Oct 7, 2026

DD Monthly Meetings - Transcript

00:00:01

Cierra Rohde: Okay, great. Hello. It is very nice to see you all. Um, we've had a great first month and I'm very pleased with everything that is happening in the studio and I'm very excited for this season. Um, we've grown significantly which is fantastic and I'll give you all those numbers uh later, but um yeah, I just have some things that I want to share. Um, there's going to be some new things that have sh are shifting in the studio a little bit. um some things and systems that I'm implementing that I think will help all of us in the studio, make things run smoother, um support our students better, help me support you better, get you to let me know what you need, um and all that jazz. Um so I had a meeting with one of my mentors like two weeks ago and these are also some things that she recommended to implement too and um I've I've taken that and I've adjusted it to what I think is uh appropriate for children's this children's studio.

00:00:56

Cierra Rohde: Um, so yeah, this is also new, so I'm nervous about it because I've been running the studio the same way for four years, and so to change things makes me nervous. Um, so I'm open to gentle feedback if you have it. Yeah. Um, okay. So, first thing that we're shifting a little bit is, uh, I'm going to give you guys focus words kind of, not monthly, but like bimonthly. So, this is going to hopefully help with retention. And we usually see a big drop off of students in like beginning of November or like November pretty much. So, uh, focus words for right now until November is going to be fun, which I kind of touched on in the last week's um, update. Um, so goals for dancers would be have fun in class, get to know your teacher, feel happy and excited to come dance, build a personal connection. Um, so even if you were to do during your check-in or attendance, be like, uh, everyone's going to do a fun fact and you include yourself as well.

00:01:57

Cierra Rohde: If you make your fun fact feel like a secret between you and your kids, then they'll go home and be like, "Oh my gosh, mom, did you know that Miss Cierrais getting married next month or whatever it is, something fun and cute that's like not too personal, like do share with what you're comfortable with, but something that it's like, oh my gosh, my teacher told me this and I'm so excited about it." Um, so you could use things like, "Did you know I used to blah blah blah?" "I have a secret talent that you probably don't know about. Here's something funny about me. I bet you didn't know that I blah blah blah." Um, yeah. So then then the the kids will feel more excited to connect with their teachers. They'll go home excited to tell their parents what happened in class. The parents will start to feel like they know you as well. Um, I have too many things open. Force quit. Force quit. Sorry. Too many things open on my computer apparently.

00:02:56

Cierra Rohde: I know. Oh, my computer's completely frozen. Sorry, friends. Okay, hopefully that has quit enough things and I won't freeze again. Um, yeah, like I was saying, uh, if the kids go home and they're like, "Oh my gosh, my teacher told me this." Then the parents will start to feel like they know you as well, which will then start to build that trust, which especially with the closed door policy and the push back we get from the parents, that will help immensely, I think. Um, cuz then the parents also feel like they know what's going on in the studio even though they're not seeing what's going on. Um, yeah, that's kind of that. So, uh, overall goal is we want, um, our teachers to be people that dancers are excited to see and then parents feel comfortable leaving them with and trusting. Uh, so that's kind of like the biggest thing. So, that's that's the focus on fun really. Like, I still want your kids to be learning their steps and learning the choreography and learning their technique and all that stuff, but how can you make it how can you teach it in a fun way?

00:04:24

Cierra Rohde: Can you Taylor has a great game that uh you they play four corners and she they go around the room for like 10 seconds. They find a corner and then the corner that they stop in uh has a step in it and whatever corner she yells out, that's the corner that has to practice that step. Usually the entire class ends up doing the step anyways. So, one, they're having fun. They feel like they're playing a game. and two, they're still working on the technique and practicing the steps so that they Yeah, they're still learning. They're still having fun, but they're still learning. Um, it's it's kind of like it's almost like you're tricking them into learning is is a good way to to look at it. Um, yeah. Okay, I'm going to go I made notes this time into learning. Um, yeah, like I've said already, we're creating a positive teacher dancer relationship. my teacher is so nice. I had so much fun. I can't wait to go back.

