Two Dance Moms Podcast - For Competition Dance Parents – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Everyone wants to know more about what goes on at the Judges table during dance competitions.  How do judges score things? What do their critiques mean?  Well its our lucky day! We will get into the head of listener-loved judge & dance adjudicator Jason Pickett to pick his brain and learn more about Competition Judging.  Welcome to Two Dance Moms Podcast!

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Typical Scoring Breakdowns and Percentages 
• Scoring TRICKS
• Advice for dancers looking to break into OVERALLS 
• What is the most limiting aspect of judging
• Levels, How often are dancers in the wrong ones?
• Most common critiques given 
• Biggest misconception parents have about scoring / judges

LINKS FOR JASON

Website for Training, Critiques, and More! https://nsadance.com

Instagram @heyitspickett

No Starving Artist Podcast

Reinforce Dance Experience Convention

EPISODES MENTIONED

S2. Ep. 35 - Dance Comp 101: A Parents Guide to Call Times, Level, Divisions, Awards, and More!

S2. Ep. 41- Hey It's Pickett! - Interview

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Welcome to our listener bonus episode! These episodes consist of topics, questions, or stories given to us by you, the listener, to share and discuss anonymously.

This week we have a question that relates to not making the competition dance team a child has auditioned for and then dealing with the disappointment that follows.


OTHER PODCAST REFERENCED:

Episode 143. How Dancers Navigate Disappointment and Learn to Overcome Passion For Dance Podcast with Dr. Chelseas Pierotti

Two Jersey J's: Mom Fails & LOLs

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Todays special episode interviews industry professional, convention faculty member & owner of Reinforce Dance Experience, internationally known teacher/choreographer, Mr Ben Bigler.  We cover everything from his performance at the Oscars to what went into making Reinforce Dance Experience a convention different from all the rest! Ben also provides great tips dancers and parents won't want to miss! Welcome to Two Dance Moms Podcast!

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Ben Bigler's start in dance 
• Dancing in the 2024 Oscars with "I'm Just Ken" by Mandy Moore
• Why start REINFORCE DANCE EXPERIENCE
• How do you choose the teaching faculty
• Creating class combos
• What do you look for from dancers in the audition class at conventions
• Tips from Ben for the audition class
• Advice for kids that want to become professional dancers 
• Benefits for dancers who attend conventions
• Top of the Topic: Top 3 "Pinch Me" moments of Ben Bigler's professional career

EPISODE SPONSORS

Dream Duffel, the original rolling duffel with a built in garment rack! Choose from multiple sizes, colors, patterns, & styles!

Reinforce Dance Experience Fall 2024 Convention Tour: IGNITE a passion for the arts, FOSTER collaboration, & GIVE BACK to our vibrant community. NEW DATES AND LOCATIONS ADDED!

Apolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue. 

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We've all heard the saying “The only thing constant in life is change”.  Studios change, our dancers skill levels and needs change, our family dynamics and location and availability changes and with that can bring a need for the team our dancers dance with to change.  When, why, and how should one leave their current studio & team.  To discuss this important topic, we collected stories from you, our listeners, and brought  in an oh so important guest. Former dance director, choreographer, professional dancer and dance mom AND the owner of Apolla Performance Socks, Bri Zborowski!  

Thank you to all our listeners that sent in emails detailing personal experiences leaving  teams and switching studios. We truly appreciate all your insight! 

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Why is leaving your dance team so difficult and emotional?
• First Listener Letter
• Do you tell your current studio you are looking for a new one?
• Reasons to leave a team 
• When to leave a team, mid Season vs. end of season
• Making your decision methodically and not just emotionally
• Aligning family values with Team Values 
• Avoiding "the grass is greener" pitfalls 
• Learning a studio/teams Core Values 
• Top of the Topic: Top 3 listener emails

EPISODE SPONSORS

Dream Duffel, the original rolling duffel with a built in garment rack! Choose from multiple sizes, colors, patterns, & styles!

Reinforce Dance Experience Fall 2024 Convention Tour: IGNITE a passion for the arts, FOSTER collaboration, & GIVE BACK to our vibrant community.

Apolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue. 

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These days a dancer’s world isn't JUST about dance it seems.  There is a whole other world of opportunity in Ambassadorships for dancewear companies as well as for photographers.  These opportunities can help bring more exposure & content to your dancer, but is it all worth it?  In today’s episode, we want to dive a little deeper into what it all means to be an ambassador.  Welcome to Two Dance Moms Podcast!

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• What is an ambassador?
• Levels / Tiers within an ambassador program
• Potential benefits and perks
• Commitments and Requirements
• Drawbacks 
• Safety Concerns
• Top of the Topic: Top 3 Ways to Find Ambassadorships

EPISODES MENTIONED

Episode 23- Professional Dance: From Studio Dance to NFL Cheerleader with Taylor Mulloney


EPISODE SPONSORS

Dream Duffel, the original rolling duffel with a built in garment rack! Choose from multiple sizes, colors, patterns, & styles!

Reinforce Dance Experience Fall 2024 Convention Tour: IGNITE a passion for the arts, FOSTER collaboration, & GIVE BACK to our vibrant community.

Apolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue. 

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It's been two seasons worth of episodes from our own Dance Moms perspectives, but we aren’t the only show in town! Dance Dads are as equally strapped time, money, and energy wise, when it comes to their involvement in the competitive dance world.  Today, and LIVE from a special convention competition, we are interviewing three Dance Dads: Blake, Fred, and Joel, for their perspectives on all things dance.  Welcome to Two Dance Moms Podcast!

QUESTIONS DISCUSSED

1. What were your initial feelings when you found out your daughters wanted to join the competition dance team?
2. As a Dance Dad is the term “crazy dance mom” justified or deserved?
3. Do you help out with your daughters stage hair and makeup?
4. Have you come across any crazy dance dads?
5. What are some ways dads can contribute to the dance team?
6. What is your biggest WTF (eye roll) moment you have had in your dance dad experience thus far?
7. What's the largest challenge you face as a dance dad, that us dance moms might not face?
8. Most rewarding dance dad experience thus far?
9. Share your “dad hacks” on how to survive the weekends.

Top of the Topic: Items every dance dad needs to bring to competition weekends

Apolla Performance GIVEAWAY WINNER Announced!


EPISODE SPONSORS

Dream Duffel, the original rolling duffel with a built in garment rack! Choose from multiple sizes, colors, patterns, & styles!

Reinforce Dance Experience Fall 2024 Convention Tour: IGNITE a passion for the arts, FOSTER collaboration, & GIVE BACK to our vibrant community.

Apolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue. 

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There is so much to be gained for your child on a dance team,  being a teammate, working together. It’s these lessons that help them prepare for life as an adult and prompt us to give up our weekends and all our money to competitive dance team life. But there is also something to be gained from our dancers learning to "go it alone" at conventions, master classes & intensives without their teams. Today on the podcast, we want to talk about building emotional maturity in our dancers and preparing them for their futures through solo dance experiences.


WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Why attend dance conventions, masterclasses, or conventions without your team?
• When is it best to not attend these extra dance experiences?
• What extra dance events are there and what is best for my dancer?
• When can we fit these into our existing dance teams schedules? (timing)
• Personal stories of how going to dance classes has been for our children.
• Top of the Topic: Top 3 things your dancer gains from GOING IT ALONE 
• Apolla GIVEAWAY - LEAVE A REVIEW

EPISODES MENTIONED

Episode 23- Professional Dance: From Studio Dance to NFL Cheerleader with Taylor Mulloney


EPISODE SPONSORS

Dream Duffel, the original rolling duffel with a built in garment rack! Choose from multiple sizes, colors, patterns, & styles!

Reinforce Dance Experience Fall 2024 Convention Tour: IGNITE a passion for the arts, FOSTER collaboration, & GIVE BACK to our vibrant community.

Apolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue.

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Have you had to switch studios before? 

When to leave a studio and how to choose the right studio for your competition dancer is a tricky and possibly sticky experience. We plan to discuss this on a future episode and we wanted to reach out to all of you about it.  If you feel you have a story or insights that could be helpful to us and the community please reach out! Your story will help us better understand this topic from multiple points of view and could be shared anonymously on a future episode with your permission. Email us twodancemoms@gmail.com or DM us on instagram @twodancemomspodcast -we hope to hear from you!

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We are now well into Dance Competition Season!  In this episode we discuss and review the new products we are using so far this season and the trends we have noticed on the stage at dance competitions and conventions in 2024.  

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Amira's New Dream Duffel: New rack and her opinion on size small vs medium
• Cayse's Rowenta Steamer and all the ways she is using it
• Trending stage hair styles: Pony tail vs Buns
• Are Jazz shoes back? 
• Less tricks and move movement quality and transitions
• Heels & Character shoes within the teen division
• Polular lipstick colors
• West coast nationals moving out of California
• Top of the topic: Top 3 trends in costumes 

EPISODES MENTIONED

Episode 24: Bag Ladies: Reviewing Every Bag a Dancer Mom Needs to stay organized at Competition


EPISODE SPONSORS

Dream Duffel, the original rolling duffel with a built in garment rack! Choose from multiple sizes, colors, patterns, & styles!

Reinforce Dance Experience Fall 2024 Convention Tour: IGNITE a passion for the arts, FOSTER collaboration, & GIVE BACK to our vibrant community.

Apolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue.

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In today’s special interview, we were fortunate enough to interview a dance mom with the experience and knowledge from having been a competitive dancer, professional dancer, competition team director, and who then formed a super successful company pulling from all her experiences.  Please welcome Bri Zborowski, owner of Apolla Performance to Two Dance Moms Podcast! 

LINKS FOR BRI
The Muse BLOG, Apolla on YouTube, Bri Zborowski on Instagram

EPISODE SPONSORS

Reinforce Dance Experience Fall 2024 Convention Tour: IGNITE a passion for the arts, FOSTER collaboration, & GIVE BACK to our vibrant community.

Apolla Performance Compression Socks, Made by dancers for dancers! Increase stability and support, while reducing pain and fatigue.

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