Burn Baby Burn
With fondness, I remember my daughters’ pre-competition team dance days. They were two years old on the day of their first dance class, and they turned three a few months before their first recital. They had just…
Does That Amuse You?
This meme was first published on my Facebook page on May 19, 2019. Most families have children that are involved in sports with finite, distinguishable seasons. Soccer in fall, baseball in spring, etc. If their child plays…
Diamond, Platinum, 5-Stars, Oh My!
Originally published on my Facebook page on March 3, 2019. When I coached Pop Warner and high school dance, things were so simple. The teams were grouped by ages (for Pop Warner, our 12-15 year-old team were…
This HAS to be a joke…
I get it – not everything in life makes sense. For example, why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? These and other deep questions will continue to plague us for all eternity.…
Desperation…
Having been at home for the past two decades (okay, maybe it’s just two months), hearing how some states are beginning to reopen is sparking the flame of hope in competitive dance families everywhere. Will we or…