I've been thinking a lot lately about entitlement. Not just in dance, but in kids generally. And I say this wearing a few different hats - but probably most importantly, as a mum. I think we're raising kids in a world where adults are more involved in their children's lives than ever before. In lots of ways, that's a really good thing. We advocate for our kids. We listen to them. We care about their feelings. We understand far more about emotional wellbeing than generations b

Every business has values. They're written on websites. Printed in handbooks. Shared on social media. Most businesses can tell you exactly what they stand for. But I don't think the true measure of a business is the values it claims to have. I think the true measure is what happens when those values become inconvenient. Because that's where they're tested. It's easy to say you value kindness when everyone is getting along. It's easy to say you value integrity when doing the r

Parents often ask me why our studio values matter and why they’re such a big part of how we teach. The simplest answer is this: because dance shaped me before I had the words for it, and I see the same thing happening for children every day. When I think about our values, I don’t think about business plans or a marketing strategy. I think about a younger version of me tying shoes in a studio hallway, terrified of messing up, and somehow finding my way through it. Dance was my

As a parent, I know how much we all want to understand the choices that affect our children, especially when we care deeply about their experiences. Every season at Phoenix, I make hundreds of decisions, big and small, that shape how each dancer grows, performs, and connects as part of our Phoenix family. And while those decisions might not always make sense from the outside, I can promise you one thing: I have a reason for everything . Nothing that happens at Phoenix is rand