Ep 54: Leading with Grace: Building Heart-Centered Dance Businesses with Robyn Tedesco

Ep 54: Leading with Grace: Building Heart-Centered Dance Businesses with Robyn Tedesco

April 7, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 54

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Robyn Tedesco shares insights on building heart-centered dance businesses while maintaining family integrity.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Robyn Tedesco, founder of Move With Grace Dance Studio and a respected leader in the dance education industry for over two decades. As a CEO, author, speaker, and mentor, Robyn shares her wisdom on building sustainable, profitable dance businesses without sacrificing family or integrity. In this episode, Robin & Robyn, explore the evolution of dance education, the role of competition in artistic development, and the critical importance of core values in studio culture. Robyn opens up about her multi-faceted business ventures including Inspire Dance Challenge (Canada's premier dance competition), Amplify Dance Lab convention, and her innovative adjudication certification program developed in partnership with university researchers. They dive deep into topics that matter most to studio owners and dance parents: creating collaborative communities instead of competitive environments, coaching children through performance pressure, understanding the balance between technical excellence and artistry, and raising well-rounded humans through the performing arts. Robyn also shares personal stories about raising three children in the dance…

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