00:05:22

Cierra Rohde: Um, you can also, now that we're kind of in October and we're like a month in, you can start to think about personal interaction. So, not just teaching choreography and steps, but get to know your dancers. Remember things they tell you, ask them things about their what they're interested, notice when they've improved, um, celebrate their little successes, have fun with them, and then let your personality come through. Um, it could even be like, "Last week they told you in check-in that they have like a Halloween dance next week." Oh, how was that Halloween dance? Did you have fun? like just literally you probably don't care about their answers, but ask them and they'll be so excited to share with you either way. Um I also ask them what they learn in school. Yeah, what they learn in school is a great one. Um basically anything from their outside world is okay to ask. Generally speaking, make sure it's appropriate for children. But um yeah. Okay. And then the other thing that I also think will help with this closed door policy is um letting parents come in every three to four, five weeks, give or take.

00:06:28

Cierra Rohde: Your choice how you want to do this. I did it with my preschool class on Monday and it was literally the last five minutes of class. I said, "Parents, come upstairs." We played freeze dance and the parents were thrilled to watch their kids play freeze dance with scarves. Um so yeah, it was it could be last 5 to 10 minutes of class. It could be look at this step we learned today. Um look at this dance we've been working on. Look at this combo we learned today. Whatever whatever you want to share with the parents so that again the parents feel involved and connected with you and what is going on in those kids class. And then again don't I I hope that we won't get as much push back with the door being closed. Um yeah that's on that one. Um, we will shift the word for November and December. We'll still want to keep the fund because again, we we're working on retention and keeping those kids in the classroom, but as well as growing.

00:07:26

Cierra Rohde: Um, so I'll I'll give you more ideas for how to do this for November and December, but those words will be learning and growth. So it could be like um look how smart you are for figuring out how to do that or great correction like something along that so that they feel smart and like they have are learning and they're growing. Um but yeah, I'll talk about that next month. Um okay, the other thing is remembering that teaching isn't only uh actual dance instruction. We want to think of connection, fun, learning, confidence. So, we want their dancers to know their teachers, feel comfortable with their teachers, have fun, feel successful, feel proud of what they're learning, and want to come back next week. Um, so yeah, basically everything I've said already, but yeah, double down. Double down. Um, and then remember your interaction with parents as well. Uh, parents are leaving you with their children that they've grew in their tummy and are raising and so they are important. So, we kind of have to sugarcoat our interactions with the parents, which we're all very good at.

00:08:36

Cierra Rohde: Um, but uh, one of the things my mentor said was like, "You want these parents to feel like you are the nicest person they've ever met in their life, which I know sounds crazy and and yeah, crazy, but uh, that's not to say change your personality and don't, you know, but but you know, be kind and if their kid is doing great, tell their parents that their kid is doing great in class. That type of thing. Um, okay. There's two more things I'm implementing. Uh, this first one is the one that makes me a little nervous because it's me asking things of you, and I don't like to do that usually, but I think it's important. And I think that it'll one, let me know what is working in everyone's classes, um, and what's not working, and also I'll be able to then see what you need, um, or hear what you need. So, I'm doing monthly individual check-ins. Uh, so how I'm doing that is basically it's up to you how you want to do this.

00:09:34

Cierra Rohde: You can write me in a text, a WhatsApp, whatever you want, or you can voice note me, your choice. And I have a list of questions. And again, you don't necessarily have to answer every single one of the questions, but I will put the questions in the portal. They will live on a on a specific monthly teacher check-in page where you can go. Um, and it doesn't have to be long, doesn't have to be anything special. I just I need to know what's going on in everyone's classes because I I I while I know probably 75% of what's going on in the studio, I don't know everything and I need to because a lot of the parents are coming and asking me questions and I'm like, uh, I don't know. So, I need to know. Um da you can even like after each class is done write a little note or after each teaching day is done write a little note put it to the side and then at the end of the month send me that list.

