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Welcome to Season 4! · Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

• 0:07
  SPEAKER_00: Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the table at a dance competition?
• 0:10
  SPEAKER_00: Exactly what are the judges looking for anyway?
• 0:13
  SPEAKER_00: This is Making the Impact, a dance competition podcast.
• 0:15
  SPEAKER_00: Each week we'll cover a different topic related to the world of competitive dance from the perspective of the judges behind the table.
• 0:24
  SPEAKER_01: Hey everyone, it's Courtney Ortiz and welcome to season four of Making the Impact.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_01: I'm here like always with my co-host, Ludley Miller.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_01: Happy season four, Courtney! Oh my god, I can't believe we're back for I am so happy that we're back.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_01: It's been a minute.
• 0:43
  SPEAKER_00: I mean it's been a minute, but it's also been like a second because we have been so busy planning for this.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: I feel like we've not stopped except for recording.
• 0:51
  SPEAKER_01: I know, and I think that's what is so important about having our summer hiatus, is we really do need some time to like regroup, get prepped, brainstorm, you know, navigate how we're going to approach next season and find our guests and decide which topics go where in the season and things like that.
• 1:12
  SPEAKER_01: Like we really do need that summer, and we definitely utilized it.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_01: It does feel like that we practically stopped recording only a m a second ago.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_01: Like you said.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_00: I know.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_00: It f it flew by, and I know.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, you were busy like you always are, out and about, and I'm I'm amazed that we've made time to do this episode because you're still out and about.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, definitely.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_01: It's and and that's the other thing for the summer.
• 1:38
  SPEAKER_01: Like we kind of do our own thing over the summer, and we go off and judge nationals, and we go travel and teach and choreograph and all the things.
• 1:48
  SPEAKER_01: So it is a little bit harder to pencil in these podcast recordings when our summers are so jam-packed, but I'm I'm very grateful for uh the opportunity to travel to so many studios and teach and choreograph.
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_01: So shout out to all of those studios that hosted me throughout the summer.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_01: I love you all.
• 2:06
  SPEAKER_01: I also met some podcast fans.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_01: So did you, Leslie.
• 2:09
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I love it when we get to meet meet some fans, and that's you know, always a really cool opportunity to meet the the kiddos and the moms and the studio owners and the teachers, and then introduce the podcast to the other people who are there.
• 2:22
  SPEAKER_00: Like, wait, why do you know her?
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: Well, because and then you get to talk about it.
• 2:27
  SPEAKER_00: So that was a that was a cool experience.
• 2:30
  SPEAKER_01: I think it's funny when uh there are a handful of times where I've gone into classes this summer and the dancers will say, Aren't you that person that has a podcast or something like that?
• 2:41
  SPEAKER_01: Or my favorite thing is when they go, Oh my god, my mom is obsessed with your podcast.
• 2:46
  SPEAKER_01: My mom listens to your podcast.
• 2:48
  SPEAKER_01: And I'm like, Oh my god, we'll tell your mom I said thanks.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_01: Like the kids aren't listening, the moms are obsessed.
• 2:54
  SPEAKER_01: And that makes me giggle.
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_01: And they're like, We feel like we know you.
• 2:58
  SPEAKER_01: Yep.
• 2:58
  SPEAKER_00: So how do you think we know our voices?
• 3:01
  SPEAKER_00: Right, which is why it's funny when people recognize us, because I'm like, Do you ever you don't even know what I look like, really?
• 3:07
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, we've our pictures have been out there, I think, a few times on the just on the podcast um, you know, promotional stuff, but I don't know, our voices are famous.
• 3:16
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
• 3:16
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 3:17
  SPEAKER_01: I like I like to be the the voice without the the visual aspect because let's be real, we sit in our PJs and sweatpants with zero makeup on and record these podcasts.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_01: We don't have to put a camera up, we don't need a ring light, we don't need any of that besides a microphone and some headphones.
• 3:34
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, listen, I have a ring light on because I just like to look at myself and I look nice with a ring light.
• 3:38
  SPEAKER_00: So I will always have a ring light.
• 3:40
  SPEAKER_00: Um, Courtney, let's jump into the episode because right after this, right after we recap last year and what's coming up this year, we have a brand new spotlight feature to bring y'all for the beginning of season four.
