Dance Mom Disaster! How to remove E6000 from a costume. We all know that E6000 is the BEST when it comes to stoning costumes. BUT…carefully dabbing all that E6000 here there and everywhere can so easily end in dance mom disaster. We’ve all been there…
How to help your dancer practice at home Helping your dancer practice at home is an important part of a crazy dance mum’s job. I know people say, I don’t have to do a thing, she just practices by herself, I never have to push…
Dance and the power of YET – helping your dancer succeed with a growth mindset Imagine if giving your dancer the edge and helping them to succeed was as simple as saying one small word! Changing the way your dancer feels about themselves and fast…
Visualisation and Vision Boards Vision boards are not only an incredibly powerful tool to fast track dancer success though goal setting but are a super fun project too! What could be better!? Before we start to talk about vision boards, lets explore visualisation a little…
I was lucky enough to catch up with the incredibly inspirational Richard Elszy today and had the most energizing and motivational chat about the ideal dance parent. Richard’s mini-interview is part of the blog series, ‘Industry Tips for Dance Parents’. These interviews are designed as…
As dance parents, we are willing to do just about whatever it takes to help our dancer achieve their goals right? Problem is, many times we are limited in what we actually know about dancing, so it can make it hard to feel like we…
There are so many things a crazy dance mum can get frustrated about. Why is my kid in the back row? Why wasn’t my dancer chosen for that troupe, why is that girl getting her pointe shoes and mine isn’t, why is that child competing…
Dance kids have a tough life. They put themselves out there constantly…in competitions, exams, conventions, and even in the studio. Every step a dancer takes, every move a dancer makes they are critiqued, corrected, and often judged. The way they react to these corrections can…
Growth mindset and dance You may have heard the term growth mindset – but what does it mean for dance? The world of dance is nothing if not a roller coaster. You are up, you are down, you are in, you are out. You want…
Sooner or later, in your career as a crazy dance mum, the topic of dance competitions will come up. Your dancer may be asked to join a competition team or may even be asked to compete as a soloist. There are two important points to…