00:10:25

Cierra Rohde: Um so questions which again you don't need to write these down because I'm going to put them somewhere for you. Um is what worked really well? What did you have dancers what did your dancers respond to? What activities were especially successful? What seemed to make them excited or engaged? what didn't work. So, was something difficult to manage? Did an activity not go the way you expected? Was there something that dancers struggled with? Um, what did you learn as a teacher? Uh, what did you learn about the group? Uh, is there anything you would change next time? And then, are there things you want to know? Uh, sorry, are there things you know that your dancers did enjoy or didn't enjoy? And then the last one is your favorite thing you've taught recently. Uh what did you enjoy teaching? What went particularly well? And what are you proud of yourself in your classes? Um this also then eliminates me being like I want everyone's class plans monthly, which I don't think is fun.

00:11:25

Cierra Rohde: I don't think is great. So this hopefully I'll be able to know what's going on your classes. I'll know what you're teaching. I'll know what the kids are learning. Um, I also can then update like in our class descriptions in hiphop kids are learning da d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d in jazz kids are learning d which then makes it easy when a parent is like well I want my kid to take jazz but I don't know what it is I can take that and put that in there for them um it also gives everyone like if something works really well for one teacher I might then be like okay friends like this worked for Taylor we can all try this if we want if it if it fits with your class plan.

00:12:03

Cierra Rohde: Um, so it opens up that uh that learning from each other opportunity. Um, and then I can support you better because then I know what's not working and I can be like, "Okay, how can we figure out how how to make this work better next time and it's not all on you. You don't have to then go and problem solve by yourself." Um, the other thing I'm going to be doing too, which again scary, but it's it's really not scary, is I'm going to be doing periodically. I'm going to come sit in your classes. Um, I'm not there to like watch and judge. I'm there to observe and see what's going on. If I'm sitting in your class, I'm that's what I'm doing. I'm observing. I'm not jumping in. I'm not helping with class management. It's literally just to see what's going on in your class. Um, and it's not that's not going to be like monthly or anything. That'll be like I'm interested in what's going on in Emily's class today.

00:12:54

Cierra Rohde: I'm going to sit in on her 3:30 acro class and like it won't be your entire day. It'll be like one class. Um when that happens, I'll give you a heads up. I'll give you a heads up. Um you let me know if you want like a 24-hour period heads up or if you want a week heads up or if you want to know just the day of you let me know because I know everyone is is comfortable in different capacities. Um yeah. Uh so those are the two big things I'm implementing for like our everyday teaching. Um the other thing is that substitute teachers so because we have people who work in the industry which I absolutely love. Um I do that's that's so that's actually like genuine uh because I do too obviously. Um, I need you to send your class plans that you're giving to your substitutes because I need to know that um the teacher you have covering your class has enough information when they're walking in so that they're prepared and and that they are set up to succeed.

00:14:00

Cierra Rohde: And if they don't have enough information, then I can share with them the information that they need so that I can again support them. Um, and then your students are still learning what you want them to learn. The parents are getting what they've paid for still, and um, yeah, so things that you can include, uh, what you've been working on, what your dancers already know, what you plan to teach that week, if you have any coro or combos, um, if you have any important class specific information. So if it's like um okay I have the competitive contemporary group Marley is extreme has crazy ADHD and so uh she gets distracted often but if I give her a skill to work on she can focus on that for a good five minutes and then you know we can work on other things throughout the class. Um things like that that would be helpful to a for a sub for classroom management. Um, and then yeah, pretty much that's it. Um, I was going to say something else. You can also just literally do um your class plan if you have that already.

00:15:12

Cierra Rohde: Um, if you have when it gets to when it gets to recital time and and choreography, please make sure you're filming your dances each week because one, that needs to be uploaded to the portal. Um, and two, it's easier if you do need a sub, then I can give your dance to the sub and be like, "This is their dance. This is what what it needs to work on look like." And believe it or not, our Squamish dancers practice at home. And a lot of their time, uh, what they're practicing is what they're going to do in class. Um, so if they're practicing incorrectly, they're not going to they're not going to succeed in class. So, please film your videos, um, when we get to that. It will be very helpful for me, for your subs, for yourself, and for your students. Um, and this isn't like me asking for subclass plans isn't about me micromanaging you. I I'm really I get scared about you feeling like I'm micromanaging you. It's not my intention at all.

