Technically, a dancing career does not require taking a single human anatomy class. But just like a working knowledge of muscles can be helpful, a complete understanding of the human foot can be particularly significant for any dancer. Did you know that human feet are extremely complex? These relatively small structures actually incorporate 52 of […]
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Key Ways Jackrabbit Class Can Help Your Cheer Gym
Your cheer gym deserves 3 cheers for doing what it’s designed to do — inspiring young cheer students to excel in their skills! All too often, though, cheer gym owners and managers lose sight of their main goals, because they can so easily get distracted with the myriad tasks related to day-to-day management of their […]
Key Ways Jackrabbit Class Can Help Your Swim School
Your swim school is making waves in your community, training swimmers to hone their skills and compete against themselves. No doubt, the character training and physical fitness you’re inspiring will benefit your students throughout their lives! But perhaps you’ve started to lose sight of the big picture — and who can blame you?! The everyday […]
Key Ways Jackrabbit Class Can Help Your Gymnastics Academy
Your gymnastics academy does a great job doing what it’s designed to do — instruct and inspire budding gymnasts! However, sometimes owners of gymnastics academies just like yours can get distracted from their main focus because of the many management tasks required. Jackrabbit’s co-founder, Mark Mahoney, helped create this online class management software to help […]
Key Ways Jackrabbit Dance Can Help Your Dance Studio
Your dance studio is great at what it does best — inspiring and instructing young dancers! Often, though, dance studio owners can become distracted from their main focus and bogged down in the necessary day-to-day management tasks — especially if your dance studio is growing, as you always hoped it would. In fact, that’s exactly […]
Your Dance Studio: Put the “Fun” Back into Fundraising, Part 2
Fundraisers really can be both effective and fun! In Part 1, we explained how to plan a Family Night Out and a Date Night for Parents. Now we’ll look at three more fundraising ideas we think you and your dance family are bound to love! Spa Day for Moms What woman doesn’t love to get […]
Your Dance Studio: Put the “Fun” Back into Fundraising, Part 1
We get it: You’re not in it for the money. But that doesn’t change the fact that your dancers need to find ways to raise extra money in order to pay for travel, costumes, and other dance-related “extras.” But no one really wants to have to knock on doors, selling candy bars, making a dollar […]
When Dancers Are Mean Girls: Counteracting the Culture of Catty Behavior
Catty behavior or relational aggression can easily become a problem in your dance studio. While these issues are personal ones, how your dance studio’s leadership talks about and responds to catty behaviors is important, not only for the “victim” of bullying behaviors, but also for the character development of so-called “mean girls.” Effective Communication Regarding […]
When Dancers Are Mean Girls: Causes of Catty Behaviors
Call it whatever you want, bullying and meanness can easily creep into your dance studio. Referred to as relational aggression, this kind of hurtful behavior can take many forms, starting with actions as seemingly innocuous as one of your dancers rolling her eyes after another dancer’s performance or giving a fellow dancer a dirty look. […]
Healthy Snacking for Young Athletes on the Go
Healthy snacks are an important part of any young athlete’s diet. Nutrient-rich, protein-packed snack options are important for on-the-go kids like yours. But if you don’t plan ahead, it will become too easy to stop by the drive-through of a fast food restaurant or grab an overly processed pre-packaged option at your local convenience store. […]