Yes, recital season is the time to show off everything you learned over the year to your family and friends. However, it is one of the more stressful times. From rehearsals, to costumes, to recital day, there are many parts of recital season that aren’t the most fun. We reached out to our dance community and asked them, what is your least favorite part of recital season?

Recital season is here! Have you been practicing all your dances? Are you nervous to dance on stage? And most importantly, are you excited to perform all of the amazing dances you learned? Today, we asked our dance community what their favorite parts of recital season are, and here’s what they had to say.

Meet Aly and Sophie Rozdilsky. They live in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and dance at UB Ballet and Abby Lee Dance Company. They have had to battle huge time differences in order to train with their favorite dance company, often waking up at 3:30 am to participate in a 4:00 am class.

Recital season is just around the corner! Of course, if you’ve been going to competitions, you probably know the drill by now. But if this is your first recital or you have no idea how to prepare, we’re here to help! Here are 9 ways to prepare for a recital.

As dancers, we have to keep our hair out of our face. So a messy bun with hairs sticking out, isn’t going to cut it. So what are some great hairstyles to wear for dance? We reached out to our dance community and asked for their favorite hairstyles to help give you some inspiration. 

Even though becoming a professional dancer may be your dream job, every job has its downsides. Being a dancer is an amazing career, but it would be nice to know a few of the cons before jumping in. So, we reached out to our dance community and asked: from your experience, what is the hardest part about dance?

Meet Shylee Sagle and she is 12 years old. She lives in Colorado and she dances at Summit Dance Academy and Rocky Mountain Ballet Academy. She's put in a lot of time and effort to get where she is.

So you’ve been learning and practicing dance for a while, but for some reason, you don’t seem to be improving. Or maybe you are, but your progress is so slow compared to your peers. First off, don’t compare yourself to others! Secondly, we’re here to help. We’ve found some common reasons as to why you’re not improving.