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_00: So let's jump in.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_00: Oh.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, and be sure to click next immediately following this episode to listen to our spotlight feature with Regold himself.
• 4:04
  SPEAKER_01: It's a good one, y'all.
• 4:05
  SPEAKER_01: I cannot wait for you to listen.
• 4:07
  SPEAKER_01: And before we jump into our season opener episode, I want to tell you a little bit more about one of our sponsors who has been here since day one, and that is Level Up Dance Supplies.
• 4:18
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• 4:25
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• 4:33
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• 4:41
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• 4:47
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• 4:54
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• 5:02
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• 5:11
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• 5:15
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, thanks as always to Level Up Dance Supplies for sticking with us into season four.
• 5:19
  SPEAKER_00: We appreciate your support.
• 5:21
  SPEAKER_00: And Courtney, let's dive in and talk a little bit about what was so great about last season.
• 5:26
  SPEAKER_01: So many good things about last season.
• 5:28
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, I really think our podcast went to the next level in season three.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_01: We had some of the best guests ever.
• 5:36
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, all of our guests are amazing.
• 5:37
  SPEAKER_01: But I feel like that we had some really spectacular guests on season three.
• 5:42
  SPEAKER_01: So it's gonna be hard to top that uh this season in season four.
• 5:45
  SPEAKER_00: You know how I'm always nervous about these things, Courtney.
• 5:48
  SPEAKER_00: It's I think we're gonna be fine.
• 5:50
  SPEAKER_00: But yeah, I'm also a little bit nervous because we just, like you said, we've it's gotten to the point where people know who we are, people know what we do, and when we reach out to them, they're excited.
• 6:01
  SPEAKER_00: They're not like, who are you?
• 6:02
  SPEAKER_00: They're like, oh wait, it's you guys.
• 6:04
  SPEAKER_00: It's making the impact.
• 6:05
  SPEAKER_00: Like they know who we are and they're happy to participate.
• 6:08
  SPEAKER_00: So we have gotten a lot more really amazing uh educators and influencers, if you want to call, you know, some of our guests that in the industry.
• 6:18
  SPEAKER_00: So I think I think that's probably a big highlight for me for season three was that we had a whole lot of great guests.
• 6:24
  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
• 6:26
  SPEAKER_01: And one of the highlights for me in season three that I'm still shook by and I have framed in my office in my podcast recording studio, right next to me, that I get to look at on a daily basis, is our feature in podcast magazine.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_01: Like I cannot, I I am still it's crazy to say because it's podcast magazine, you guys.
• 6:48
  SPEAKER_01: It's not like a dance magazine or a little tiny magazine.
• 6:52
  SPEAKER_01: It is the the one and only magazine for podcasters, and they featured our little tiny dance podcast.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_01: And I still can't believe it.
• 7:01
  SPEAKER_00: Right.
• 7:02
  SPEAKER_00: And I mean, I think that's that's just really neat because you know, the the the rankings and the Apple podcasts and things that like you can't really, it's hard to discern how you even get to certain places there.
• 7:14
  SPEAKER_00: You know, you nobody's notifying us when we're at a certain ranking at uh on Apple Podcasts.
• 7:19
  SPEAKER_00: And we have ranked, you know, fairly high over the seasons, but but the fact that this it's a magazine.
• 7:24
  SPEAKER_00: It's still like if you talk to your grandmother, she knows what a magazine is and she knows that that's important.
• 7:30
  SPEAKER_00: Whereas if you talk to your grandmother or my grandmother, who you know, I still have to sort of explain to her, well, it's like a radio show, Nana.
• 7:36
  SPEAKER_00: Right.
• 7:36
  SPEAKER_00: God bless her.
• 7:37
  SPEAKER_00: But like she understands that a podcast feature or a magazine feature is a big deal.
• 7:43
  SPEAKER_00: Right.
• 7:43
  SPEAKER_00: You know, so that almost means more than like, oh, we were rated whatever in Apple Podcasts, because I think so many more people could really understand that a magazine's a big deal.
• 7:53
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, and even I think there's something really special about like a real publication that actually gets published and printed into physical form.
• 8:03
  SPEAKER_01: Right.
• 8:03
  SPEAKER_01: It's different than just an online article or an online blog or an online feature.
