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Michelle Barrios

Dance Studio Owner/Director
Castro Valley,CA

Summary

Positive and encouraging leader with an attention to detail, excellent communication skills, creative ideas and a the ability to build successful teams. Promoting team work, positivity, hard work, dedication and team spirit.


Regional and national overall winning dance choreographer, choreography award recipient, numerous top studio awards, Industry Dance Award nominations, studio of excellence recipient and national top studio award winner.


Assist dancers growth with technique and performance training, goal setting and provide support for success beyond and during dance instruction. Students excel to top dance programs, college dance teams, professional cheerleaders/dancers for the NFL and NBA, youth NBA dancers, Disney Tokyo, Disney World, Disneyland, commerical dance, dance educators and currently on Broadway.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Dance Studio Owner/Director

Michelle's Dance X-Plosion
10.2005 - Current
  • Maintain a clean, safe environment for students by enforcing strict safety guidelines during classes and regular maintenance of facilities.
  • Increase revenue streams by offering private lessons, workshops, summer camps, and other specialized services on top of regular classes.
  • Promote positive word-of-mouth referrals by consistently delivering exceptional customer service experiences.
  • Recruit train, and mentor talented instructors to maintain high-quality instruction across all classes.
  • Successfully manage an award winning team of 10 choreographers/teachers, with at least 15 assistants, front office staff and more than 20 guest teachers/choreographers per season.
  • Develop unique dance curriculums for various age groups and skill levels, ensuring a diverse range of offerings within the studio.
  • Cultivate and strengthen lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
  • Manage finances effectively, including budgeting, expense tracking, and reporting to ensure profitability and long-term sustainability.
  • Organize successful recitals showcasing students'' progress, promoting the studio's reputation as a provider of top-notch dance education.
  • Interact well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
  • Handle problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
  • Create a welcoming atmosphere for students by fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity in both staff members and clientele.
  • Identify issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Create healthy and safe learning environment for all students by implementing class rules and promoting mutual respect and gentle discipline.
  • Choreograph unique routines tailored to individual student abilities, enhancing each dancer's strengths while improving areas of weakness.
  • Coordinate special events such as pre-season tryouts, training camps and special workshops to support team goals.
  • Promote proper stretching, warmups and conditioning exercises to prevent sports injuries.
  • Incorporate fitness training into practice sessions to build strength, flexibility, and endurance in dancers.
  • Develop strong dance routines for successful regional and national competitions.
  • Achieve consistent top placements at local, regional, and national competitions by incorporating diverse styles into each routine.

Dance Competition Judge

Art Of Movement
01.2022 - Current
  • Travel nationally to provide live quality critiques to approximately 300-1,000 competition pieces that are provided to the dance studios and instructors.
  • Inspire dancers to continue working on enhancing their technique, performance quality and overall dance abilities with thorough and positive feedback.
  • Provide feedback to choreographers and teachers on areas of creativity, movement, style, technique and overall impression of dance routines.
  • Score each routine based on technique, presentation, choreography and overall impression.

Dance Competition Judge

Kids Artistic Review, KAR
02.2015 - Current
  • Travel nationally to provide live quality critiques to approximately 300-1,000 competition pieces that are provided to dance studios and instructors.
  • Inspire dancers to continue working on enhancing their technique, performance quality and overall dance abilities with thorough and positive feedback.
  • Provide feedback to choreographers and teachers on areas of creativity, movement, style, technique and overall impression of dance routines.
  • Score each routine based on technique, presentation, choreography, costume and overall impression.
  • Highlight dances, teachers and studios with special awards that promote growth, the love of dance, team spirit and inspiration to continue with training and performance dance.

Education

High School Diploma -

Hayward High School
Hayward, CA

Skills

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Timeline

Dance Competition Judge

Art Of Movement
01.2022 - Current

Dance Competition Judge

Kids Artistic Review, KAR
02.2015 - Current

Dance Studio Owner/Director

Michelle's Dance X-Plosion
10.2005 - Current

High School Diploma -

Hayward High School

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