Middlesex County Chamber: Local Studio Owner Becomes Certified Coach

Press release from the Middlesex County Chamber:

October 11, 2021

The Dance Corner owner Carrie L. Smith has become a certified coach in the More Than Just Great Dancing organization. MTJGD is an international affiliation program for dance studios that aligns them with a higher standard of dance instruction and management principles. The certification qualifies Smith to train and coach others in the MTJGD philosophy and tenets.
 
She can now join MTJGD founder Misty Lown in providing advanced tools, resources and coaching to help more than 300 licensed studios integrate the highest standards established in the dance industry. Along with providing leadership resources, financial calculators and other tools for success, Smith will also lead professional development opportunities.
 
MTJGD Founder Misty Lown selected Smith to become a certified coach for her understanding of and individual success in applying MTJGD principles at The Dance Corner and her communication skills. Smith then completed rigorous training and testing to earn the certification.
 
“ Smith has mastered the science and art of running a studio that succeeds as a business, excels in dance instruction and helps students develop important life skills. Plus she can articulate that expertise in a way that will help other studios achieve similar results,” said Lown.
 
The Dance Corner is in its 28th year of providing quality dance training to students from Killingworth, Madison, Clinton, Deep River, Chester, Essex, Ivoryton, Centerbrook, Haddam, Higganum, Westbrook, Guilford and East Haddam. Over 3000 families have experienced The Dance Corner’s entertaining and engaging classrooms and excellent customer service. The Dance Corner is dedicated to providing every student with a self esteem building, safe learning environment where they gain life skills that will serve them and their community in a positive way well into the future.

This press release was produced by the Middlesex County Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.