Back to the Barre

Christi Lukasiak & Kelly Hyland
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Come see us LIVE on tour in 2026! www.x1entertainment.com/bttb Head to social media to share your favorite moments from this episode. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backtothebarrepodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@backtothebarrepod Watch full episodes of Back to the Barre on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@officialbacktothebarre Send your questions to www.speakpipe.com/backtothebarre Join our Patreon to access ad-free episodes of Back to the Barre. Members also receive exclusive audio and video content and more! Visit www.patreon.com/backtothebarre to join. Rate, review and follow Back to the Barre on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart or wherever you like to listen. OG Dance Moms Christi (https://www.instagram.com/christilukasiak or https://www.tiktok.com/@christilukasiak0) & Kelly (https://www.instagram.com/kellylhyland or https://www.tiktok.com/@hyland.kelly) take us back to the barre with this weekly podcast, recapping Dance Moms episodes and sharing never-before-heard behind the scenes stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 16 HR AGO

    Bow-ography

    Come see us on tour! Buy tickets here: https://www.x1entertainment.com/bttb "Ew I agree with Abby. Everyone get your ice skates on because we're going to hell!" First they're complimenting Abby's hair, now they're agreeing with her on things?!? Could this possibly be a major turning point for Dance Moms... lol no. If anything it's probably only going to get worse from here, and our Bitches are starting to feel it. At least we have Bitch #3 from Shein (formerly Bitch #2 from Temu) Dr. Intern Matt on deck once again to offer some insights that even shocks Christi and Kelly! As the second half of "Abby's Trash, Cathy's Treasure" gets underway, Melissa is still dodging questions about Sia's Elastic Heart music video. The production itself is eager to lean into the drama, editing the show so it seems like Maddie overhears Candy Apples bringing up the controversy. The production is really starting to push on Cathy's nerves, how much more will she take? And unfortunately for Christi the Clue performance might not have more to offer outside of some impressive Bow-ography (imagine Christi doing Madeline Kahn's flames on the side of my face monologue if you want to picture how this development was taken). Quotes “Kimi went around calling you Tits. She did, I hate her! Yeah, she'd ask where's Tits? and everyone knew who she was talking about." (02:07-02:16 | Christi & Kelly)"Christi and Kelly, professional fluffers." (13:12-13:14 | Christi)“Cross-pollinating. See! You know that word! I know lots of things you people don't know!" (19:10-19:17 | Christi & Kelly)“I assumed she wasn't picked for Abby's team because her mom is kinda... Normal?" (27:21-27:25 | Matt & Christi) Links Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w  Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 24m

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    BTTB Mini: Love Story JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette

    OMG! The tour is the BEST TIME! Come join us: www.x1entertainment.com/bttb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  3. 9 MAR

    Brooke's Wedding!! Mrs. Thalman Joins the Pod

    Come see us on tour! Buy tickets here: https://www.x1entertainment.com/bttb "Planning a wedding is a full-time job, it takes so much time. Especially if you're very detailed oriented like me. I could have spent four years planning that wedding and probably still could have used more time," remarks Brooke about wh... wait OMG IT'S BROOKE!!!! Yes folks it's time for a special post-wedding report episode of Back to the Barre that's been two years in the making! This past week Brooke and Brian finally tied the knot; it was a night to remember. And who better to serve our bitchettes the wedding tea than the new Mrs. Thalman herself!? How much alcohol was needed to keep everyone at bay, and since when do weddings serve shots? What was the best bop on the dance floor? But most importantly we've reached the epic conclusion to Kelly's Wedding Dress Saga, you won't want to miss it. Quotes “Well a minivan does come in handy, it's like a moving room! I will never have one tho, but I do like yours mom. You say that now. Yeah, wait until you have three babies!" (10:11-10:23 | Christi, Kelly & Brooke)“[After doing the math] we were able to decide how many bottles were needed. How many did you alot for your mother and me? Just curious. On the higher end." (14:58-15:09 | Brooke & Christi)“I do know that my dress was very scandalous. My boob was falling out, there may be footage we can't use." (28:38-28:46 | Christi)“It was the only wedding that I've ever been to in my adult life, this is kind of sad, that I wasn't in trouble the next day. I mean I was in trouble but not for the reasons I'm normally in trouble." (1:00:53-1:01:02 | Christi) Links Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w  Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m

  4. 6 MAR

    BTTB Mini: The Traitors FINALE!

