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Dance studios are run by creative people with busy schedules, who have a love-hate relationship with props and sequins. The results of all this glitter and glam? General mass chaos in every drawer, costume closet and prop corner of the studio. Let's be honest, not many dance teachers are particularly known for their tidiness. The ability to get 21 dancers to spot in total synchronization? Absolutely! The stamina to run 10 solos, 5 group numbers, 2 ballet classes and 1 jazz class in one day? Of course! The emotional maturity to navigate a minefield of angry parents and hormonal teenagers? You know it!
Keeping the studio tidy? Well...that's another story.
<p>So is it time for all of us to jump on the Marie Kondo train that the rest of the world has embraced, especially as recital season comes to a close? </p><p>Here are five ways to know if it's time to start asking your props if they, "bring you joy."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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