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Inside This Issue, March 2006
Features

BIG News . . . Goldrush Magazine Expands

As a result of the overwhelmingly positive response from readers and advertisers, the magazine will expand to nine issues annually.

When A Man Has Danced

Our tribute to the male dancer opens with a special poem, originally

written to honor all of the author’s wonderful male dancing friends who

give so much joy to the world through their teaching and performing.

By Jeannie M. Rizzo

New! Special Section:
Goldrush Online Readers Offer Advice

A special thank you to our readers who responded to our advice questions in the last edition. Some of your responses are included in this section and others will be used for upcoming features in Goldrush Magazine.

Dress Code

In the last couple of years, I’m starting to see a lot of bike shorts, half tops and a whole lot of skimpy leotards and I don’t like it.

Assistant Teachers

I need some input on how other teachers handle their assistant teachers.

Expand or Not?

If I stay where I am, I will start to make a profit this fall, which I consider a wonderful thing. But, I could end up in a place where I’m turning students away.

Taking A Giant Leap

 I’m about to turn sixty with a tired body, grown children and a retired husband. I want to make change in my own life.

Special Section:
The HuMAN Element

When “I Do” Means “We’ll Do”

Spouses sometimes know what they’re getting into and sometimes don’t

when they marry dance school owners, but couples sharing the business

duties is a growing phenomenon.

By Rhee Gold

It's Not About Me

Working with my wife is similar to being Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, but in reverse. I’m always asking, “Can I be in the show?” and my wife says, “No, it’s not about you, you, you.”

By Patricia Perna

Men In Dance

What’s it like being male in an environment that society often labels as a female one? Based on input from individuals in the field, young and old, professional and amateur, performers to teachers, Goldrush

explores that very question.

By Cheryl Ossola

Men In Dance: In Their Own Words

Hear from sixteen different men (and boys) in the dance world about their personal experiences – their mentors, their perspectives,

their memorable moments.

Calling All Boys!

Several studio owners and teachers talk about how they have managed

to build and keep the boy populations in their studios, and what their

suggestions for others might be.

By Marsha Cohen

Inside This Issue

Ask Rhee Gold

Dance educators seek advice about teaching issues

Words Of Wisdom From A Young-At-Heart Teacher

One studio owner offers a recipe for a successful pre-school program, based on his own experience.

By Jarrod Harden

Masters At Educating Series: 94 Years And Counting!

Beginning with the social dances of the early 1900s, dance instruction

has always been the cornerstone of the Chicago National Association of

Dance Masters. By Kathy Velasco

NEW! Costume Solutions

Experts in the field answer your questions. With a focus on the nuts and bolts information that teachers need to know, Goldrush is excited to launch a new column for our readers. Costume Solutions will feature your costume questions, concerns, and ideas with responses and advice coming from the costume industry experts.