Plan Dance Classes in Half the Time (Without Losing the Magic)

About this episode

Annie Leese shares strategies for efficient lesson planning to prevent burnout among dance teachers.

What starts as a simple across-the-floor jazz outline… ends up in a 2 a.m. TikTok spiral. We've all been there. This week on the Transform My Dance Studio Podcast, we're breaking the cycle of burnout planning and giving you the ultimate shortcut to smarter, faster lesson design. Join Inner Circle Studio Growth Coach, Annie Leese, as she shares: - Her real-world tech workflow for building 30 weeks of lessons in minutes - How to use ChatGPT and your studio's core values to generate meaningful class content - Systems that help your teachers stay creative without starting from scratch every week - Why "record what you're already doing" is your new favorite strategy This isn't about working harder — it's about working smarter with the tools already at your fingertips. Want more tools like this every week? Join us inside the free DSOA Studio Owners Facebook Group: facebook/com/groups/theDSOA

People in this episode

Host: Dance Studio Owners Association

Guest: Annie Leese

Topics covered

• lesson planning
• dance education
• teacher creativity
• workflow optimization
• burnout prevention

Keywords

• dance classes
• lesson design
• creative teaching
• tech workflow
• class content generation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dance Studio Owners Association

Products: ChatGPT

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