Dance Moms

     No. . .not the show(Although I am a fan). I have to admit I do have some favorite "dance moms" in the studio. I say it all the time but we are a big family and I'm grateful for it every day. I'm also thankful for the crazy dance moms that drive me insane because if it wasn't for them I would have nothing to talk to my mom (a non-crazy dance mom) about everyday ;-) Just kidding. . .kind of. I am apart of a private group on facebook, for dance teachers only, where myself and fellow instructors blog, complain, laugh, cry and gossip about this crazy dance world we live in. The forum has posts from selling amazing costumes and bragging about their current wins all the way down to fist fights with their dance moms. Its entertaining, educational and extremely funny at times. You can try all you want to get into this group but first you have to prove you are infact a dance teacher or studio owner. Good Luck with that one.

       We may or may not have put together an unwritten rule book for dance moms on, "What to do and what not to do. The ultimate survival guide for dance moms." It would probably be a best seller. . .just saying.

    I will hold back (for now) on the whole "rule book" but just know, you are not the only crazy dance moms in this world. There's lots of you who just walk into the dance room with your dirty shoes on to complain right in the middle of class time. Probably hundreds of you who think its okay to suggest choreogrpahy/costumes/hair etc. . We've been doing this a while now, thanks we got it. Thousands of you who decide you rather yell over the music in the lobby instead of just simply talking outside, my music is loud because I don't want to hear about what you are making for dinner. Infact I don't even get dinner I still have 5 more classes to teach ! Millions of you who question why your dancer is not in the front doing a special part when they missed 3 classes already this month ! And way too many to count of you crazy dance moms who have no idea what's going on because you avoid coming in to the studio and your poor 6 year old forgot to hand you all the news letters from the past 5 months with picture day dates, costume costs and and special events and NOW you're mad at us because somehow its all our fault.

     But of course I'm not talking about "my" dance moms. My favorites are the BEST, they truly care for me and other dancers in the studio and that's what makes them special. They let me do my job and never forget to remind me how thankful they are for me when all I'm doing is passing on the love for dance to their children. They are there for me since my dance mommy is all the way back in New York. There is 5 of them making me laugh when 2 hours before 1 stinky dance mom made me upset. They understand that this job isn't easy and not everyone or anyone can do it. I am so thankful for them for giving me this amazing opportunity to teach their kids the art of dance, for believing in me, for trusting me, for providing the funds for dance, for understanding that I'm so hard on your kid because I love them and see the amazing dancer they are before anyone else can see it. For not only making me apart of your childs dance career but apart of their life.