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Runqiao Du Ballet Coaching & DUCON

$735,034

Gross event revenue in one content-led season, across four cities in three countries.

344Kfollowers built on the channel
8–14Morganic views each month
358event customers in the 2026 season
70teachers in the certification line
The starting point

Reputation without a channel

Mr. Du already had the teaching depth and the reputation. Dancers crossed oceans to train with him. What he did not have was a channel capable of carrying that authority beyond the room — the audience that knew his name was a fraction of the audience that would care.

The build

A brand around his point of view

We built the brand around his point of view, captured the work at the source — in class, at competitions, on tour — and connected every content cycle to a real offer: intensives, DUCON events and the teacher certification line. Nothing was published for reach alone; every cycle had a seat, a program or a sponsor behind it.

The channel grew to 344K followers with 8–14 million organic views every month, sustained rather than spiked.

The result

A season that sold itself

The 2026 DUCON and DUCompete season generated $735,034 in gross event revenue across Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the Washington, D.C. area — 358 event customers reached and converted through the channel. Singapore's top tier sold out at $1,780 per seat.

The same channel now supports sold-out intensives and a 70-teacher certification line — recurring, program-led revenue built on the reputation Mr. Du had already earned.

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