• 8:10
  SPEAKER_01: Like we had we got that too with this feature, but they also sent me an actual magazine where I can flip through the pages and look at my podcast staring at me.
• 8:19
  SPEAKER_01: Whoa.
• 8:20
  SPEAKER_01: Like that is just so special.
• 8:22
  SPEAKER_00: So next up, uh Dance magazine, we're looking at you.
• 8:25
  SPEAKER_00: Where's our feature?
• 8:26
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
• 8:27
  SPEAKER_00: If On Path magazine can do it, so can you.
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
• 8:30
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 8:31
  SPEAKER_01: So everybody that's listening, make sure you go write all of the dance magazines and say, we would love to see Making the Impact featured in your magazine because I think that, yeah, I think we deserve it, Leslie.
• 8:42
  SPEAKER_00: We sure do.
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_00: Um, this year we were able to start a new trend, a new award given out at all IDA affiliated competitions called the Making the Impact Award.
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_00: Yes.
• 8:55
  SPEAKER_00: These guys were really popular this year.
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_00: Um, every IDA affiliated competition, uh, every weekend, as long as they had an IDA judge, we're able to collaborate together and give out an award to a routine that they just couldn't stop talking about all weekend.
• 9:11
  SPEAKER_00: They couldn't stop thinking about it.
• 9:12
  SPEAKER_00: It made an impact on them, whether that was through choreography or um performance quality or just something, they just had it.
• 9:20
  SPEAKER_00: And these awards were so much fun to give out, to watch being give given out.
• 9:25
  SPEAKER_00: And I think we're gonna continue this year, yeah?
• 9:28
  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely we are.
• 9:30
  SPEAKER_01: I cannot wait.
• 9:31
  SPEAKER_01: I'm I'm so excited to continue this on.
• 9:33
  SPEAKER_01: And I think that all of the competitions have loved giving this award out.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_01: It's been great brand recognition for us as a podcast and a company with IDA because a lot of people go to competitions not knowing if it's an IDA-affiliated competition or what types of judges are even gonna be behind the table.
• 9:51
  SPEAKER_01: But now at awards, there's the opportunity to learn about what IDA is and have the judges present the award to dancers and then also hear about our podcast.
• 10:02
  SPEAKER_01: And I think it's just it's been such a great choice on my end to finally make this award happen.
• 10:07
  SPEAKER_01: And I'm so happy it was well received and so much fun to see everybody um snapping photos with their awards and sending them to us and tagging them, um, tagging us on Facebook, and then all of the winners get a f shout out on the air.
• 10:22
  SPEAKER_01: So, your studio, if you are a winner of the Making the Impact Award at a competition, an IDA affiliated competition, then you get a shout-out.
• 10:29
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, how cool is that?
• 10:30
  SPEAKER_01: When will you have an opportunity at any other dance competition to have a shout-out on a podcast?
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_01: Because there's not many dance competition podcasts out there, everybody.
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_01: Just letting you know.
• 10:40
  SPEAKER_00: FYI.
• 10:41
  SPEAKER_00: I think we're still the only one.
• 10:43
  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
• 10:44
  SPEAKER_01: So we're really, we're really excited to continue that on.
• 10:47
  SPEAKER_01: So make sure that you keep your eyes peeled for our awards being given out in the 2023 competition season.
• 10:53
  SPEAKER_01: And another fun thing that we did over the summer that I am so happy we made it possible, thanks to some more IDA affiliated competitions, was that we were able to host live podcast events.
• 11:05
  SPEAKER_01: So Leslie and I physically went to nationals for Spirit of Dance Awards and Diva Dance Competition.
• 11:11
  SPEAKER_01: We hiked uphill both ways to get there.
• 11:14
  unknown: Yes.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_01: Leslie, you were at Spirit Working, which was nice and convenient, and I just came and met you there and we hosted an event, but then we both had to travel to Diva Dance Competition all the way down in Maryland, which was a a far, a far drive.
• 11:29
  SPEAKER_00: It was a little far, but listen, we got a little pool time too.
• 11:32
  SPEAKER_00: So it was like a teeny weeny tiny vacation, and then we did a podcast, which was just as fun as a vacation.
• 11:38
  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
• 11:39
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, we took got to talk dance and answer tons of questions.
• 11:42
  SPEAKER_01: It was a live QA podcast, and I think the audience loved it, and we had some really awesome questions from dancers, from dance teachers, from studio owners live in the real.
