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Ep 67 - Why We Don't Compete and Why Our Dancers Thrive
Robin and Santina go head-to-head with dance's most polarizing topic!
They chat about why EMC has spent 35 years intentionally staying out of the competition circuit and how that choice hasn't cost their dancers a thing.
Robin traces it back to her own training at the Baltimore School for the Arts and a marketing decision in early-2000s Pennsylvania, then dives into the real cost of "teaching to the tricks" like lopsided technique, inconsistent judging panels with no governing body, and studios chasing trophies instead of artistry.
Santina adds her own competition-world experience from…
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