We are super chuffed to be Finalists in the Chamber of Commerce Awards for Business Growth!

Here’s the criteria:

Business Growth Award

This category recognises a business which has achieved significant and sustained growth or development. This may have manifested itself through traditional financial metrics such as a substantial year-on-year growth in turnover or a comparable increase in profitability. Equally, it may
be represented through an increase in employees, the opening of new premises or embracing new markets or diversifying in to new product lines. Nominees should be established businesses which have been trading for a minimum of three years as of the 20th May 2020.

The judges will be seeking to present this Award to a business which can tangibly demonstrate the growth experienced, how it has been achieved, how the growth cycle has been managed and its positive impact on the business itself along with the benefits to the local economy.

It’s been an incredible journey over the past 11 years – we’ve learned loads, met amazing people, travelled extensively, zoomed, danced, chatted, connected, supported and helped lots of dance teachers to grow their businesses, as well as getting people healthy, fit and feeling amazing through dance.

Thanks for the nomination and to the Chamber for recognition of our achievement, and a big, big  Thank You to the Popdance Team, our partners, our customers and our families.

Here’s a little look at our journey:

www.popdanceworld.com

We all love a party!

We are absolutely thrilled to say that we can now take bookings for Popdance parties and workshops! Woo Hoo!

From socially distanced parties in outdoor spaces, to booking for later months in the year when we hope that current restrictions will be lifted for our industry.

We want to reassure our customers that if they book a party or workshop with us and it cannot go ahead due to Covid 19 restrictions then we will either reschedule to a date that suits you, or we will offer a full refund.

We are here to make your party or workshop a fantastic event for all involved, so do book now for the dates you want as once restrictions are lifted we know things are going to be busy.

Whether it’s a party or workshop for toddlers, kids, teens, adults, seniors, for a hen party or wedding, you are guaranteed a great time with Popdance.

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It’s really very simple!

Working together really works!

Being part of a community of like-minded people, all there to help and support each other works!

We all know how difficult it is to run our own dance businesses.

Sometimes we have to wear all of the hats – from bookkeeping, to marketing, to social media guru, to first aid specialist, to choreographer, to cleaner. We all know how much hard work goes into making a successful dance business.

But, how would it feel to be part of a team of dance teachers, business specialists, marketeers and choreographers, all there to help and support you in your business?

A team who are happy to try and answer your questions

A team who are there to help you promote what you do

A team who are there to pass you paying customers

A team who can support you with back up or cover teachers if you need them

A team who can provide marketing tools you can implement straightaway

A team who can provide endless choreography at your fingertips

A team who will pay you for your own choreography

It does exist!

And we’ve been working with dance teachers across the globe since 2009!

We’ve been there, we’ve experienced the ups and downs, we’ve learned tons along the way and, by working with dance teachers internationally, we’ve got to know what works, what doesn’t and helped and supported thousands of dance teachers and dance schools in their journeys.

So how does it all work?

Dance teachers simply send us their cv (detailing their dance qualifications and teaching experience) along with a copy of their public liability insurance document and DBS (or equivalent for their country)

Once this is approved, teachers purchase their Popdance Licence which enables them to teach Popdance parties, classes and workshops anywhere in the world. Our parties pay on average £180 for 2 hours and £65 per hour for workshops depending on where you are in the world!

We then set up a Popdance page on our website letting customers know that you offer Popdance in your area – along with any other genres of dance, fitness or yoga that you may run. If you run your own dance school, you can feature that as well.

We give you full access to the Popdance Teacher website where you can access tons of marketing tips, endless choreography, downloads to help and also invite you to join the Popdance Teacher facebook group where you can chat with us, other dance teachers and get tons of help and support.

Customers then book directly with you and you can charge the relevant rates for your area.

The Popdance Licence is usually £25/month or £250 for the year. However, due to Covid-19, we are running a really low price offer of just £99 for one year! This offer ends this weekend – midnight 31st May 2020 – so if you are interested in working with us – grab yours now!

If you have any questions, give us a shout at [email protected] or take a look at these FAQs HERE

Meet BRiNA, one of our amazing Popdance teachers, BRiNA lives in Lyss (ZIP code 3250) in Switzerland and covers almost the whole of Switzerland!

As well as teaching Popdance parties and workshops, BRiNA also runs her own dance school, NYDS – New York Dance Studio and teaches Hip Hop, Dancehall, Afro, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Kizomba, Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary!

BRiNA says that what she loves most about dance is, that you are never done. You can always learn something new, and you can always become better.

Besides dancing BRiNA loves being outside in the nature, cooking and her cats.

Biography:

“The first time I began walking, was the first time I began dancing…” by Ciara
And so, it was for her…

BRiNA realized very quickly, that she was born as a dancer. She had this natural understanding of rhythm. The moment she listens to music, her body automatically starts moving. She never had to think about it.

Starting with Rock’n’Roll she went through a lot of different dance styles. But her heart beats in the rhythm of urban music such as Hip Hop and Dancehall. For over 5 years she trained herself with well-known teachers such as Kiki Brom in Switzerland.

One highlight was when she won the Swiss Championship of Hip Hop in the category “Adults, female, solo” in 2003 and got qualified for the World Hip Hop Championship in Bremen, Germany. Out of 144 dancers in this category she made it to the semifinals.

After this success she started teaching Streetstyle on her own and founded two showgroups: “Steps” and “Ruffsistaz”. She worked with local DJ’s and event managers, created choreography for videoclips and challenged herself in competitions such as for example the “Red Bull beat it”

To perfect her personal style, she is constantly investing in taking dance lessons in Dancehall, Afrodance, Waacking, New Style Hustle, Kizomba, Salsa, Bachata, House, Contemporary, Ballet, Breaking and more. The biggest influence on her style and her way to teach had her experiences in New York City. She lived in NYC for several months and worked & danced with famous dancers and stars. She is still traveling regularly to NYC and is joining international dance camps such as “The Beatcamp” in order to always catch the latest vybz and new moves. Fusing together a wide variety of dance foundations, her style can be distinguished by her power, musicality & diversity.

With her label “NYDS-New York Dance Studio” she strives to bring the spirit of the NYC dance scene to Switzerland. Fresh moves, new styles and trends are delivered there. Her courses are versatile, and it is dear to her, that all customers get a personalized, professional and purposeful training. BRiNA traveled so far to 12 different countries to evolve as a dancer and teach her unique style and philosophy.

“My goal is to teach dance…not only steps and choreographies. I want my students to learn how to feel the music in their very own way and develop their own style and expression. I don’t want some “Mini-mes”, I want to deliver them the tools to create their own future. Still, I want them to know, where each style is coming from and give respect to the creators, dancers and the culture. Due to my experience, my expertise but most of all because of all that I have been through, I know that I am able to teach to my students so much more than only steps. I teach them lessons and values for life”

​Currently BRiNA is resident in Lyss (Switzerland) where she continues to push the boundaries of creative movement and impact on the Swiss dance scene.
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BRiNA – I bring the spirit of NYC to Switzerland

Find out more about BRiNA here

If you would like to book a Popdance lesson, party or workshop, then get in touch here