You’ve probably seen him on instagram, sending advice, tips and perspective to dancers and dance parents all over the world.  He's a dance educator, speaker, and adjudicator with a breadth of experience, perspective, encouragement and a willingness to share it. What a treat for us to interview Jason Pickett this week on Two Dance Moms Podcast!

LINKS FOR JASON

Website for Training, Critiques, and More! https://nsadance.com

Instagram @heyitspickett

No Starving Artist Podcast

Reinforce Dance Experience Convention


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Dance competitions can be a perfect storm of scenarios that might raise a parents concerns or anxiety.  Large buildings or theaters with unknown people coming in and out, crowds and kids running here and there, it can all lead to some situations that raise red flags for dance parents.  Talking through these possible scenarios with retired police officer and parent, Joe Marks, can help to ease our  concerns and increase the safety of all our dancers at their next comp.  Welcome to Two Dance Podcast!

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Knowing what, when, and where you are going to eat based on your dancer’s schedule can make for a much less stressful, more enjoyable (and cheaper!) experience.  In this episode we share all our tricks and tips for packing and preparing meals at dance competitions.


WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Why we prefer to pack food rather than eat out
• General Tips
• Breakfast Ideas
• Lunch Ideas
• Dinner Ideas
• Snack Ideas
• Travel Cooking Tools we have not tried yet 
• Ideas for eating out and team bonding
• Top of the Topic: Top 5 electric cooking tools for travel
• Apolla Performance Giveaway

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We made you a present! Amira, Cayse, and their two dancers came together to make you all a gift to enjoy on your way to competitions! Listen to hear all about it from them directly!

SPOTIFY LINKS

Two Dance Moms Upbeat Playlist

Two Dance Moms Mellow Playlist

Two Dancers Upbeat Playlist

Two Dancers Mellow Playlist 

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It's dance comp season! You will likely be spending a good amount of time in the car traveling to and from competitions, conventions and practices.  But all this time with your dancer isn't wasted.  In this episode, we want to share some ideas to maximize your time in the car this dance season!


WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Why this season of driving your kids is special
• Checking in with your dancer's concerns and excitements
• School life
• Mental Preparation for Competition
• Awkward Conversation & Parenting Discussions / Family Rules    
• Making the Car Ride Fun with Music and Audio Books 
• Top of the Topic: Best Family Friendly Audio Books 
• Friday Mini Bonus Episode: Free Gift Revealed!
• Thursday Apolla Shocks Giveaway Details on Instagram

EPISODES REFERENCED


Winning & Loosing: Parenting Through the Emotional Highs and Lows with Mental Performance Coach Chloe Maleski

Q&A: Awkward Topics All Dance Parents Deal With

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Mini Bonus Episode! Join us for some fun banter on how we packed our Dream Duffel Weekender Bag for a single dance day event! It's easy to over or under pack when you are heading out for just a day. We chat about the different things we each couldn't live without and how a steamer and a binder help us stay calm at these events!

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Your Competition Team has a set schedule of events they will attend this season. But what if you want more? Are you allowed to attend extra competitions & conventions  without the team? Or register as independent? How do you even go about it? We attended a competition with our dancers where they competed their solos alone and it was a new experience for us all! In this episode we share the highs and lows on the entire experience. Since our dancers only had one dance we didn't need to pack the entire rolling dance bag with rack! We received the Dream Duffel Weekender Bag for a product review and this Solo Competition was the perfect opportunity to use this new bag. Listen to hear our full and honest review. 


WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Positives
• Negatives 
• Check In
• Backstage
• Warm Up
• Dream Duffel Weekender Bag Review
• Top of the Topic
• Friday Mini Bonus Episode

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Dance Competition season is here and there is a lot that happens on these weekends. If you are new or newish to the dance competition world it can be confusing. We know, because we too were confused! This weeks episode in a basic 101 introduction to all the  elements of a dance competition. From understanding a call time sheet to listening to the Competition director announce the awards. Lets all brush up on what is going on so we can follow along and have a little more fun at our dancers next competition!

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Schedules & Call Times 
• Age Divisions, Levels, Group Types 
• Awards: Adjudications, Overalls, & Judges Awards
• Call Backs 
• Extra & Optional Activities 
• Top of the Topic: Favorite and Least favorite things to take home from awards
• Apolla Performance Giveaway Winner Announced! 

EPISODES REFERENCED

Smells Like Team Spirit! Making the Most of Spirit Week & Team Bonding

Dancer Etiquette: Managing Manners, Etiquette, and Bad Behavior

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The last two days before dance competition are super exciting and and can also be hectic!  Use these moments before you set off to your advantage as you prepare for the big weekend.  In this episode Cayse & Amira discuss how they use this time to their advantage. 

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Ways to prepare one & two days ahead of competition
• Top of the Topic: Worst Experiences Leaving the Day of Competition
• Next Episodes - Subscribe today and never miss an episode! Up next: Dance Comps 101, Learning the ins and outs of all that happens at competition and Making the most of your car rides.
• Giveaway Details! Enter to win a free pair of Apolla Shocks! Share any Two Dance Moms Podcast episode with a fellow dance parent, screen shot your share and email it at [email protected] - Up to 10 entries per person allowed! Contest extended - entries allowed through 1/21/23. Winner announced 1/24/23

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IMPORTANT DATES

Giveaway is active January 12, 2024 - January 19th 2024. Winner will be announced Live on our episode Wednesday January 24th, 2024

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