00:16:06

Cierra Rohde: It's so that our dancers have consistency and support from everyone who comes in to teach. Um, if a sub doesn't have enough information, then it becomes difficult for them to provide uh what the dancers are expecting. Um, and with kids, the kids that we have in the studio, they're all quite neurode divergent. And when the something happens that they're not expecting, it can then disregulate them, which can then throw the whole class off the train tracks. So, this is a great There's also a lot of like they really love their teacher. Yeah. And then when a sub comes in, they have a hard time trusting that the sub has been given the same information from that teacher or like, well, that's not what our teacher said. That's not how our teacher did it. That's not a And so having the like the most amount of detail of how you actually teach your class when especially as somebody who typically subs a lot of your classes. Yeah. when I get that information, if I can be like, "Hey, this is exactly what your teacher has given me and this is exactly what I know you to do every week. So,

00:17:10

Cierra Rohde: you cannot fight me on this because I'm giving you exactly what Ken would give you. I'm giving exactly what Emily would give you. I'm giving you exactly what Chan would give you literally a week ago and next week." Yeah, there is no difference. Yeah. Um, that's it. Those are all the scary bits that I was going to change. Um, now we get to talk about fun things. fun things like our current student numbers, which I'm very thrilled about. We are at 101 registered spots, which is fantastic because we closed last season with 109. So, we're literally eight spots away from where we closed the season uh last season. Um I expect us to gain at least another 20 dancers um that are in kindergarten because uh they've taken a break to settle into kindergarten, see what their school year is like. But I expect those kids to either start if not sometime in November. They'll start in January is usually when that happens. Um, and then our goal, our like minimum goal this year is 160 students.

00:18:08

Cierra Rohde: If we hit that, I am happier. Or 160 spots registered, sorry. Um, and then if we hit 172, I'm even more happy. So, that's that's kind of where we're at right now with that. So, 59 more spots. We can do it. We can totally do it. Um, that's on numbers. Uh the other thing I realized is this is our fifth season which is like a milestone year and that's a big deal which I forgot about. So um I'd love some ideas from everyone about fun things we could do to celebrate with our dancers uh and the families and and you guys. Um so my first thought is that we moved into this studio space. It wasn't like our first year uh so we haven't been in here for 5 years but we moved in here in April. So, I think in April we'll do a spirit week. So, like this is our fifth year. This is when we first moved into this space. Woohoo.

00:19:02

Cierra Rohde: We'll do like Mondays are orange, yellow is on Tuesday, and then whatever. I'll I'll come up with a bunch of different things for each day. Um, we could do like a fun studio challenge throughout the year. Um, something involving past and that doesn't really work for us. Um, yeah, I want to do a studio sleepover in in March before spring break, which I wanted to do last year, but then life got crazy. Um, yeah. So, if you have any ideas on what else we can do to make this year special and fun, let me know. Um, yeah, that's that. And then that's uh yeah, I've already talked about that too. Okay, cool. Oh yeah, that's what I did. I have uploaded a sublist on the teacher portal. So there's now a page that says sublist and it has people's names with their phone numbers and what styles they can teach. Um there is uh the people that say preschool, they have been approved by me to teach preschool classes.

00:20:14

Cierra Rohde: very specific with those people. Um, and then mostly everyone else is quite open to what they're teaching if they have a class plan. So, uh, we have a teacher coming in today, Hannah, who teaches yoga, and she's going to cover Emily's acro classes. Same diff same, but different. Um, and Emily gave her a class plan, so she'll be fine. So, like I said, as long as your subs have a class plan, you're fine. Um, and then if if none of those subs are available that are on the list, please try and source your own subs. It becomes really really stressful for me to try and manage finding everyone's subs and then yeah, so any help I can get with that is appreciated. Um, that's it. Those are my things. We're going to do a round table. If you don't want to participate in a round table, just let me know. Pass. Um, otherwise, oh, I always do this. I never remember to type the questions out.

