When the Parent Wants It More Than The Dancer

Guests - Kimberly Soel and Kevin Grant

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor

In Episode 172 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, dance educators and IDA judges Kimberly Soel and Kevin Grant join us for a discussion about dance parents - specifically, the ones who seem to live vicariously through their dancer. 

Topics Include:

•  Discussions of the possible causes of overzealous parents
•  Repercussions in the classroom for students who are being pushed to be in class by parents
• Advice for dance parents who want to understand how to stay supportive of their dancer but not become overbearing

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