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Quick tips for your dance studio recital introduction speech

It’s important to start off your recital with a solid introduction speech for several reasons:

  • The audience expects to be welcomed
  • A great introduction reinforces your studio’s excellence
  • You should convey your theater rules
  • It’s a great chance to mention upcoming summer camps, next season’s registration, and any lobby concessions you might have
  • Congratulating graduating seniors can help retention
  • It’s an opportunity to thank your teachers, staff, and your dance parents

A great dance studio recital introduction should cover these bases. The duration should be however long it takes to get across this important welcoming information, but it should also be as short as possible. If it’s too long or boring, your audience will get antsy waiting for the real stars of the show… their kids.

Many dance studio owners would rather not give a recital opening speech themselves. That’s one reason why so many SOs are having me create a Welcome Soundtrack for their recitals. A Squirrel Trench Welcome Soundtrack is the fun, creative, and professional way to set the stage for your studio’s theme and performances. I even can tailor the Welcome Soundtrack to go seamlessly into your opening number.

And best of all, you don’t have to deliver the message on-stage yourself. Your audience will be delighted when you open your recital, show, or showcase with a Squirrel Trench Welcome Soundtrack.

Here are just a few of the many fun and creative themed Welcome Soundtracks I’ve created:

Airline Welcome Soundtrack (pilot/flight attendant)

Jukebox Welcome Soundtrack (Radio DJ)

Circus Welcome Soundtrack (carnival barker)

Television Welcome Soundtrack (Late Night Talk Show host)

Mary Poppins Welcome Soundtrack

Santa/Holiday Welcome Soundtrack

Email me at morriss@squirreltrenchaudio.com if you’d like a unique Welcome Soundtrack for your dance studio’s recital!

Santa reviews his "nice" list while an elf looks over his shoulder in amusement

Elevate your holiday recital with a welcome soundtrack from Santa!

Elevate your studio’s holiday show with a magical welcome soundtrack from Squirrel Trench Audio! Imagine how excited your dancers’ parents and family members will be when they hear Santa welcoming them to YOUR studio’s recital!

Listen to how incredible this sounds, and imagine Santa saying YOUR studio’s name: Madison Avenue Dance Studio’s Holiday Welcome soundtrack

Both the script and music of this jolly holiday welcome soundtrack will be fully customized for your studio. And no one will disobey Santa’s theater rules or else they’ll wind up on his naughty list! Email me at morriss@squirreltrenchaudio.com today for pricing. Order now to get it in time for your holiday recital!

🎅 Friday, November 10 will be the last day to order a custom holiday recital welcome soundtrack without a rush charge. 🎅

Welcome to Squirrel Trench Audio!

Welcome! Squirrel Trench Audio is proud and honored to be the official sponsor this week of DanceMom.com’s Dance Mom of the Year Contest! It’s only fitting, since this week, the contest is all about the music used in dance. Break a leg to all of the Dance Moms competing! And we are also excited that we will be giving the winner a FREE music edit!

The mission of Squirrel Trench Audio is to ensure that all dancers have gorgeous, beautiful, funky, grooving, and/or soulful music to dance to. Towards that end, there are many things you may find valuable on this site. We have:

• Tips for all you music editors out there, including how to Avoid Awkward Fade-Outs, Understanding Song Structure, and CD Care Tips

• Songs that are a little off the beaten path in the categories of Jazz, Tap, and Lyrical

• For those of you looking for a professional music editing service, we also offer song edits for $39, or custom remixes starting at $74. Some samples are here, and Testimonials are here. We can also fix music that has already been edited, but that still have jumps, clicks, or glitches in it, as well as master music for proper volume, if it has sections that sound too soft in competition halls.

Feel free to browse this site, and ask me any questions at any time. I can be reached via email at: morriss@squirreltrenchaudio.com.

Break a leg, all you Dance Mom of the Year contestants, and break a leg to all the other dance parents and dancers as you enter another year of exciting competitions!