00:21:12

Cierra Rohde: And of course, I'm on the wrong computer. Where is chat with everyone? There we go. Okay. Um, first question is fun celebration ideas. deliberation ideas. Next one is what is working in your class. Um, if you have any game ideas, sorry, there's four questions today. Game ideas that you can play in your class. And then the most important, how are you taking care of yourselves? about that. That's it. Who wants to start? Hi. Um, fun celebration ideas. Um, honestly, like any kind of gathering, like I remember when I was in the studio, whether it was outside at a park or even just like sometimes we just did like even like um pumpkin carving things for Halloween or like decorating things for Christmas or we would just come into the studio and like um just hang out like that kind of any kind of gathering where it's a social activity so they don't have to feel like they're like on and having to be their best disciplined self, you know, like when you're trying to learn.

00:22:37

Cierra Rohde: Um, obviously be respectful in the space, but just where they can kind of have a a gathering and they like to be together. Like all of our students, they like to just spend time with each other. So, I think it like any kind of celebration thing is just like a hangout and get some activities and they will have a great time. They like to make arts and crafts. All of our kids love to draw. So, like if we just get a whole bunch of boards that they can just draw things like whiteboards, things like that, like things like activities that they don't typically get to do um that really aren't hard for us to achieve, but we usually would say no because we're having to teach them things. That feels like the biggest win for them. I swear to God. They're like, "Yeah, we finally get to color." And you're like, "Okay, cool. Dope." Um, what is working in my classes? Um, honestly, two things. anything that's like a technique thing that is related to something that they already know that they want to show me.

00:23:31

Cierra Rohde: So like we have like so many of the kids that love to do handstands or whatever. So I they I know that they like to um swing their bodies upside down or whatever. And so um especially in contemporary I can translate that into monkeys especially in jazz like I can like I can um translate that into certain jumps or things like that. So something that is already something they're familiar with that they love to do on their own free time, but is also just enough of a challenge that they can't quite get it right way. Um, but they're interested enough for it. So then they keep wanting to do it again and again. And when I give them corrections, they're wanting to take that corrections because this is something they're wanting to nail because it's so like it's something that they get to do at home and they get to do it in class. Um, and then also having games like Sierra said that four corners games works tremendously well, especially when I don't have the capacity to do anything and I really want them to drill their their steps.

00:24:25

Cierra Rohde: Like if I don't have anything new to teach them where I need to break things down, I will like sometimes I will even do in genres where like okay the red corner is jumps and so then I can let them have a freefor-all where I've been like you need to show me any jump that we've done today in class or the next corner is turns or sometimes I will put very specific words too um like it has to be this step, it has to be this step or it has to be a floor thing or your favorite dance move. Um so they're constantly trying to engage in it. Um, and circuits, circuits, all like something where like a relay um so I will set up the room um and then explain how each little thing goes and I will let them just do it for laps and I will be like, "Okay, you got to do three laps." And they would have done like six and I'm like, "Okay, now you need we need to stop. You need to stop doing it." They just love doing they will do it again and again and again and again.

00:25:15

Cierra Rohde: Um so circuits is really Yeah, that's a really big big win. Um, and then games. All of my students love the f****** sock game. If you don't know what it is, I can explain it to you. You basically roll down your sock. Um, so you have a little bit at the end extended. Obviously, you don't have to play this game. The kids will play this game. Um, and you need a little bit of your sock available because they're going to like you can't use hands and you have to use your feet to take the socks off. And if you have both your socks gone, you're down out of the game. Um, but you're not allowed to use hands. So, what it it really is great is getting them one to kind of be able to be quick on their feet um and dodge people out of the way as they're trying to send an attack, but also not get attacked themselves. Um so, they keep their feet quite move and especially somebody who loves to do quick potay and things like that and they don't understand how to move their feet one and a two and a three very quickly, things like that is really really a fun game.

