Lifestyle Sacrifices You Make to be a Dance Professional

Guests - Casey Carruthers and Amanda LaMotte Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 216 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we are discussing the sacrifices that must be made to succeed as a dance industry professional. From lifestyle sacrifices to personal sacrifices, your hosts and guests get real about what it actually takes, and whether or not it was worth it (spoiler alert - it was). Topics Include: The struggles many dancers go through just to get to auditions The balance between having a life and having a career The importance of having support from your family and friends Help support our podcast! Join Making The Impact's Platinum Premium Subscription today! Your membership includes: Monthly Q&A episodes released to members only Priority to have your questions answered each month on the live Q&A. Ad-free listening for all of Seasons 4, 5 & 6. No sponsored ads! 20% off all IDA Merchandise Exclusive bonus content released throughout the year Discounted IDA Online Critique Group Zoom check-ins 3x per season with Courtney Ortiz! Your support helps us produce future episodes of Making The Impact for years to come! Making The Impact's Platinum Premium - Sign up now for only $5/month! Follow your Hosts & Guests! Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortiz Lesley Mealor - @miss.lesley.dance Casey Carruthers - @casey_carruthers Amanda LaMotte - @tinylamotte This episode is sponsored by: Dance Teacher Web Conference and Expo. This summer July 22nd-25th in Las Vegas, NV! 140+ master classes, seminars, events, & more for continuing education and networking in the dance community! Use code: IMPACT50 for 50% off! Check out our service: IDA Online Judge's Critiques Send us a video of your dance and an IDA Judge will critique your routine! You can request a genre-specific specialty judge or add on 10 minutes of additional feedback. 24 hour rush delivery available! Submit your video now! Join our FREE Facebook Group and connect with us! Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast Community Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We would love to hear from you! Join our Newsletter for weekly episode releases straight to your inbox! Follow Impact Dance Adjudicators on social media @impactdanceadjudicators and for a list of IDA Affiliated dance competitions, visit our website at www.impactdanceadjudicators.com Support the show