It's Not Really About Dance

It's Not Really About Dance Podcast
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Competitive kids activities are about way more than performance or awards. There is power in digging deeper and using these contexts to develop resilience, humility, confidence and heart in kids and teenagers, as well as in their parents and leaders. Each episode, Beth and Sarah will use the context of competitive dance to dive into real talk, practical tips, and stories that will inspire you as you raise healthy, happy, and wholesome kids in today's competitive world, looking at the next generation with fresh purpose.

  1. 1d ago

    19: Competitive Dance 101--Awards

    In this episode we dive into the mysterious and ever-changing system of awards in the competitive dance world. From adjudications, to overalls, to judges specialty awards, we unpack the common threads and the places where each event differs. This is a great primer for anyone with kids first beginning in competitive dance to understand what you're hearing at those fast-paces ceremonies.

    46 min

  2. Jun 11

    18: It's Really About.....Perseverance

    In this episode, we highlight some of the obvious and not so obvious lessons in perseverance we've learned through the years. From watching hard work pay off, to persevering with patience through circumstances beyond our control, the competitive dance world gives us plenty of opportunities to work that muscle of delayed gratification which is so outside the norm of our kids' everyday lives.

    51 min

  3. May 8

    17: A Competitive Weekend for the Middle Phases

    There is so much happening at a competitive kid's weekend event. Some parts are great for certain phases, while others are not so great. In this episode, we explore the best parts of a competitive weekend for the upper elementary and middle school phases, and the parts that are less important, or even worth avoiding. For those leading or parenting 4th-5th graders, 6th graders, or 7th-8th graders, this one is especially for you--some food for thought to help you make the most of the phase of kid you have at your next event.

    1h 9m

  4. Apr 22

    16: Caring For Your Own Heart--Tryouts, Auditions, and Casting

    The emotions of putting yourself out there for a team or program and waiting for results are not just carried by the kids themselves, but by their parents and the leaders setting up the programs as well. In this episode, we sort through the messiness of being the grownup in these situations and how to make it not about us, including some practical ways to handle the before, during, and after of an audition process.

    1h 2m

  5. Apr 18

    15: Competitive Dance 101--Routine Types

    In this episode we decode all of the descriptive words for types of routines--age groups, dance styles, routine sizes, and even our take on levels. This is your translation guide for routines listed in casting or announced as they enter the stage. Ultimately we look at how these different types of routines fit into the big picture to influence dancer growth.

    1h 10m

  6. Apr 6

    14: Tween Takeover

    We've brought our second born daughters on as special guests this episode! At ages 10 and 12, they're here to keep it real, answering questions about what competitive dance is and has been like for them through the years, asking us some questions of their own, and having some fun too! These two are each the tenderhearted ones of their families and have opened their hearts up in some ways that we know some other young competitors will relate to. So proud of these first guests ever on the show!

    54 min

  7. Mar 11

    13: It's Really About.....Knowledge

    In this episode, we share some examples of both the expected and the unexpected knowledge that has been gained by our kids (and ourselves) through dance, performance, and competition, and how all of these experiences have turned us into "someone who knows stuff."

    47 min

  8. Feb 27

    12: A Competitive Weekend for the Younger Phases

    There is so much happening at a competitive kid's weekend event. Some parts are great for certain phases, while others are not so great. In this episode, we explore the best parts of a competitive weekend for the younger phases, and the parts that are less important, or even worth avoiding. For those leading or parenting preschoolers, K-1st graders, or 2nd-3rd graders, this one is especially for you--some food for thought to help you make the most of the phase of kid you have at your next event.

    58 min
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Competitive kids activities are about way more than performance or awards. There is power in digging deeper and using these contexts to develop resilience, humility, confidence and heart in kids and teenagers, as well as in their parents and leaders. Each episode, Beth and Sarah will use the context of competitive dance to dive into real talk, practical tips, and stories that will inspire you as you raise healthy, happy, and wholesome kids in today's competitive world, looking at the next generation with fresh purpose.

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  • Creator
    It's Not Really About Dance Podcast
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © It's Not Really About Dance Podcast
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