The big easy the next generation of studio gear: twenty-first century studio equipment can be described in one word: easy. Portable barres are actually portable. Mirrors are shatterproof. Portable floors are lighter. Pilates equipment is affordable and compact There are even software programs to schedule and register students. What's not to like? Give your studio a facelift and make your life more about dance and less about maintenance.LIGHTEN UP Lighten up Selling some part of a stock or bond position in a portfolio to realize capital gains or to losses or increase cash assets. lighten up Portable floors for performances away from the studio make sense for safety reasons alone, but when it takes a team of adults to haul them around, many studio owners think twice. Now floormakers offer lightweight durable floors at a thickness that still prevents air pockets or wrinkles wrinkles See bells and whistles. when rolled up for storage. Many are also reversible, allowing a grey classroom floor to become a black stage floor with a simple flip-flop. For extra installation ease, a tape roller eliminates wrinkly tape jobs (and is kinder to your back, too). LENGTHEN length·en tr. & intr.v. length·ened, length·en·ing, length·ens To make or become longer. length  en·er n. & STRENGTHEN Teaching your students body maintenance is just as important as studio maintenance. As professional companies continue to expand the range of techniques they expect from their dancers, serious students need to enter the profession equipped with survival tools. While proper technique is key, Pilates, Gyrotonic, yoga, and basic weight lifting weight lifting, international sport, also a training technique for athletes in other sports. From the earliest times men have lifted weights as a test of strength. and cardio cross training increase body awareness body awareness, n the felt sense of embodiment; consciousness of our somatic feelings. alternative medicine… and stamina, and help prevent career-ending injuries. Rollers, therabands, and stability balls conserve space and money, but if you have the room, go for a Pilates Reformer to further enhance workouts. HOLD STEADY Remember those metal pipe barres that required five dancers to lift them, stained your hand with rust, and wobbled and fell apart during grands battements? If you are still hanging on to some, now is the time to replace them. New aluminum portables are super light, rust and scratch resistant, yet deceivingly de·ceive v. de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing, de·ceives v.tr. 1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead. 2. Archaic To catch by guile; ensnare. v.intr. 1. durable. Some fold down for storage or touring and easily lock into place without tools, while others have barres on both sides to prevent overlapping hands. REFLECT ON IT Dancers have a love/hate relationship with mirrors, and many older plate glass ones with their cracks, smudges, and distortions can turn a ballet class into a fun house. We've got news for you--glass is history. Glassless mirrors, made from a thin reflective film surface stretched over lightweight aluminum, are shatterproof shat·ter·proof adj. Resistant to shattering: shatterproof goggles. Adj. 1. shatterproof - resistant to shattering or splintering; "shatterproof automobile windows" . Plus the reflected images are bright and sharp, instead of dim and fuzzy. Their lighter weight makes installation much easier than glass versions, and allows greater portability. And did we mention glassless costs much less? LOG ON Technology makes everything easier. Instead of constantly organizing student file folders, class schedules, and ever-piling bills, dance software programs can take over. New programs can track student attendance and payment, make weekly schedules, send mass e-mails, process credit card payments, and manage contact information. Some even let students register online from home. Put down the pen and welcome the freedom of technology. FLOORS ENTERTAINMENT FLOORING SYSTEMS Duofloor Call for pricing 866.616.3375 www.flooradvice.com ROSCO ROSCO Rolling Stock Leasing Company (UK; railway) ROSCO Rolling Stock Leasing Company (Railway Industry) ROSCO Reorganization Steering Committee Adagio a·da·gio adv. & adj. Music In a slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than andante but faster than larghetto. Used chiefly as a direction. n. pl. a·da·gios 1. Tour $12.40/linear ft. 800.767.2669 www.rosco.com HARLEQUIN Harlequin (här`ləkwĭn, –kĭn): see commedia dell'arte. Harlequin Principal stock character of the Italian commedia dell'arte. FLOORS Harlequin Reversible $19.95 per sq. yd. 800.642.6440 www.harlequinfloors.cam EN POINTE Dancing en pointe (pronounced /ɑ̃ poɛ̃t/, often anglicised as /ɑn pwɛ̃t/ or ENTERPRISES Tape Roller with black, colored, or clear tape $145 866.491.9019 www.en-pointe.com BARRES STAGESTEP Black Beauty, 7' $399 800.523.0960 www.stagestep.com DANCE EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL Free Standing Portable Barre Barre (bă`rē), city (1990 pop. 9,482), Washington co., central Vt., SE of Montpelier; settled late 18th cent., inc. 1894. Granite quarrying, which began in the region in the early 19th cent., is still important. with Barre on Two Sides. 6' $288 800.626.9258 www.danceoquipmentintl.com ALVA'S DANCE AND THEATRICAL Freestanding free·stand·ing adj. Standing or operating independently of anything else: a freestanding bell tower; a freestanding maternity clinic. Barres on both sides. 10' $300 800.403.3447 www.alves.com MIRRORS ROSEBRAND 4' x 6' Glassless Mirror with Rolling Stand $526 800.223.1624 www.rosebraed.com EN POINTE ENTERPRISES 4' x 8' Mylar Mirrodite Wall Mount Mirror $340 866.491.9019 www.en-pointe.com TECHNOLOGY DANCESOFT By Get Physical Software, unlimited software package $595 800.622.0025 www.getphysicatsoftware.com DANCEWORKS By Akada Software, unlimited package (200-plus students) $495 800.286.3471 www.akadasoftware.com MINDBODY STUDIO By MindBody Online, Classes and Events Module setup fee $250. Monthly fee determined by size of studio. 877.755.4279 www.mindbodyonline.com COMPUDANCE By Theatre Administration Consultants, basic software $269 888.248.3679 www.compudance.com EQUIPMENT BALANCED BODY Pilates Studio Reformer $3,395 Magic Roller[R] From $37.50 Thera.Band[R] 6-yard Roll, Medium Resistance, $13 800.PILATES www.pilates.com STOTT PILATES Bosu Balance Trainer and pump, $130 Stability Ball Plus 55 cm with pump, $29.95 800.910.0001 www.stottpitates.com |
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