![]() ![]() ![]() Malone didn’t apply for disaster aid because FEMA relief came in the form of small-business loans. The building owner’s insurance covered only replacing the walls. “My first thought was, ‘I don’t even know how to come back after this.'” “When I looked into the window, the whole floor was lifted up because water and mud pushed it up from underneath,” Malone says. Irene’s heavy rainfall caused six and a half feet of flooding. So as last August’s Tropical Storm Irene neared Malone’s Danse Elite, she removed all sound equipment and artwork the day before the storm hit. When Melanie Hodges Malone moved into her studio space in 2008, she knew it sat in a floodplain. Here, Monson and two other studio owners share how they revived their businesses after experiencing unexpected disaster. The key is to be as prepared as possible, never be afraid to ask for help and keep a positive attitude when the dust settles. While all might seem lost in the wake of this kind of devastation, your studio can survive. I wanted my clients to know that we would persevere and overcome this tragedy.” “The day after the fire, we made copies of the iconic World War II Rosie the Riveter poster that says, ‘We Can Do It!’ and placed them around the exterior of the building. But like other brave studio owners in her situation, Monson was undeterred. Seven years of collected painted props, costumes, books, photos from concerts and thousands of dollars of dance apparel and CDs were all gone,” says Jana Monson, whose Creative Arts Academy in Utah burned down last summer. ![]()
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