The Dance Parent Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Is your dancer considering dancing in college? In this episode, Jana and Madi discuss how early that process should start and everything that parents need to know to help their dancer transition into dancing at the college level. 

In this episode, Jake and Jana dive into some post YAGP thoughts and just how valuable it is for dancers to embrace and take on opportunities to dance outside of their comfort zone. 

In this week's episode, we welcome back previous special guest, Sam Neas, to talk about the importance and benefits of alignment in a studio's culture and how to support everyone involved in order to have the best team possible.

In this week’s episode, we interview Kendall Baab of Body Kinnect about injury prevention and safe stretching practices to keep our dancers healthy, growing, and doing what they love to their fullest! 

This episode explores and unpacks points from Dance Mental Performance Educator, Lauren Ritchie, ranging from “rehearse from respect, not fear” to "you matter".

In previous episodes, we have focused on the preparation for dance conventions but the follow up, reflection, and discussions afterward can be just as important! In this week’s episode we talk about keeping it positive, kind and growth centered! 

This episode covers everything from the best way to navigate conversations with your dancer after a “hard day”, to class attendance, and finding a teacher that is a great fit for your dancer! 

This weeks episode dives into the importance of quality nutrition, rest, conditioning, and more  for your dancer’s best physical health. 

Finding a balance of resources can be difficult for any family with a serious dancer wanting the best training.  In this episode, Jake and Jana, answer several parent questions on the topic and expand on their best suggestions to finding an appropriate balance for your dancer! 

In this week’s episode, we dive into how all parents can help their dancers to achieve their goals regardless of the parent’s previous dance knowledge. We discuss how to find baby steps to the big goal whether that is a professional career, college dance programs, summer intensives, or even auditioning for the dance company for the first time!