Advice from Veteran Competitive Dance Parents Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

Guests - Jodi Ashby and Melanie Manning
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor


In Episode 181 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, two long-time dance parents of competitive dancers join us to give their tips, tricks, and advice for the long and beautiful journey that is the competitive dance world!



Topics Include:
 Benefits of competitive dance that are specific to this activity How to handle the struggles that come up over the years in the dance studio Packing and organization tips for long weekends


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