Here’s what studio owners and industry experts are saying about BDTC Curriculum, the Run-Your-Own Dance Teacher Training Program:
Heather Smith & Victor Veyrasset | 5-Time U.S. Ballroom Champions
“We recommend Diane and her training program to any professional ballroom dancer. This is a wonderful program that makes dance technique and theory fun and understandable.”
Wayne Eng | President of Dance Vision
“I have been working with Diane for over eight years in many capacities. She created our excellent DVIDA Certification testing system, has edited and created DVIDA manuals, and has run our management seminars at the Las Vegas Dance Camp for the last four years. I can say with absolute certainty that she has been a major contributor to the success of DVIDA. I have reviewed her Ballroom Dance Teachers College Curriculum, and am extremely impressed with the wealth of information, the structure, and the magnitude of this course. I can’t see how any studio could lose by investing in this program. Vocational schools for ballroom dancing are a benefit to the studio owner, the trainees, and the general public. This is a GREAT opportunity for dance studios.”
Veronica Nugent | Simply Ballroom, Richmond VA
“We opened our studio in 2007 and purchased BDTCC in 2008. This has by far been one of the best decisions our school has made! Financially, we have more than made back our initial investment many times over. It is a great steady stream of income to our studio. Because the course is so well designed and professionally organized, we were able to submit the curriculum for state approval and we are licensed by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia. Soon after we were able to submit the course for approval to the V.A. and now we accept the GI Bill for eligible veterans. In addition to the financial benefits, the steady stream of teacher trainees has allowed us to staff our school with top graduates who I have personally trained and “interviewed” over the 16 month program. As Diane told me, “you get to really know the potential teachers before you hire them. It’s like having a 16 month interview with job candidates”. Because of this we have extremely low instructor turnover. Most of our instructors have been with us for many years and all have come through the program. Our school just celebrated our 10 year anniversary in June 2017 and I believe a great part of our success is our affiliation with Diane Jarmolow and the BDTC Curriculum. If you have great teachers, you will have happy clients and a successful school!
I could go on and on, I am a huge fan of Diane Jarmolow and this program. So if you want more, I can write a book on how much I love this program.”
Marcia Mitchell | Revolution Ballroom, Beaufort SC
“I love this program! The BDTC curriculum is efficient, effective, and enables our studio to earn a profit by training teachers. This program showed us step by step how to plan, price, market, and train teachers. Now we always have a steady stream of well-trained teachers at our studio. The BDTC curriculum has been a huge part of our success and is well worth the investment.”
Linda Staver | Staver Dancesport, Eugene OR
“I purchased the program to offer teacher training as a part of my business plan, realizing that this would be a phenomenal way to provide more qualified teachers for my school. I have now been operating the Ballroom Dance Teachers College for approximately ten years. The benefits of the program to my business are much more than creating qualified teachers. The program reinforces my knowledge base in all of the areas that I’m teaching the students enrolled in the program (personally rewarding). It is a very lucrative source of income to the school (financially rewarding). The Ballroom Dance Teachers College gives credibility to the studio itself as a school, and gives you the business tools and training to elevate you and your studio to the success you deserve.”
Mylie Arnold | Go Dance Studio, Austin TX
“We just started our second section and have had great response; everyone who completed the first section re-enrolled! The detailed lesson plans make teaching the course a breeze.”
Tom Slater | World Exhibition Champion
“The Ballroom Dance Teachers College Curriculum combines a strong focus on detail with tremendous ability to see the whole picture. With BDTCC and Diane Jarmolow, you will get great results and nothing is impossible.”
Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin | Dance Times Square, New York City
“Diane is a fabulous person and a true professional. We recommend her program in the highest possible terms to anyone considering becoming a ballroom dance teacher.”
Gregory Day | 2-Time U.S. Exhibition Champion
“Diane is a truly great teacher who loves her students and cares deeply about the future of the ballroom profession. I recommend her program to any serious ballroom dancer .Somehow, she manages to combine the highest standards of ethics and professionalism with a radiant joy that touches everyone in her class.”
James Steury | Westside Dance Center & Midwest Ballroom Dance Academy, Fort Wayne IN
“ As a studio owner, I am constantly weighing benefits vs. drawbacks and I usually expect there to be at least a few drawbacks to every decision. But once in a great while, something wonderful comes along that produces all benefits and no drawbacks. The Ballroom Dance Teachers College Curriculum is one of those wonderful things. From the steady and healthy monthly income (which paid for the program in the first eight months), to the pool of well-qualified teachers you are training, to the excellent lesson plans and course material, to the friendly and helpful staff . . . the list goes on and on. Two years after purchasing BDTCC, I could not be happier with my decision to get involved with Diane Jarmolow and this spectacular program. I highly recommend the BDTCC to anyone and everyone interested in improving the standard of excellence for ballroom dance teachers.”
Jennifer Lambert Jones | Joy of Dance Studio, Toronto Canada
“Training ballroom dance teachers seemed like it would be easy. And we tried. Wow, what difference with BDTCC. The manuals have more information than you could ever ask for. The program gives you a high level of confidence and strength which gives you the freedom to be focused on the students. Each week we realize the enormous generosity of Diane for sharing her knowledge and expertise with us. You can’t put a price to this. We just started the program in September and we are already getting calls from studios to hire our students. We know we are teaching the students the right things because we just have to follow the bookstand do it. It is simple to teach Ballroom ONLY if you have this program.”
Gary Stephans | Alliance Dance Institute, Alexandra VA
“I am 1,000% behind BDTCC. The program is phenomenal. It is structured and clear. It sets high standards for the trainees and then helps them to achieve them. My trainees work incredibly hard, and they love this course. I’m proud that Alliance Dance Institute is part of changing the way dance teachers are trained in this country. BDTCC makes it possible for people to achieve their dreams.”