How to Grow Your Studio: A Business Workshop for Dance Teachers Rambert Grades

How to Grow Your Studio: A Business Workshop for Dance Teachers

4 June 2025

£18.00

Join Sarah Gittins, The Performance Business Mentor and founder of The Den, for a 90-minute workshop on dance school growth and student retention.

In this bespoke session, Sarah will guide participants on why retention is the cornerstone of growth for your dance school or studio. She will share her expertise on building retention strategies that drive growth, coverin the 7 retention pillars to help your school thrive.The session includes:

Building a Loyal Student Base: Create long-term stability and a thriving community.

Happy Students, Happy School: Positive experiences lead to glowing word-of-mouth and increased referrals.

Save on Costs: Retaining students is far more cost-effective than constantly acquiring new ones.

The Secret to Growth: Retention is the foundation for scaling your school. Without it, progress stalls, leaving your school in limbo.

Details

Date: Wednesday 4th June 2025

Time: 12:00 - 13:30pm (London) / 7:00am - 8.30am (Toronto) / 19:00pm - 20:30pm (Perth)

Duration: 1.5 h

Format: Online

Price: £18* / FREE for Rambert Grades Members

With bespoke member support available post-event on socials for 7 days

*Price is inclusive of VAT

About the Speaker

Sarah Gittins, The Performance Business Mentor, launched The Den in 2016 to help empower Dance, Theatre, Music and Performing Arts Schools to build a thriving studio with hundreds of happy students, without sacrificing their personal well being. With a postgraduate degree in mentoring, entrepreneurial practice and management she has supported thousands of studio owners to scale their business.

A best-selling author, Sarah has also created The Start Scale Steer Evolve Legacy Studio System, The Performance Business Tracker, Show Planner, ENCORE Immersive weekend and spoken on numerous stages and podcasts in the UK and America. She has led training for the ISTD, BBO and IDTA and is the CAA Board member representing Independent Businesses.

For 24 years, Sarah successfully ran a multi-venue dance school with over 350 students before transitioning in Summer 2023 to focus on supporting dance and performance studios to grow. With a wealth of firsthand experience, she offers clear, practical business insights and a deep understanding of the industry, providing invaluable guidance to those looking expand and find success.