Once upon a time, a dance teacher opened her own studio on the road to her former employer school, using her previous teaching positions to open her own studio. Sounds a bit familiar? This is a very common story in the dance studio business, unfortunately this is not a fairy tale.
We have all heard of a version of this story, or it may have been experienced by first hand. Poaching students - directly or indirectly recruiting another student - is an unconscious split and division of the dance community. In addition to poaching students, other minorities, but also subdivided, practices include: making negative comments to other teachers/schools, distorting themselves through false, exaggerated or vague claims, and depreciating comparisons or references to others.
What drives other companies to participate in the burning of bridges, sowing commercial seeds that deceive seeds and simulate blind behavior?
Darwin. You have heard of me - Darwin should be blamed. Well, it's not the real Darwinian, but the misunderstanding of his theory as a business environment is the root of this dilemma. When the business world adopted the new Darwinian "survival of the fittest" philosophy, they unleashed a realistic excuse for unethical behavior.
As a culture that witnessed the "Coke War", we believe that there has been any progress in business and marketing. Morality and ethics do not need to apply. They said in defending their actions, "This is their business." They don't see the big picture: look at the situation with caution. They unwittingly hurt a larger dance major and thus hurt him as a left-handed right-hander and thought it was good.
What makes people feel that it is reasonable to approach the dance studio in such a blind way?
The root of the new Darwinian business approach is a sense of isolation and scarcity. These teachers believe that "they are against the world" – or more directly, "they oppose other local studios/teachers." Plus this sense of isolation, a sense of scarcity – not enough students to move around – you begin to understand Why is it rationalized why stealing students is necessary for survival. However, these twin concepts - isolated and scarce - are fantasy of the dance world.
The studio that struggled with the same group of students created a negative atmosphere in the community. Parents feel this negative emotion and choose other activities for their children because they look healthier: potential young dancers occupy football. However, in a community where more than one dance school thrives without negativity, more students like to dance as an activity. More and more students will travel to more future dancers, dance teachers, and most importantly the audience. If the dance studio no longer sees each other like a competitor, but more as a collectible, then the entire dance profession will benefit.
The beginning of the solution is like making alternatives: replacing unconscious competition with the work of the mind, replacing blind isolation with careful interrelationships, and the rich blind scarcity of thoughts. We must recognize that dance professions are interconnected from the smallest casual dance class to the largest professional company. The network of the entire dance world is closely linked.
For example, the dance community is quite small compared to the larger sports world. More children participate in sports than art. We should embrace a rich feeling instead of interpreting it as a reason to fight for resources. If we focus on attracting more students to dance rather than fighting for existing students, there are enough potential students to support each school. At all levels, the interest of the dance profession is to include more non-dance worlds in our walls than to build walls in our own walls.
So how can we begin to break the double fantasy of isolation and scarcity in the world of dance studios, let us see each other and be rich?
We need to build our actions and practices on the idea of reflecting the world of dance as a healthy and vibrant community, not a terrible, hopeless act. The adoption of ethical guidelines that reinforce sound and healthy perspectives can serve not only as a guideline but also as a positive environment for the people they influence.
Looking ahead, we all need to accept ethical guidelines for solving these problems. The list below is far from complete, but it is a place to start.
Business ethics of mindful dance professionals
In all professional and business relationships, dance professionals will show respect, honesty and integrity for themselves, their customers and their collections.
A. Respect
Dance professionals do not make negative comments that may deprive another school/studio or teacher of their professional status, maliciously or in any way.
Dance professionals will not belittle the services of others, nor will they belittle the services of others.
Dance professionals are not permitted to post or cause any notice, newspaper advertisement or any other matter that may damage or detract from the reputation of any colleague.
B. Honesty
Dance professionals should accurately describe their qualifications or affiliations to the public, especially advertising materials, to avoid any ambiguity or exaggeration.
Dance professionals are not allowed to delineate their qualifications or affiliation to the public by deceiving laymen. For example: I played a child role in a nutcracker with a professional company and listed it as a professional dance layout with the company.
C. Integrity
The dance professional must not contact the student, student or employee of another teacher in any way and, for any reason, attempt to accept them to join his/her school in order to avoid directing business from another teacher or studio.
Dance professionals do not indirectly attract business to other teachers or studios through criticism of other teachers. The method, by providing free tutoring, cites students the advantages gained from changing [eg providing rounds/parts] to other similar methods in Egypt.
Each of us is responsible for our actions by embracing a conscious ethical foundation, and we can work together to create a healthy, connected, and rich environment in the dance school business. And, although we have something in common, we may find that we are doing better than our enemies.
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