DOAD #24: A big week of competitions and auditions

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Hello friends! We're back — and this time I brought Atticus with me! 🙌 Last week I teased you about our big week of competitions and auditions, and oh BOY did we have a week. Let's get into it: The competition — aka the night his music cut out mid-solo: * 🎭 Atticus hadn’t competed in two years — and he came back with a solo he choreographed himself * 😬 Before he even got on stage, they called the wrong number and sent another dancer out first * 🔇 About 15 seconds in, the music cut out and the whole room went completely silent * 💪 He didn’t stop, didn’t look at the sound booth, didn’t apologize — he just kept going and improvised through it * 🏆 The judges noticed — several called out his composure in their critiques, and he pulled off a great score! The Zoom audition for a professional ballet academy: * 🩰 He auditioned one-on-one over Zoom with the head of Master Ballet Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona * ⚡ Dealing with mirror delays, glitchy audio, and counting off music in your head — not easy * 📬 We’re anxiously refreshing our email waiting to hear back if he was accepted to the academy — send those good vibes! If he gets in, he’s headed to Scottsdale this summer for intensive training. Did I mention dance is expensive? 💸 👉 Follow along at dadofadancer.com and subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts — new episodes every Wednesday! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dadofadancer.com [https://www.dadofadancer.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

DOAD #29: It's summer! So why are we already thinking about fall auditions?

Hello friends! Recording this one from a Caribou parking lot ☕ (medium dark hot chocolate, shot of mint — a warm milkshake masquerading as a beverage), because I just dropped Atticus off for the last half-day of freshman year and I’m feeling all the feelings. 🎭 The setup: * 🚗 On the ride to school we got to talking about how fast the year flew, and how he can’t wait to be a senior and launch into adult life — cue me doing the classic dad bit: “Don’t hurry it away! Enjoy the no-mortgage, no-car-payment years!” * 🤔 Meanwhile his brain is already living in the fall - “Which teachers are coming back? How will we move on without our seniors? Will we recruit any awesome freshmen?” * 🗓️ First things first, though: a stacked summer (more on that below) The gripe of the week: * 💃 Around here, most studios cluster their fall auditions into the same two-week window — smart, because kids can try out a bunch of places, weigh their options, and then pick one * ⏰ But ONE organization runs their auditions way early, then hands you a tight “commit or quit” deadline * 🧐 Business-hat me (I run a cybersecurity company) totally sees the play — it’s a stickiness move (even if it’s icky IMHO) * 👧 Parent me thinks it’s kinda slimy when we’re talking about little tots to teenagers. When a studio is also your kid’s core social circle, the “decision” basically gets made for you: stay put, or risk not landing anywhere for the season * 📝 I’m not saying run for the hills — just file this in the “con” column as a data point if you’re studio-shopping this fall What’s next: * 🩰 Three weeks in Phoenix at Master Ballet Academy * 🏛️ Then off to Massachusetts for a week at CLI Conservatory * 🎙️ Plus twice-a-week training with his consultant all summer long 👉 Visit dadofadancer.com to drop me a DM or comment — and catch Dad of a Dancer on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and anywhere you find podcasts. Have a wonderful week! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dadofadancer.com [https://www.dadofadancer.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

28 de may de 20269 min

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