    Come see us on tour!! www.x1entertainment.com/bttb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  5. 2 MAR

    We Demand a Candy Apples Spinoff!

    We're headed on the road in 2026! Buy tickets here: https://www.x1entertainment.com/bttb "Stop it right now! Please why didn't we see that on TV!? I want the footage, show me now! I want a Candy Apples spin-off right now!" Well if there's one thing Christi and Dr. Intern Matt would like you to know, it's that we've been robbed of a Candy Apples show that would have been as entertaining as Dance Moms if there was any justice in this world. Oh yes, Dr. Intern Matt has returned! Kelly is out scrambling to wedding prep this week and we've made a house call to the doctor. And you needed any indication how much Bitch #1 and Temu Bitch #2 get along, this two hours only covers half of "Abby's Trash, Cathy's Treasure"! Cathy is back with a full vengeance and recruits (better read of course as Production forced her to recruit) all bunch of girls and moms that Abby turned away during her search for new ALDC members. The only problem of course is it's yet another Candy Apples group that's been roughly assembled together, haven't danced with one another before and therefore are un-prepared to go up against the ALDC, and are destined to take second anyway so why should Cathy even bother. The new moms don't take too kindly to the situation, but hey they're on TV so they'll stick it out while they can! But when the Candy Apples catch wind of how many dances the ALDC will be running at their next competition, they begin to but heads over why they aren't offered that same options to compete (again it's because you're designed to lose). Meanwhile the ALDC does have quite a lot of dances in the pipeline. Aside from the group dance (which is based on the Clue board game so strap in for some prime Christi geeking out content), the girls are offered three duets! Kalani and Maddie are poised as the obvious powerhouse team, Nia and Mackenzie are paired to give them a shot at collective redemption in Abby's eyes or something, and finally JoJo and Kendall are paired together for a Freaky Friday dance just so we can keep making fun of JoJo (which is feeling increasingly cruel). But the big news of the week is Sia dropped the music video for Elastic Heart featuring Maddie and Shia LaBeouf (yikes). And if you think that pairing is controversial now, it was a. pretty big internet controversy back in the day! So it's not shocking that both on camera and behind the scenes it's a big point of contention, especially after Cathy (again being forced by production) talks to TMZ and calls Melissa out for allowing the video to happen. How will Melissa respond? I mean how does she always respond? Quotes “Ok but P.S. if you're going to type my name, whoever wrote the field notes, please spell it correctly! It's Christi with an I." (1:08:46-1:08:54 | Christi)“I think Abby looks better in Season 5 than I've ever seen her look. I think Abby looks amazing in Season 5!" (1:19:42-1:19:51 | Christi & Matt)“Look, I have a doctorate, but in Dance Moms, not in words. Yes and I'm a doctor, but not in language" (1:36:08-1:36:15 | Christi & Matt)“Let's hope they stick to that agreement. It's a pact, they don't stick to pacts." (1:55:16-1:55:21 | Christi & Matt) Links Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w  Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 2m

  6. 27 FEB

    BTTB Mini 1: Unpopular Opinions

    Come see us on tour!!! Tickets are selling FAST. We cant believe it and can't thank you enough. www.x1entertainment.com/BTTB Hi guys Welcome to our very first Back to the Barre Mini Episode! We’re experimenting with something new and fun—an extra bonus mini episode each week to give you a little more Kelly & Christi in your life. This is not replacing our regular episodes at all—just an added bonus to see if you like having a shorter, more casual drop in the feed. Think of minis as quicker chats, listener questions, hot takes, polls and things we don’t always get to during the main episode. Want to be part of a future mini? 🎙️ Leave us a question on SpeakPipe: www.speakpipe.com/BackToTheBarre and yours might be featured on an upcoming mini episode. You can also head over to our Patreon, where we post free questions that you can answer—some of those may end up on minis too! www.patreon.com/backtothebarre This is brand-new territory for us, so consider this our trial run. Let us know what you think—we’re excited to try something new and give you a little extra Back to the Barre each week XO Christi & Kelly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min

