Happy St. Patrick’s Day! One of the things I associate with St. Patrick’s Day, other than wearing green of course, is Irish dancing. At the St. Patrick’s Day Parade I’ve attended here in Charlotte, North Carolina, you always see Irish dancers dancing. Irish dancers are in high demand elsewhere, too. You can come across numerous
Kelowna is the fastest growing city of British Columbia. According to Global News, Kelowna has a population growth rate of 1.8% when looking at the period between July 2013 and July 2014. This also makes Kelowna the fifth fastest growing city in all of Canada. The more people that move into Kelowna will mean the
If you are a dance studio owner in Wilmington, NC, then you can reasonably expect the number of dance classes you offer to increase in the upcoming years. Between 2010 and 2040, the population in Wilmington, NC (and New Hanover County) should increase by 56% (per WECT News). In order to accommodate Wilmington’s growing population,
If you are a gymnastics coach looking for work, consider work at a dance school. Dance studios with competition teams are often interested in hiring teachers with a gymnastics background. I can’t even begin to tell you the number of gymnastics tricks I’ve seen in competition routines from my years as a competition student, teacher
There has been an increase in Jersey City, New Jersey residential developments. Per NJ.com, the reason is the increase of millennials, who want to remain closer to the city and are more likely to stay renters well into their 30s. This would make Jersey City, NJ a great place to locate a dance studio, especially
One dance class my dance studio always wanted to offer as a dance studio was salsa dance. We are a dance studio that mainly offers ballet, tap, jazz and styles like this, but my mom is our dance studio’s office manager and she said she gets countless calls asking if we offer salsa dance. I’ve
The economy is looking up in Fort Collins, Colorado. This beautiful city has experienced 27 straight months of growth in sales tax revenue, per the Coloradoan. Sales tax revenue grew by more than 8% from 2013 to 2014, which means people are spending more on everything (luxury items included), as a result of a combination
According to CBC News, city leaders of Saskatoon are meeting to come up with a plan to handle the city’s growing population. It is projected the population of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan could double by 2045, reaching 500,000 people. This makes Saskatoon a great place for a new business to grow along with the population. If you
Lincoln, Nebraska is a great place for anyone looking for a job, including dance teachers. According to NPR, Lincoln has the 3rd lowest unemployment rate in the nation, just 2.5%. In fact, one problem actually cited for Lincoln by employers is a labor shortage. Dance teachers moving to Lincoln can post their resume on Dance
The Toronto metro area’s population has now topped 6 million, per the National Post. International migration accounted for just over 2/3rds of this population growth. With all these new people in the Toronto, Ontario area, they will be looking for dance studios for themselves or their children. If you own a dance studio in T.O.