• 11:54
  SPEAKER_01: So loved being able to make that happen.
• 11:56
  SPEAKER_01: And I hope that we're able to do that more.
• 11:59
  SPEAKER_01: So if you are an event listening or if you are a studio, because I even hosted a few at some of the places that I taught over the summer.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_01: If you're interested in ever having us come and present a live QA podcast at your event or at your studio, hit us up and let us know.
• 12:17
  SPEAKER_01: We would love to make that happen, and we absolutely love doing this.
• 12:20
  SPEAKER_00: As usual, every season we hold a podcast cover art contest.
• 12:25
  SPEAKER_00: And this year was no different.
• 12:27
  SPEAKER_00: That happened over the summer.
• 12:28
  SPEAKER_00: It feels like it happened really quickly this year.
• 12:30
  SPEAKER_00: We we were getting votes in right and left, but we had over a hundred submissions, and we're super happy to share our new cover art that you see if you look at your phone or your device right now for season four.
• 12:41
  SPEAKER_00: Um, our winners are Lola Day from Dance Alliance of Camarillo in California and Jillian Madeiros from Extreme Dance Company in Massachusetts.
• 12:49
  SPEAKER_00: And they are our new cover art winners, and they are beautiful.
• 12:53
  SPEAKER_00: So I hope you enjoy them all season gracing your devices.
• 12:57
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, we're giving lyrical vibes this year.
• 12:59
  SPEAKER_01: Lyrical dance vibes on the cover art.
• 13:01
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I think it's probably time for lyrical versus contemporary 2.0 if we've got so much lyrical on the page.
• 13:07
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, I think that's great.
• 13:09
  SPEAKER_01: Maybe we could like end the season with that.
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_00: We have a few little holes at the end of the season that we haven't filled yet.
• 13:16
  SPEAKER_00: So let us know, listeners.
• 13:17
  SPEAKER_00: Do you want that?
• 13:18
  SPEAKER_00: Do you want more lyrical versus contemporary?
• 13:20
  SPEAKER_00: They probably do.
• 13:21
  SPEAKER_00: Always.
• 13:21
  SPEAKER_00: They probably do.
• 13:22
  SPEAKER_01: And finally, we have our Facebook group, which you've heard us talk about many times on the podcast.
• 13:28
  SPEAKER_01: It is a free Facebook group to join, and it's a lovely community over there.
• 13:32
  SPEAKER_01: We have almost 2,000 members, and they are dance teachers, dance parents, dance studio owners, dancers themselves that are chatting away in this group.
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_01: A lot of people ask questions and we answer them, and uh other people chime in and give their perspective, which is really nice.
• 13:47
  SPEAKER_01: And it's it's been a great uh community to be able to connect with our listeners and our fans and ask questions on what do you want from us in the podcast?
• 13:57
  SPEAKER_01: Who do you want to hear on the podcast?
• 13:59
  SPEAKER_01: Did you like this episode?
• 14:00
  SPEAKER_01: What did you think about this?
• 14:02
  SPEAKER_01: Give us feedback on that.
• 14:03
  SPEAKER_01: So it's been a blast being over there on the Facebook group.
• 14:07
  SPEAKER_01: And don't forget to join it.
• 14:08
  SPEAKER_01: It's called Making the Impact A Dance Competition Podcast Community on Facebook or click the link in our show notes to join now.
• 14:16
  SPEAKER_00: All right, Court, let's give some really quick highlights of seasons one, two, and three, just some numbers for y'all to check out where we're where we land.
• 14:25
  SPEAKER_00: Um we got 42 episodes in season three.
• 14:28
  SPEAKER_00: Amazing.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it's a lot.
• 14:31
  SPEAKER_01: We finally hit 100 episodes in season three.
• 14:34
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, we have 108 episodes total now, including two summer bonus episodes, which again, if you haven't listened to the summer bonus episodes from D.Va and Spirit, go listen.
• 14:43
  SPEAKER_00: They are wonderful and just different, very different.
• 14:47
  SPEAKER_00: It's a different format.
• 14:48
  SPEAKER_00: It feels it feels different.
• 14:50
  SPEAKER_00: Um, it's a really neat listen.
• 14:52
  SPEAKER_01: And we've hit we finally hit 200,000 downloads.