  7. 23 FEB

    Hot Dogs & Flowers

    We're headed on the road in 2026! Buy tickets here: https://www.x1entertainment.com/bttb "This was a very franken-bit heavy episode. There were numerous times where I knew Abby did not say that." As Christi notes here there was clearly a lot of editing behind the scenes on this episode, but once you hear some of what Abby had to say in the show notes you won't be too shocked why that is. On Season 5's "Nia's Last Chance", Abby starts to take things too far in her treatment of the girls (shock) and as the title suggests no one is getting the worse end of that stick than Nia. After getting a win over Cathy the week prior, Abby is in a better than average mood at Pyramid and puts the whole team on the same spot for their hard work... except Maddie who still gets her pre-requisite spot at the top. Though not everyone gets off easy as Abby has the girls critique JoJo as some sort of hazing ritual to finally be accepted onto the team. JoJo fortunately takes it better than expected, but it's hard not to feel like a harbinger of what's to come. Turning their attention to the upcoming competition in Philadelphia, the moms ask Abby if she can give the girls some more contemporary material to work with, feeling that she's not quite yet lived up to her promise of giving them more challenging choreography to better prepare them for the professional world. Abby responds in kind by giving the team clearly the same lyrical material they're used to, just calling it something else. They'd worry about this more if there clearly wasn't something more pressing to deal with, like Abby's continued obsession with trying to put Holly and Nia in their place for their crime on doing the right thing. Nia is given a solo but is warned she won't be getting anymore if she fails to place. Holly forms a pact with Jess and Kira to have each other's back when dealing with Abby, which angers Jill for some reason? Jill and Melissa are upset Holly would side with the new moms despite the fact they themselves wouldn't stand up to Abby, and it's clear Jill is quickly morphing into Melissa 2.0. But can you blame Holly when you hear some of the things Abby says about Nia off screen? What might she have said you ask? Well you'll have to tune, it's to unsavory to write out here. Quotes “Let me show you this jacket, you're going to die. It is the ugliest thing you've ever seen. However, it will be fun to wear tonight if I wear it." (02:10-02:15 | Christi)“The moms seem to be enjoying deep throating the hot dogs more... OH MY GOD!!! Ok I made that up, though it does say they enjoy them more than the girls. " (49:49-50:03 | Christi & Kelly)“Melissa bitterly mentions last time there was a pact with Kelly and Christi... yeah you f**cking broke it!" (1:15:26-1:15:32 | Christi)“I hope the kids at the ALDC make a lot of money cause they're going to need it for therapy one day. No we didn't, and yes we need therapy." (2:01:27-2:01:35 | Christi & Kelly) Links Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w  Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 4m

  8. 20 FEB

    BTTB mini: The Traitors with Kara Berry

    christi was excited to be a guest on the Everyone’s Business But Mine podcast with host Kara Berry! Follow and listen wherever you like to enjoy your favorite podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
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Come see us LIVE on tour in 2026! www.x1entertainment.com/bttb Head to social media to share your favorite moments from this episode. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backtothebarrepodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@backtothebarrepod Watch full episodes of Back to the Barre on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@officialbacktothebarre Send your questions to www.speakpipe.com/backtothebarre Join our Patreon to access ad-free episodes of Back to the Barre. Members also receive exclusive audio and video content and more! Visit www.patreon.com/backtothebarre to join. Rate, review and follow Back to the Barre on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart or wherever you like to listen. OG Dance Moms Christi (https://www.instagram.com/christilukasiak or https://www.tiktok.com/@christilukasiak0) & Kelly (https://www.instagram.com/kellylhyland or https://www.tiktok.com/@hyland.kelly) take us back to the barre with this weekly podcast, recapping Dance Moms episodes and sharing never-before-heard behind the scenes stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Christi Lukasiak & Kelly Hyland
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    204
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022
  • Show Website
    Back to the Barre

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