{"podcast":{"title":"Back to the Barre","slug":"back-to-the-barre-5485742","podcast_index_feed_id":5485742,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63e7cb3476a4a4001004ca4e","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/415253","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/63e7cb3476a4a4001004ca4e/1694447845976-236805bb5a873da674dd557f36260b47.jpeg","author":"Christi Lukasiak & Kelly Hyland","episode_count":222,"summary":"Come see us LIVE on tour in 2026! www.x1entertainment.com/bttb Head to social media to share your favorite moments from this episode. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backtothebarrepodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@backtothebarrepod Watch full episodes of Back to the Barre on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@officialbacktothebarre Send your questions to www.speakpipe.com/backtothebarre Join our Patreon to access ad-free episodes of Back to the Barre. Members also receive exclusive audio and video content and more! Visit www.patreon.com/backtothebarre to join. Rate, review and follow Back to the Barre on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart or wherever you like to listen. OG Dance Moms Christi ( https://www.instagram.com/christilukasiak or https://www.tiktok.com/@christilukasiak0 ) & Kelly ( https://www.instagram.com/kellylhyland or https://www.tiktok.com/@hyland.kelly ) take us back to the barre with this weekly podcast, recapping Dance Moms episodes and sharing never-before-heard behind the scenes stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-barre-5485742"},"episode":{"title":"Empty Chair, Do a Solo","slug":"empty-chair-do-a-solo","published_at":"2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-barre-5485742/empty-chair-do-a-solo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-barre-5485742","url":"https://shows.acast.com/back-to-the-barre/episodes/6a01610d747903181d56f649","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63e7cb3476a4a4001004ca4e/e/6a01610d747903181d56f649/media.mp3","summary":"Come see us live!! www.x1entertainment.com/bttb \"I feel like we're consistent in the mocking of Jill.\" Christi might be talking about her outfits, but \"Showdown in Pittsburgh, Part 2\" doesn't do Jill any favors when it comes to giving her plenty of mockable moments as well. I mean is it already week three of Jill trying to convince Holly she should be grateful for what Abby does for Nia? Like WHILE Abby is actively trying to sabotage Nia at every conceivable turn? Yeah it's not one of Jill's better looks for sure. In a rare feat for Dance Moms there's no Pyramid this week because for some reason (we still can't quite figure out why) Production decided to split this week into a two parter (for real we had less notes for this episode than we often do when we only cover half an episode, it's weird). But there's still plenty of drama abound as most of the ALDC moms show up to their last local competition sans daughters... and you kind of need them present to compete or the group can't perform! Outside of Nia and JoJo all the girls are still at JUMP, which Abby and the moms feel is very important for their careers unlike the hit TV show they're supposed to be filming. Abby assigns Nia and JoJo solos in case the rest of the team in a no show when it's their turn to perform. Nia will preform Never Knew once more and JoJo is instructed to freestyle on-stage (which we highly doubt as JoJo upstaging Nia would be to tempting for Abby to leave to chance). The Candy Apples and Broadway Dance Academy soon crash the party to stir up the pot. Of course Jill doesn't take kindly to Cathy's interventions, but Cathy makes some great points about how Abbys been treating Nia, which Holly confirms. Jill doesn't like Holly picking sides with her enemy and starts beating the \"You need to respe…","meta_description":"Come see us live!! www.x1entertainment.com/bttb \"I feel like we're consistent in the mocking of Jill.\" Christi might be talking about her outfits, but \"Sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-to-the-barre-5485742/episodes/empty-chair-do-a-solo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-the-barre-5485742/empty-chair-do-a-solo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}