The Ballroom Dance Diaries
The Ballroom Dance Diaries helps Pro-Am ballroom dancers overcome fear, anxiety, and doubt with expert tips, competition prep strategies, and inspiring stories from the dance community—so you can step onto the floor with confidence and joy.
Join us because in the world of The Dance Diaries, every dance step is a chance to write a new page in your dance diary!
The Ballroom Dance Diaries
Latest Episodes
The Leaderboard Just Flipped! DWTS Week 3 Elimination & Full Review
Welcome back to The Ballroom Dance Diaries! In this episode, Carole and Kim break down Dancing with the Stars Season 35, Week 3, where the middle-of-the-pack couples made serious moves and completely shook up the leaderboard.From...
DWTS Weeks 1 & 2: Early Frontrunners & Harsh Scores! (Honest Ballroom Reaction)
Welcome to The Ballroom Dance Diaries! In this episode, Carole and Kim sit down for an honest, candid chat about their first impressions of Dancing with the Stars Season 35, Weeks 1 and 2.We are talking about everything that caug...
The Shirley Standard: What It Actually Takes to Be a DWTS Pro
The Shirley Standard: What It Actually Takes to Be a DWTS Pro 🪩✨What does it REALLY take to be a pro on Dancing with the Stars? Is world-class technique enough, or does television demand an entirely different skill set? ...
From Panic to Poise: How to Stop Spiraling on Deck Before Your Heat
What is the very first thing you say to yourself right before your heat is called?Whether you are dancing in an intimate ballroom at a local one-day comp or stepping onto the floor at a major multi-day championship, that holding area on ...
Terrified to Compete But Did It Anyway | Stephanie Byrne's First Dancesport Competition
Stepping onto a competitive ballroom floor for the first time can feel overwhelming.In this episode of The Dance Diaries, we sit down with Stephanie Byrne, a new competitive ballroom dancer who shares her honest journey through fear, an...