Competition team parents, how many weekends a month does season actually eat into your calendar? Be honest. #DanceMom #DanceDad

Does your dancer have a weird pre class ritual? Specific socks, a certain snack, a particular parking spot? Ours does. Tell us yours. #DanceMom #DanceDad

New dance parents, what's the one term you had to secretly google? Releve, combo, across the floor. We've all been there. Tell us yours. #DanceMom #DanceDad

We are solidly into fall now. What is your kid's favorite part of dance class this season so far? #DanceMom #DanceDad

Shoutout to the grandparents who show up to every recital with a folding chair and a camera, rain or shine. #DanceLife #DanceMom

Before you enroll, ask exactly what tuition includes. Recital fee, costume fee, competition fee, they are not always the same charge and not always upfront. #DanceMom #DanceClass

Does your studio do anything for Halloween, a themed class, a little party, or is it just a regular week? Curious what other studios do. #DanceMom #DanceDad

Ask about the dress code before you buy a single leotard. Some studios are strict about color and brand, some do not care at all. Save yourself a return. #DanceMom #DanceClass

Has your studio announced holiday show dates yet? Ours usually waits until November and by then half the good weekends are already booked. #DanceMom #DanceDad

Respect to the competition team parents driving two hours each way on a school night for practice. That is a whole second job. #DanceLife #DanceMom

If you have more than one kid dancing, ask about a sibling discount even if the studio does not advertise one. A lot of them have it, they just do not put it on the website. #DanceMom #DanceClass

Picture day at the studio yet? Ours is coming up and I still cannot get my kid to sit still for the order form, let alone the actual photo. #DanceMom #DanceDad

What is the smallest detail about your studio that made you stay? Ours remembers our kid's name in a room of forty kids and that is basically it for us. #DanceMom #DanceDad

Anyone else about to get two Halloweens worth of use out of last year's recital costume? No shame in it, that thing is basically new. #DanceMom #DanceLife

If your studio sends a tuition increase notice, ask when it takes effect and whether it is prorated for the month it lands in. Worth two minutes at pickup. #DanceMom #DanceClass

If you have got two kids at two different studios, how are you handling the schedule overlap? We started color coding a calendar and it is still chaos some weeks. #DanceMom #DanceDad

There is a very specific chaos to a dress rehearsal hallway, hairspray, bobby pins everywhere, someone always missing a shoe. Weirdly one of the best parts of the season. #DanceLife #DanceMom

Keep the tags and receipt on any costume order until you have actually tried it on your kid. Returns get a lot harder once October turns into November. #DanceMom #DanceClass

Has anyone added a second style mid-season? We are eyeing a tap class for our kid and wondering if jumping in now versus waiting for a new session actually matters. #DanceMom #DanceClass

Before you sign up for a fall dance convention or workshop, ask what is actually included. Some cover everything, some add a separate fee for every extra class. Ask before you pay. #DanceClass #DanceMom