Apologies, Neglected Blog of Mine.

Wow, April was my last blog post? Ok, so I’m a little behind here. Everything is pretty good. I’ve taken a generally optimistic turn. Dance classes have been going great.
At the beginning of the summer I started a new Beginning American Tribal Style class in a new, more popular time slot. [...]

TribalCon 2009

My TribalCon experience this year was absolutely amazing! This was my second year attending, and I think this year’s was even better than last year’s.
The venue was the same: Holiday Inn in downtown Decatur, Georgia. Decatur is a darling little town with beautiful old buildings and funky little shops and cafes. However, [...]

Students and Self Promotion

My dance class is shrinking slightly again.  I lose students periodically to such things as giving birth, foot surgery, personal lives and exhaustion.  I’m sure every class does.  It takes awhile to build a program.
I began fearing I wouldn’t make a profit on the class anymore, or worse, it would actually cost me money again.  [...]

A Shimmy Progressive

Dance classes are going really well finally.  I feel like I’ve really improved as a teacher, just in the fact that I’m now comfortable teaching. I actually have several students who come to class regularly.  This is a major improvement. And we are set to have our next performance at the end of October.
The dilemma [...]

Dance Class Jibber Jabber

Since I relaunched my American Tribal Style dance class, interest is growing and I’ve gotten some new students.  The class is still not paying its own rent, but this is only the second month in.  What the class needs is stability.  When I get a more regular student body, it will be much easier to [...]