Guests - Courtney Rottenberger and Raynor Van der Merwe

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor

In Episode 113 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we are debunking the stereotypes surrounding studios that don't compete! Joining us today are IDA judge and former non-competitive dancer Courtney Rottenberger and studio owner Raynor van der Merwe to shed some light on the other side of the dance studio world!

Topics Include:

• Opportunities that non-competitive environments can give dancers that competitive studios may not be able to offer
• How growing up in a class and performance-based studio shaped the professional dancer that Courtney became
• Why Raynor chose to go the non-competitive route with Encore Performers and why she thinks it was the right choice for her students

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