• 14:57
  SPEAKER_01: And by downloads, I mean listens.
• 14:59
  SPEAKER_01: So that means if anyone has pressed play on a podcast episode that counts towards one of the download numbers, and that is wild to think that we hit over 200,000.
• 15:10
  SPEAKER_01: That's so many people listening.
• 15:11
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, all the way to Canada, Australia, Germany, the UK.
• 15:15
  SPEAKER_01: Like we are reaching people from all around the world, the globe.
• 15:19
  SPEAKER_01: It's wild to see these stats come in because we kind of approach this from the United States ver uh version of the competitive dance world.
• 15:27
  SPEAKER_01: And that being said, um, giving you a little spoiler for season four, we actually have a few episodes coming up this season where we're going to sit down with international studios and hear what it's like in their competitive dance world.
• 15:42
  SPEAKER_01: So that'll be really fun.
• 15:44
  SPEAKER_00: I can't wait.
• 15:45
  SPEAKER_00: That's that's you know, like we always we'll talk about this in a minute, our favorite episodes from previous season.
• 15:50
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, that's gonna probably be one of my favorites for this upcoming season is competition dance around the world.
• 15:56
  SPEAKER_00: The most listened to episode of all time is You guessed it, my friends.
• 16:00
  SPEAKER_00: Season one, episode four, Lyrical versus contemporary.
• 16:04
  SPEAKER_00: It's still holding steady, closely followed by uh a new contender, uh season three, episode eighty-seven, stage presence.
• 16:13
  SPEAKER_00: So I appreciate the people listening to that one because I like I like the stage presence episode.
• 16:18
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, and that obviously means that that was our most listened to episode in season three, if that was second place overall.
• 16:27
  SPEAKER_00: Only trailing lyrical versus contemporary by like 500 listens.
• 16:30
  SPEAKER_00: So lyrical versus contemporary, better watch out.
• 16:33
  SPEAKER_01: Uh-oh, it's coming.
• 16:34
  SPEAKER_01: It's coming for you.
• 16:35
  SPEAKER_01: Stage presence is coming for you.
• 16:38
  SPEAKER_01: All right, so things that are coming for all of you listeners in season four.
• 16:43
  SPEAKER_01: We have an a few new things to introduce, and one of the things that we're bringing back are our spotlight feature episodes.
• 16:52
  SPEAKER_01: So in season two, we introduced our spotlight features where we would sit down with someone in the industry.
• 16:58
  SPEAKER_01: It could be an individual, it could be a dance business owner, it could be someone from a dance company, anyone that we feel was making an impact in the competitive dance world or even just the dance world.
• 17:10
  SPEAKER_01: And we really loved getting to know different people and hearing their journeys and their stories throughout their careers.
• 17:16
  SPEAKER_01: So we decided to bring back those special spotlight features.
• 17:19
  SPEAKER_01: But don't worry, our studio spotlights, which were so popular and introduced in season three, are going to be back in season four.
• 17:26
  SPEAKER_01: And we are going to highlight even more fantastic studios from around the country during those episodes.
• 17:32
  SPEAKER_01: So we're excited to have all of our spotlights back in season four.
• 17:35
  SPEAKER_00: And in season four, we have some great new sponsors with products and services that we really believe in.
• 17:40
  SPEAKER_00: So listen up, check them out in the show notes every week.
• 17:43
  SPEAKER_00: And of course, we have some old favorites that are coming back to support for season four.
• 17:47
  SPEAKER_00: So we couldn't truly, truly couldn't do this without our sponsors.
• 17:51
  SPEAKER_00: So give them your business, give them your attention, give them a like, give them a follow, because they're amazing.
• 17:58
  SPEAKER_01: And one of the newest things we're introducing in season four is something that I'm really excited about.
• 18:02
  SPEAKER_01: And it is called our Platinum Premium Membership.
• 18:06
  SPEAKER_01: So if you are a Die Hard Making the Impact fan, if you have been here since the beginning, or maybe you're a brand new fan and you want to show your love and support, you can help support our podcast by joining our Platinum Premium membership.
• 18:20
  SPEAKER_01: And what that will get you is exclusive access to bonus episodes.
• 18:25
  SPEAKER_01: And some of those bonus episodes are going to be our QA episodes.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_01: So those bonus episodes you had over the summer, those are little teasers to remind you how great our QAs are.
