{"podcast":{"title":"Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast","slug":"making-the-impact-a-dance-competition-podcast-646817","podcast_index_feed_id":646817,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1304056.rss","website_url":"http://www.makingtheimpactpodcast.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/dcux2jk8n1fb12rrhyjv04187gij?.jpg","author":"Impact Dance Adjudicators","episode_count":290,"summary":"Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a dance competition judge? What does it take to impress the people behind the table? Join your hosts Courtney Ortiz, professional dancer, educator and owner of Impact Dance Adjudicators, and Lesley Mealor, veteran performer and judge, on Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, as they dive into all things dance competition! Each week, listen as Courtney and Lesley discuss various hot topics with members of the IDA judges’ roster and other special guests in the dance world, from technique, to costumes, to the dreaded question - “Tights…or no tights?” Stay tuned for special spotlight episodes, round table chats and so much more! Weekly episodes launch every Thursday throughout the dance season! @impactdanceadjudicators","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-impact-a-dance-competition-podcast-646817"},"episode":{"title":"All About Pointe For Training Dancers","slug":"all-about-pointe-for-training-dancers","published_at":"2026-04-30T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-impact-a-dance-competition-podcast-646817/all-about-pointe-for-training-dancers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-impact-a-dance-competition-podcast-646817","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1304056/episodes/19059039-all-about-pointe-for-training-dancers.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1304056/episodes/19059039-all-about-pointe-for-training-dancers.mp3","summary":"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 Podcast, guests Kathryn Morgan and Tommie Lin Kesten join us for an eye-opening chat about pointe! From pointe-readiness to shoe preparation, we dive into the challenges and joys of dancing en pointe! Topics Include: The real amount of training that should occur prior to going en pointe Tips for finding the right ...","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-the-impact-a-dance-competition-podcast-646817/episodes/all-about-pointe-for-training-dancers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-impact-a-dance-competition-podcast-646817/all-about-pointe-for-training-dancers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}