15% off ALL THE THINGS (except Twirl and Confetti Consultations!) by using the code FUNFANCY15. This is our best sale of the year, so grab some gifts for your teachers, for your studio or for you!


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    A Typical Day in Our (Studio) Life - Part 1 (Monday and Tuesday) Nov 18, 2022
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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 list of to-do’s.

    Monday is our most consistent day of the week as far as a schedule goes.

    • 10 a.m. - Meet with just the two of us to prepare for our executive leadership team meeting and plan the rest of the week
    • 12:30 p.m. - ELT meeting in person at studio
    • 2:30 p.m. - check things off our lists, eat lunch
    • 3:30-9:30 teach classes
    • We do have a couple breaks between classes, so we are always using that time to get back to the to-do list. Get emails sent, work on costuming, whatever can get done in a short amount of time while we are there and in full-out work mode.

    Dani's list:

    • Event logistics
    • Communications (usually via email) with all our performing company families.
    • Proofing email drafts
    • Crafting
    • Guest artist coordination


    Becca's list:

    • Unpredictable creative tasks
    • Social media
    • Marketing graphics, images, concepting, design
    • Creative visionary for all things

    Tuesday: Our "first day of the week" to get things done.
    9:30 a.m. - meet with each other via Zoom to map out our day.
    10:00 a.m. - 2:30p.m.- Other meetings like our meetings with our Google Ad company, production company meetings, financial advisor, Studio Manager Krista, marketing team meetings, Performing Company Directors, costume planning (meetings, fabric shopping, design), check ins with Ellie and Shelley.

    After these meetings are done and classes begin, there are several scenarios that could happen on Tuesdays:

    1. After meetings, Dani and I usually switch gears and head into our office or home and work on individual to-dos.
    2. We may have a crafting project or meeting for Rhythm or Confetti that we would stay and work on in the staff room at annex
    3. We sometimes schedule rehearsals that we run at Annex as there are open studios there - so those would usually start around 6:00 and we will just work in our office until then.
    4. Head back to Rhythm - if we have a Guest Artist in town or if there is a Company rehearsal that we may need to be present for at Rhythm!

    So, as you can see Tuesdays are all over the place but it is the first day of the week that we can really “MAKE THINGS HAPPEN” and they are ever changing but usually very productive days!

    No matter how much we plan, it is usually derailed. Our number one job is problem solving and believe we are really good at this. As a leader, it is the thing you have to be AMAZING at! Like all studio owners, we deal with lots of crazy and dilemmas and do creative problem solving EVERY SINGLE DAY.

    We hope you enjoyed getting a little insight into our work days. Stay tuned for Part 2 on a future episode!


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    Our Top 10 Fun + Fave Promo Items! Nov 04, 2022
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    In Episode 55, we're sharing ideas & links to our fave promo items!

    1. Slinkies - Super popular with kids!
    2. 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!
    3. Pop Its - Kids are obsessed!!
    4. Acrylic Key Chains - Add your logo and attach a Pop It (see #3) for a great promo item! Call it a bag tag since most kids don't use key chains and they can put them on their dance bags!
    5. Tattoos - These are a go-to staple for us for goodie bags, open house, summer launch week - fun & super cheap!
    6. Beach Balls - Use these for registration or summer camp promos and/or as give aways at community events!
    7. Large Magnets - So many options!
    8. Buttons, Stickers and Magnets - StickerMule is a go to for us for all things!
    9. “MOOD” Stadium Cups - These color-changing cups are so fun, kids & parents alike love them.
    10. Make Dance Fun Confetti Fun Tags - Vintage style key chains in our Confetti shop! Special Sale Price! Great for staff gifts, giveaways, ornaments and more!

    We hope one of these promo items is something you can add into the mix of your giveaways! What are your faves?

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    Fall Recital-A-Rama Oct 21, 2022
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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 love making our theme a really big deal and tying it into all aspects of the studio all season!

    1. Decorating Halloweek with our Theme
    2. Costume and Show Communication Prep
      • At Rhythm we have about 1200 students who take 3600 classes, so, we are planning for eight shows this season. This is a beast of a job to figure out!
      • We meet with Shelley and Krista to make this task happen
    3. Measuring for costumes
    4. Brainstorm with the Staff
    5. Meetings with Production Company and Theater - solidifying things like lobby space, dressing space, lighting possibilities, making sure the contract is secure and there are no surprises!
    6. Graphics/Logos - We make sure these are ready to go for all our upcoming communications!
      • We use Canva teams to get backgrounds and logos all set up so our staff can access them easily
    7. Planning for the recital retreat: booking the house, logistics, food, travel, spreadsheets, costume books, how we are decorating, etc. We don't wing it, we plan for everything!
    8. Creative Planning for Show - watching movies, discussing themes, reading books, looking at books, etc.

    NEW! Your Fun Big Show Update: We are in the process of adding a written course notes section into Your Fun Big Show course. Anyone who has already purchased it will automatically receive these notes, and of course, all new purchases as well! We will announce soon when they are complete and available! Check out this complete recital planning course!

    We hope you are able to take away something from these details that will help you in your show planning this Fall!


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    Halloweek Fun at Your Studio! Oct 13, 2022
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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 creating a reel (or tik tok) with specific audio for you to use! We encourage you to create a festive space or background to film your dancers a few at a time doing the combo.