00:26:11

Cierra Rohde: Um and then also it teaches them that they can share space with each other without having to put hands on each other. Our students love to get touchy for whatever reason. They want to push each other, they want to hold on to each other, they want to grab onto each other. They love touching up on each other and so this is a game where they can still interact and they still can be crazy and go um but they don't have to touch each other because that is literally against the rules. Um and they love it. And then they also get to run around and then they get exhausted and all of a sudden, wow, I'm like great, now my class has died down for energy. Now you actually have brain capacity to focus because you're not trying to run around the f****** room. It's great. I love it. And how am I taking care of myself? I'm not. I'm running on fumes. But I need to accomplish this month and next month.

00:26:54

Cierra Rohde: And then I will take care of myself and it'll be great. And honestly, maybe son. I usually just try and lay in the sun for like five minutes and hope that it'll revive me and then I go, "Okay, I'm done." That's about it. Very nice. Thanks so much. Okay, Emily, do you want to go

Emily Sherwood: Yeah, I just sound like f****** death. So, I do apologize. I'm like in the very low register today. Um, things you could do for celebrations is you could bring back like a routine you did at the beginning of your studio and be like, "Oh, we're going to do it again for fun." Or they could um write letters to their future dance self for like the next five years and then they could be like, "Oh, what did I want for myself then? Um, the game I play the most in Acro is the human knot game where they all stand in the circle and like grab hands of random people and then they have to untangle themselves.

00:27:53

Emily Sherwood: We do that in almost every single level and everybody loves that. And then I do um a version of freeze dance called freeze frame where they like when they're frozen I have to tell them what it looks like they're doing. So, like people that are standing with their hands up and I'm like, "Oh, you're catching a cat out of a tree." Or like, "You threw the cat into the tree." And they think it's really funny and then all I'm doing is just like entertaining kids while they're running around. So, that's really fun. Um, and then I'm home today trying to look after myself because I can't I can't keep pushing through. I literally was told by my doctor to not push through this one. So, I guess that's what I'm doing.

Cierra Rohde: Okay, Ken, your turn.

Kenneth Paradilla: Hold on now. Oh, there you go. What's up? Um, uh, fun celebration ideas. I kind of like what, um, Emily like said about like writing down um, I think another kind of piggy backing off that is um, like students can write like their favorite genre, you know what I mean?

00:29:15

Kenneth Paradilla: and then like put it on the wall or something like with a sticky note or something like that and then organizing those people with their favorite genres and then make something out of that. You know what I mean? So they're doing what they love the most or something. Um what is working in my class? Um, I think sometimes like uh being a little bit more strict um with with certain things um because I'm so like laidback. Um but I find that you know like obviously different kids need different types of attentions um sometimes and just finding the middle Well, of be like, "All right, I'mma put you like outside if you don't listen." You know, I'm talking to C most of the time and he's he listens. Um, when it comes to that and also just letting loose, like for example, with like my adults, like I feel like they're so hard on themselves. So then I feel like I should not be too strict because like that's their way of um releasing, right? Um, and sometimes what I what I find easy, even it's fundamentals, it's still not easy for them.

00:30:33

Kenneth Paradilla: So then just trying to figure out like, okay, like I know I've cuz I'm the type that when I'm teaching a class, like I also want to have fun um what I'm teaching. So if it's something that I've taught like last week, I'm like I don't really want to do the same moves. But it's not even like just about me. um they also need time to like drill that, you know what I mean? So, um yeah. So, kind of like reusing that um instead of always giving them something new, you know what I mean? Um game ideas. I don't know. This one works with my first class. Like, they love games. Um but we do Marco Polo. Um, and I I I don't know if I'm not I like he's supposed to use this, but I use your like um what do you call that? Your silk. Yeah. Yeah. So, like they to like cover it and then they love that. Um but that's like I don't know if that's like they do very very well because that's what they ask all the time.

