The 12 Dancing Days of Christmas
For the holidays, I thought it would be fun to put together a version of The 12 Days of Christmas especially for dance families, with the line “my true love gave to me” altered to “my dance…
It’s Just a Coating
December 16, 2020 Note – I originally created this meme about a year and a half ago – rehearsals were scheduled for a snowy day, and I was anxiously waiting to hear if they would be called…
Time to Say Goodbye, Part 2
More red flags for when it might be time to leave your dance school.
The Gift of Gabby, Part 2
We continue our chat with Gabby, a senior in high school and company member at our dance studio. Gabby took a break from competitive dance awhile back, and has now returned for her final season. Her responses…
The Gift of Gabby, Part 1
If you’ve been involved with a competitive dance team long enough, you’ve seen kids that were once eager and enthusiastic begin to question whether to continue with the activity they once loved so much. As they approach…
No Beginning, No End
In the world of competitive dance, there really is no "off season." This picture captures the endless nature of this activity.
Grand Entrance
Ah, the feeling of stepping through those doors once again! As dance studios across the country begin to reopen, be prepared for the dancers to make their entrances a little “extra”! Let them have their moment –…
To the Dance Teachers, We Thank You
As we wrap up this dance year, it’s difficult not to think about all of the disappointments our children had to endure as they watched their dance season evaporate into thin air. We as parents mourned right…
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…
See No Evil
The Bank Account Back when I was a wife, my then-husband and I would argue about a host of things during our marriage (as do most couples). Whose turn it was to take out the trash, why…