• 18:35
  SPEAKER_01: Because now we're going to go monthly QA.
• 18:38
  SPEAKER_01: We're going to be doing monthly QA's exclusive to members only.
• 18:43
  SPEAKER_01: And the other perk to our subscribers is that if you are a member of our Platinum Premium, then you can submit your questions and you will get priority to have your questions answered on our QA's.
• 18:53
  SPEAKER_01: So usually we would do our QA's every other month, but now we're going to go live on Facebook every single month, and we'll be joined by a handful of different friends, a handful of different judges that want to sit down and answer your questions.
• 19:08
  SPEAKER_01: And so many fans have told us that they love these QA episodes.
• 19:11
  SPEAKER_01: So we wanted to bring them to you more frequently, and we want to give you the opportunity to get even more bonus content and get even more questions answered about this competitive dance world.
• 19:22
  SPEAKER_01: So other perks include a shout-out live on a future podcast episode for you and your studio, three welcome stickers that are mailed to you, and you'll be able to listen to all of season four episodes ad-free.
• 19:35
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• 19:41
  SPEAKER_01: And some people really will love that perk as well.
• 19:44
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• 19:47
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• 19:50
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• 19:55
  SPEAKER_01: And that includes episodes through the summer months as well, when we go live at events and seminars.
• 20:01
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• 20:16
  SPEAKER_00: But don't worry, all previous 100 episodes of Making the Impact are still free for you to enjoy.
• 20:21
  SPEAKER_00: In case you are not ready to commit to$5 a month, those are always still there for you.
• 20:26
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• 20:35
  SPEAKER_00: Reviewers also get a shout-out live on air, so you get a little special plug as well if you review us.
• 20:40
  SPEAKER_00: So we would really appreciate your honest opinions.
• 20:43
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• 20:46
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• 20:49
  SPEAKER_01: So if you want to do a one-time donation to help support our podcast even more, all donations are accepted.
• 20:55
  SPEAKER_01: We made up to$500 last year from listener donations, which is crazy to think.
• 21:02
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• 21:06
  SPEAKER_01: So that goes towards our editor, that goes towards our hosting, that goes towards all the time and energy that we put to provide this content to you for free.
• 21:16
  SPEAKER_01: And even in our Platinum Premium membership, that$5 a month is going right back into our podcast to help make this possible for you.
• 21:23
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• 21:30
  SPEAKER_00: And if you also just want to buy us a coffee, I like vanilla lattes.
• 21:35
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• 21:37
  SPEAKER_01: Buy us all the coffee.
• 21:38
  SPEAKER_01: Someone bought us coffees last year, which was so nice.
• 21:41
  SPEAKER_00: I know.
• 21:41
  SPEAKER_00: Like you can literally just buy us a coffee if you just are feeling generous.
• 21:46
  SPEAKER_00: Alright, Courtney, is that about it?
• 21:48
  SPEAKER_00: Are we about to head right into Regold's spotlight feature?
• 21:52
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, absolutely.
• 21:53
  SPEAKER_01: And y'all don't want to miss that episode.
• 21:54
  SPEAKER_01: It is so good.
• 21:56
  SPEAKER_01: He has so much knowledge to share with the dance world, and I hope that you all enjoy it.
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_01: I can't wait for the episodes that are coming your way in season four.
• 22:04
  SPEAKER_01: They are going to be exceptional.
• 22:06
  SPEAKER_01: And there's a handful of 2.0s happening.
• 22:08
  SPEAKER_01: There's more verses episodes happening.
• 22:11
  SPEAKER_01: So stay tuned for those episodes coming your way.
• 22:14
  SPEAKER_01: Our weekly episodes start now every Thursday throughout the dance season, all the way till May.
• 22:19
  SPEAKER_01: Keep sharing, keep subscribing, keep spreading the word about our podcast over here at Making the Impact.
• 22:24
  SPEAKER_01: And we are so grateful for your support.
• 22:26
  SPEAKER_01: Hope you enjoy this first episode and all of season four.
• 22:31
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks everybody.
• 22:32
  SPEAKER_00: Keep dancing.
• 22:33
  SPEAKER_00: Keep dancing.
• 22:34
  SPEAKER_00: Bye.