Bye 2020
While we can all agree that 2020 was a raging dumpster fire, there are still some lessons we can take away from it.
2020 Vision: The Dance Year in Review
As the world was plunged into a global pandemic, dance schools and companies struggled to stay afloat. Here's a recap of the 2020 year in competitive dance.
The Greatest Show, Part 2
If you haven’t read The Greatest Show, Part 1 yet, you probably should do that first (this won’t make much sense if you haven’t)! Masks were everywhere – all spectators had to wear them pretty much wherever…
Curbing Their Enthusiasm
How I’m Striking the Balance Between Optimism and Realism During the Pandemic “Guess what, Mom? We have dress rehearsal next week! I’m so excited!” (giddy shrieking noises and poorly-restrained screeches fill the car). This is how my…
Gotta Cover ALL the Bases
With COVID cases rising and falling like the tides, one never knows if upcoming dance events will go on as planned or canceled. Gather all of your lucky charms and pray to a higher power!
Don’t worry, I slowed down
Listen, I love my kids – we all do! But being stuck inside with them for about three thousand months is too much for even the most dedicated parent to take. Between homeschooling, meals (and can I…
Gold Star certificate for your dancer!
With the global pandemic having effectively closed the world, dance studios moved to virtual instruction to continue educating their students when in-person classes were no longer an option. Even with these offerings, dancers had to demonstrate a…
How about now? Now? What about now?
Some states have begun to loosen their post-pandemic restrictions, and a small percentage of dance studios have already re-opened their doors. For those of us living in areas with tighter guidelines, the wait is agonizing! Our dancers…
Back to Dance Class, Post-Pandemic
May 31, 2020 – Across the country, small businesses are starting to open their doors to a new, unfamiliar, post-pandemic world. Restrictions, guidelines, and rules have been set, and owners are scrambling to make sense of and…
Site Stalkers
When I created this meme in 2019 and posted it to my Facebook page, my intent was to describe how persistent we dance moms were in scouring the sites to find upcoming competition and convention schedules. In…
