Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast - Podcast Episodes, Ranking & Reviews

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Spotlight Feature - 8Counts

Send us Fan Mail Guests: Josh Ellis and Neo Lynch Hosted by Courtney Ortiz & Lesley Mealor Today on Making the Impact, we’re bringing back our Spotlight episodes to fe

Oct 22
1 h 06 min

Trends and Truths on Strength and Conditioning For Dancers

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Amber Tacy and Dr. Robert Tsai Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 276 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

Oct 15
58 min

Throwback! S6 Ep 203 - How To Stand Out at Auditions

Send us Fan Mail Guest - DJ Smart Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor Today's throwback episode brings us back to Season 6, with guest DJ Smart, where we

Oct 8
1 h 06 min

A Crash Course on College Dance Program Auditions

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Lauren Gaul and Ashley Thorndike Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 274 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podca

Oct 1
1 h 08 min

Throwback! S2 Ep 45 - A Look At Competitive Dance Through the Years

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Clarice Ordaz and Amber Nadelkov Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor We are bringing back our Throwback episodes in Season 8 of Maki

Sep 24
1 h 00 min

The Dance Teachers Who Impacted Us featuring Lesley’s Teachers

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Kristen Cochran and Dawn Parker Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 272 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcas

Sep 17
1 h 10 min

LIVE! From Dance Teacher Web Vegas 2026

Send us Fan Mail Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 271 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, Courtney and Lesley are live from Vegas

Sep 10
1 h 00 min

Studio Spotlight - Stacey's Studio of Dance Education

Send us Fan Mail Guests: Stacey Dimberio and Brooke MacIver Hosted by Courtney Ortiz & Lesley Mealor The winner of the Making the Impact Award fan favorite contest fro

Sep 7
1 h 01 min

Welcome to Season 8!

Send us Fan Mail Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor Welcome to Season 8 of Making the Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast! Courtney and Lesley have some fun

Sep 3
36 min

Summer Bonus Episode! - Live from The Artistry Tour Nationals 2026

Send us Fan Mail IDA Judges - Brittany Nicholas, Kyle Rostan, Sally Cofield, Marie Choate Hosted By - Holly Shipley Produced By: Making the Impact - A Dance Competitio

Aug 2
36 min

Judging Horror Stories - Why Treatment On Events Needs an Industry-Wide Overhaul! - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Robb Gibbs, Brittni Johnson, and Anonymous Submissions Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor To close out Season 7 of Making the Impac

Jul 2
56 min

Season 7 Wrap Up!

Send us Fan Mail Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor That's a wrap on Season 7 of Making the Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast! Thank you to all our lo

May 28
34 min

Judging Horror Stories - Why Treatment On Events Needs an Industry-Wide Overhaul! - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Robb Gibbs, Brittni Johnson, and Anonymous Submissions Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor To close out Season 7 of Making the Impac

May 28
1 h 09 min

Throwback! - S3 EP 96 – How to NOT be a Stage Mom!

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Summer Aiello & Shannon Thomas Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor Our final throwback episode is one for the dance moms out there!

May 21
1 h 34 min

Raising the New Generation - Former Dancers Who Are Now Competitive Dance Parents

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Lynne McNelis and Jennifer Lobaito Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 267 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Pod

May 14
1 h 19 min

Throwback! - S1 EP 21 – Beyond the Barre - Why Ballet Matters in Competitive Dance

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Carrie Euker, Holly Gannett Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor Today's throwback episode takes us back to Making The Impact -

May 7
50 min

All About Pointe For Training Dancers

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Kathryn Morgan and Tommie Lin Kesten Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 265 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition P

Apr 30
1 h 07 min

IDA Competition Spotlight - Star Talent Productions

Send us Fan Mail Guests: Jennifer Armstrong, Devin Pendleton and James Murphy Hosted by: Courtney Ortiz Today's IDA Competition Spotlight episode features Star Ta

Apr 23
56 min

Bringing Inclusivity and Diversity to Competitive Dance

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Ty Williams, Tonysha McIntosh, Haley Everett Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 263 of Making The Impact - A Dance Comp

Apr 16
1 h 03 min

Throwback! - S3 EP 77 - The Open Category - Expectations from Your Judges

Send us Fan Mail Guests - Ashley Marinelli and Amy Maze Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor Today's throwback episode was one of our most popular episode

Apr 9
1 h 00 min

Chart trend

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all-time peak

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 22, 2026).

#105 ▲ 10 Performing Arts US

What listeners say

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I love listening to this podcast on the way to dance class and during downtime at competitions. It has definitely taught my mom and I a lot and has given us a judge’s prospective. Making the impact is super well done and you can tell that all of the hosts and guests know their stuff.

Lauren.dance · Feb 2026

Making The Impact is my favorite podcast to listen to! It is great for dancers, teachers, and parents. There’s so many different topics and episodes to learn from. I really love this podcast for competition prep or anytime. Making The Impact is an amazing podcast!

DSD_Dancer💎 · Feb 2025

This podcast has been my favorite listen this year for this dancer-turned-dance mom! Courtney and Lesley are so fun to listen to, and my daughter and I learn a so much from each episode. One specific episode opened our eyes and helped us to make a difficult, yet necessary, decision for my daughter’s dance future and we could not be happier. This podcast should be at the top of every dancer’s and dance parent’s list!

DanceMom731 · Jul 2024

I can not suggest Making The Impact enough. They cover such a wide variety of topics and their information is both useful and relevant. I like to listen when I'm in the car waiting for my kids.

Krystin Petrilli · Mar 2023

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