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Stacey Morgan is a four-time business owner (including two dance studios), dance educator, podcast host, mom, wife, and business coach. Her main mission is to help women entrepreneurs thrive in their businesses and in their lives through coaching, accountability, and honesty. She has a no-fluff, direct approach to helping her clients to make their businesses work FOR them, to gain back more time in their lives, and to finally achieve financial freedom.
In this episode, Casey and Stacey chat about how Stacey set her own path in dance, the importance of feedback, owning your strengths, the lessons dance taught her to help her become a successful entrepreneur, and how she makes the most of every day.
To access Stacey's custom made to-do list, click here. Check out her services and resources at her website simplystaceymorgan.com and follow her in instagram @simplystaceymorgan.

Andrea Trench is the creator of DiscoverDance, a research-based Early Childhood Dance Education program. DiscoverDance offers dance educators resources for continuing education throughout their career, so the learning and growing never stops! From their online courses and training videos, to their innovative DiscoverDance Lab where you can create your own unique curriculum, to their DiscoverDance Library full of hundreds of class activities, this is a valuable resource for teachers at every stage of their career.
In this episode, Casey and Andrea discuss the benefits of a concept-based dance program, classroom management tips for preschool age dancers, performance strategies with the little ones, and so much more!

Andrea Gibson is a self-compassion and mindset coach, dance teacher and choreographer, and mental health advocate. She is the creator and founder of UNCONDITIONAL, the self-love movement. 
Through Mindset Movement it is her mission to help dancers understand their own magic and how to tap into it. Whether through studio workshops or one on one coaching, Andrea focuses on building each child’s inner champion while creating mindset tools for both in and outside the studio.
Learn more about Andrea and UNCONDITIONAL on her website here, and catch up with her on Instagram @theunconditionalmovement

This episode was recorded on April 1st, 2022.
Mobile Preschool Dance Program guru Erin Burd joins Robin and Casey this week to talk about how to take your studio on the road to local preschools and daycares. She also shares how her dad inspired her to dive into coaching and helped her realize the power of the impact we make as studio owners, mentors, and educators.
Want to connect with Erin? Check out her website here.

Robin and Casey are back to chat all about their 2022 Recitals: what worked, what went wrong, what they learned, and what they're planning on implementing for future shows.
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This week Robin talks with Personal Dance Trainer and owner of BodyKinect, Kendall Baab all about how to keep our dancers well with strength training, cross-training, injury prevention, and more. Kendall is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and a BASI Certified Pilates Instructor with a dance specialization. She is also a Certified Health Coach through Dr. Sears' Wellness Institute. Kendall works with dancers all over the United States on strength, conditioning, and flexibility to enhance performance and prevent injury. To learn more about Kendall and to inquire about working with her, connect with her on Instagram @trainwithkendall or visit her website: https://www.bodykinect.org/