    More Halloweek ideas from #rhythmhalloweek

    • Podcast Episode #32 Festive Fall Faculty Fun - deep dive on our Pumpkin Pizzazz Party for our Staff
    • Podcast Episode #34 where we share tons of fun Halloween ideas and games and such!
    • Studio Decor - we're doing a spooky take of Alice in Wonderland (our year-end show theme). We now have 9 studios to decorate, so are trying our best to streamline some things to make it a little easier to put up and also take down. We will, of course, go more full out on a main wall in our lobby (at both locations) so everyone has a fun place to take all the photos they want.
    • Fall Faculty Fun - we're hosting a fun meeting for our Recital Brainstorming session where we'll serve lunch, decorate pumpkins and take a Halloween staff photo where everyone will dress as characters from our show
    • Halloween Heels & Spooky Feels - This is something new this year that should be fun! Our adult program is really growing, so we are holding a special event for them one evening where they’ll dress up, have a fun heels class and we’ll provide a few snacks & drinks. This is a great way to promote your adult program! We are getting ready to start a new class for adults in November called DanceMix, a combo of jazz and hip hop, so this will be a fun and festive promo!
    • Rhythm Halloweek - we encourage our dancers to dress up as a character from Alice in Wonderland during Halloweek and if they do, they get a Wonder in Rhythmland sticker. This is a simple and fun way to promote the show!
    • Performing Company Halloween Party - we host this fun event annually at a local park. Their "families" dress up in their family costume and we play games. It's always a hit!

    We hope you find these fun ideas to be helpful with your Halloween and fall planning. Share with us what you’re doing at your studios!


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    5 Customer-Friendly Tips for Your New Dance Season Sep 29, 2022
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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 committed to throughout the season. We gave it to them during our disco-themed company parent meeting where we also treated them to a coffee bar, goody bags and fun photo ops and prizes for people who dressed up in the theme.

    Class Hosts - You may have heard us talk about this position we started during covid, but we have learned just how valuable these ladies are, and have hired them again this season. We have 1-2 at each location and they hang out at the front door, and one other area in the studio to help kids and parents navigate the studio, get to their cars, help us craft when we are in crunch time and so much more.

    New staff photos and headshots, plus new fun headshots for the company dancers. We held a photo shoot that was more fun and on brand for us and the pics look great! And, if you go to our faculty page, it is a fun + fresh update to our old headshots!
    We also did headshots for all our company dancers during their intensive week and it worked great - they were already scheduled to be here, so it was so much easier to schedule and make happen! These will be going on colorful, fun posters in to hang in the lobby very soon, and we are so excited about having this fresh update for the walls!
    Monthly Performing Company Update: This is a simple, but colorful and cute, easy to read “newsletter” of sorts. But, it’s just the information they need to know with a date or dates attached to it. Dani designs these and she is self-proclaimed to not be a pro in Canva, but she made the template and alters it each month with updated info and sends it out.
    We have been creating QR codes for multiple things. For example, we have a QR code for the make-up google form that company members have to fill out when they come in to do a make-up class. Also, if you come in for trial class, there is a QR code that you scan to sign up. On the magnet we did for company, there is a QR code on the magnet that they can use to get to their Company Landing Page - this landing page holds ALL the things they need for company, from their absence tracker and form to their schedules and more!

    We hope you find some of these few things we’ve been doing to also be helpful at your studio!
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    Planning YOUR Fun Big Show (+ Our Fave Recital Moments)! Sep 22, 2022
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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 planning your own show!

    We also recap our favorite parts Rhythm Story, our show from last season in a Q&A style and tell you all about our favorite concepts/themes in the show and what parts we loved most in our production number and what processes we think are most important to the success of our show (master spreadsheet and recital retreat!).
    Here's an outline of what is included in the course:

    SECTION 1: First Steps - this includes theater bookings, determining and announcing dates and theme. choosing characters and beginning the brainstorming process.

    SECTION 2: Creating your show brand, logo, hashtag and all the graphic design. Then how to use that to brand your whole year.

    SECTION 3: Fall planning and the recital retreat, determining how many shows and which classes are in each show, themes/concepts for each class, prepping for the retreat, finalizing concepts, creating the master spreadsheet, selecting/editing music, determining props and sets, choosing costumes/backdrops, building schedules, and assigning theme directors.

    SECTION 4: Ordering costumes, creating a lookbook, status updates, starting choreography and building stage sets & props

    SECTION 5: Part 1 of Spring Planning Logistics like ensuring all classes are entered into your software, running order of show, naming the routines to match your theme, populating the recital packet, lobby decor, plan crafting, finalizing logos, goody bags, ticket sales logistics, check-in process, dressing rooms, and recital program prep.

    SECTION 6: Spring Planning Part 2: Logistics, flowers, ribbon, tissue, ordering T-shirts, planning truck load and unload, organizing volunteers, staff meals, tech, prop and set sheets, character rehearsals and call sheets, organizing music by show.

    SECTION 7: Tech Week and Dress Rehearsal and all the logistics!

    SECTION 8: Communications: website, social media, newsletters, emails, show detail packet, parent meetings, flower sales and staff meetings

    SECTION 9: Adding Wow Factors: Recital decor in your studio, characters: costume details, photo shoots, voice overs and meet and greets, craft & props for show., theater lobby set up, posters, banners & step & repeat, photo ops, goody bags, programs, stage lighting and backdrops

    SECTION 10: Closing

    Click here to read about even more detail of what is included with your purchase.

    We hope this episode helps you understand all that we put into our planning of our show and all the things that we share in YOUR FUN BIG SHOW. If you have not gotten this course yet, purchase it now!

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