00:31:40

Kenneth Paradilla: Um but games wise like I normally stay into like the dance realm. So like dance battle for example like that. Um, I I really find that like sometimes like kids have their own personality and I can tell a lot by like how they dance and giving them that freedom. Um and it's very important for like especially the little ones to kind of like find their own groove like yeah we are molding them but at the same time they they have their own personality and that's why like sometimes I'm like man like what is this but like I'm enjoying it you know you know what I mean? Um, so dance games, um, dance battles. Um, what else? How am I taking care of myself? I I'm the same with Tay. I'm the same with Tay. Um, it's not even low. I'm running running reserved, you know. Um, so I think it's just a matter of like settling in and yeah, just organizing a bunch of stuff, you know, and being able to just rest.

00:32:55

Kenneth Paradilla: I think that's the best thing that I can do to take care of myself. So yeah, that's all.

Cierra Rohde: Cool. I I always forget that I have to answer these questions and I never think about them before. Um, okay. Fun celebration ideas. Well, I said mine already. I think we should have a sleepover. So, that's what I want to do. Um, what's working in my class? Okay. So, it wasn't my class. I was subbing one of Taylor's classes last night. Um, and I was like, "Okay, I want to take a video of your jet. I want to post it on social media." And I basically made them do it over and over and over again taking videos and every time they wanted to see the video. The other thing that works with that is I did it in my tap class, but it works with like it'll work with any style I think. Uh I was teaching them how to do pickups or pullbacks.

00:33:44

Cierra Rohde: And Marley was missing one of the sounds and I was like, "Okay." So I filmed it and then I played it for her in slow-mo so that she could see when her feet were hitting the ground and not hitting the ground. And then she went away for a week and came back and could do them no problem the following week. Um, so honestly videoing and then playing things in slow-mo has been really really working well in my class. Uh, games that you can play. I play a version of freeze dance where I don't I don't love when I play freeze dance and I'm like, "Okay, you're out. Go sit." Um, so instead if I see them move, they have to do a step that I tell them to do and they have to do it from my words only. So they're learning vocabulary and they're still still working on that step. So it could be like uh uh I can't remember what I was teaching. I was teaching something and then we paused the music and someone moved and I was like, "Okay, show me your shasses." And sometimes they'll look at me like,

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Cierra Rohde: "What?" And I was like, "Think about it. We did them today." They were the first thing in class and then they have to then they're thinking about it and then they feel really smart when they figure out what the step is um and what it's called. Uh and then oh, how am I taking care of myself? I will say I'm spending more time with friends and that has been filling my cup a lot lately. Um, but I'm working on like going and taking classes outside of like Luminesque and my own studio which has not happened yet, but it's going to next week. So, that's what I'm doing to take care of myself. Um, that's my answer for that. I did forget to say at the beginning of the meeting that generally speaking, these meetings will only take about 30 minutes because I don't always have such big updates for you. Today just was the first one of the season and so I had a lot to share. Um, but we're a small team so usually they'll only last about 30 minutes.

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Cierra Rohde: Um, today was lasted 40 minutes. Uh, and yeah, I always block off the hour just in case something goes ary. But um, yeah. And then always, I mean, I said this at the beginning um of our check-in, but always you can participate as much or as little as you want. So if there's ever a day where you're like, I am here, but I am not here. I don't want to answer questions. That's okay. Just let me know and then we can pass. Yeah, I think that's it. I think I've told you everything we need to know. And uh if you need me, call me, beat me if you want to reach me.

Emily Sherwood: I watched Kim Possible yesterday for the first time in like a million years.

Cierra Rohde: for the first time. No,

Emily Sherwood: The so long and I watch every time the theme song came on I was like Sierra Sierra.

Cierra Rohde: I love Kim Possible. I need to go back and watch that. All right, that's all y'all. I will see you around the studio. And if you need me, I'm here. Bye.

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