Welcome to our Friday 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 children wanting to quit dance or whatever their chosen sport/activity is.

Have a topic, question, or story you want to share on the podcast?

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Whether your dancer is at a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level, they all can benefit from additional training. And focusing on technique in this training can greatly benefit their movement quality, their scoring and their confidence. We are so blessed to have on the podcast today, a very special interview with Blake J Stanley. He’s here to talk all things training, technique, and supplemental exercises to help your dancer in their next season. Welcome Blake and welcome you all to two dance moms podcast!

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Blake on Instagram

BLAKEJSTANLEY.COM

Tspheres

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If your studio goes to Nationals each year, then you know that this experience can be one of the BEST for you and your dancer but also quite different from the regionals dance competitions you may have grown used to. The time at these comps can be longer and things you need to consider and prepare for much more involved. Today as we near summer, we want to take the time to talk about all these NATIONALS on the podcast.

EPISODES MENTIONED:

Ep. 3 - COSTUMES: Catalog, Custom, & How to Care For Them All
Ep. 83 - NO COOKING COMP MEALS: Packing Your Cooler Like a Pro

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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.

Team auditions are around the corner! This week we have a question that relates to a child's age and readiness to join their competition dance team. What is the best age to start competition dance? Enjoy this mini bonus episode as we dive into this topic all about young children joining competition teams!

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It’s no secret. We love Dream Duffel rolling dance bags, but once we heard the story behind the owner, founders, and creators of Dream Duffel, we loved it even more. What you listeners might not realize is that the owners of Dream Duffel are not only a mother daughter duo, they are seasoned dancers, dance moms, and now Dance grandma‘s behind our favorite rolling dance bag line. So in the spirit of all things mothers this May we wanted to bring on Dream Duffel's own Elyssa Danahy to chat about how her mom started the line, how dance mom-ing is going for her, and what really matters to her this dance season. Welcome to Two Dance Moms podcast!

EPISODE TOPICS

• The Dream Duffel Origin Story
• Trends in the Dance Supply Industry
• How has Dance Changed Over The Decades
• Dream Duffel on Dance Moms
• Challenges and Rewards of Working With Your Mom
• Advice to Dance Parents Looking for their Perfect Dream Duffel
• New Dance Moms Surprises and Challenges
• Elyssa's GO TO Dream Duffel Items as a New Dance Mom
• Up & Coming Dream Duffel Products

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We have had lots of requests from you listeners over the past 3 seasons, requesting we talk about boy dancers and asking questions relating to your sons, grandsons and nephews. We just never felt qualified to discuss since we both only have daughters in competitive dance. But this year, we were blessed to have a super knowledgeable, former dancer, choreographer AND studio director who is also the mom to 3 amazing male dancers, Crystal Zibalese, join our team. And we've brought her on the pod today to answer all our questions and we can't wait to get started. Welcome Crystal and welcome you all to Two Dance Moms Podcast!

EPISODE TOPICS

• All about Crystal
• Boys Dressing Rooms
• Male Dancers Support & Role Models
• Hair, Makeup, & Costumes
• Advantages & Disadvantages for Male dancers
• Partnering
• Advice for other boy moms
• Suggestions for dance studios

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Earlier in the season, we discussed how important mindset is for an athlete’s performance, success and their overall well being in their sport. In another episode in this season of Two Dance Moms podcast, we also covered Emotional Connection in dance and how that may affect a dancer’s mindset thanks to a little help from a friend of the podcast, Dr Chelsea Pierotti who not only has a Phd in Sports Psychology and her own Dance Podcast BUT is also a former professional dancer. Today, we are bringing Dr Chelsea back to dive in to some practical tips on Pre and Post Performance Rituals to best prepare your dancer. Welcome to Two Dance Moms Podcast!

EPISODES MENTIONED

Ep. 68 - Dr. Chelsea Pierotti: Improving Emotional Connection in Dance

Ep. 81 - Mindset: The Power of a Positive Mindset with Sports Psychology Consultant Chloe Maleski

LINKS FOR DR. CHELSEA PIEROTTI

Passion For Dance Podcast

www.chelseapierotti.com

instagram @dr.chelsea.pierotti

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We received an email from a listener that we felt covered such a great topic that we wanted to devote an entire episode to discussing it.

In this episode we discuss “convention kids” & “comp kids” and why some kids seem to excel in one more than the other. Does your dancer struggle to thrive in the convention space but loves their competition dances? How can we as parents help them navigate these two separate spaces? In this episode we discuss these topics and more.

Thank you listener for your email and Welcome you all to our newest episode of Two Dance Moms Podcast!

EPISODES MENTIONED

Ep. 7, CONVENTIONS: Thriving in Auditions & Classes While also Competing

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