Why I Created Girls Just Wanna Dance (And Why You Need to Be There)

Girls Just Wanna Dance: A Night of Celebration, Joy, and Freedom
If you’ve ever wished there was a fun, uplifting place to dance, celebrate, and feel alive — this is for you! In this episode, Tracey Watts Cirino shares the heart behind Girls Just Wanna Dance, a brand-new event designed just for YOU. No waiting until midnight for good music, no bad vibes — just pure joy, community, and celebration.
Listen in for all the juicy details, a special Q&A, and why this night will change everything for you. Life’s too short to sit it out — let’s dance!

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Are you ready to say goodbye to fear, frustration, and overwhelm when it comes to growing and scaling your business? You’re in the right place. Welcome to  Beyond Common Business Secrets Podcast I’m your host, Tracey Watts Cirino

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Tracey Watts Cirino: why, I created girls just want to dance. And why you need to be there. Hello! Hello, beautiful souls! I'm so excited that you are here welcome to beyond common business secrets. So whether this is your 1st episode, or you have been with us


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Tracey Watts Cirino: through them all. I just want to welcome you here and share with you that today's episode is a little bit different. It's a little bit different. And I am so so excited to share it with you, because honestly, this one is straight from my heart.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: So today we are taking something that has been near and dear and on my heart for a while, and I want to walk you through all of the sort of behind the scenes that


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Tracey Watts Cirino: happened in the process of creating. Our girls just want to dance event. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: buckle up. This will be fun. Right? So today we're gonna be talking about


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Tracey Watts Cirino: this this sort of thing that started as an idea. And I feel like it was on my mind and on my heart for so long.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: And it has sort of become a movement. So today we're going to talk about


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Tracey Watts Cirino: girls just want to dance. Oh, are you so excited. I get so excited when I talk about it. So if you're anything like me, you may have had this experience where many nights over the last


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Tracey Watts Cirino: a few years. You thought, man, wouldn't it be so fun to get dressed up and go out and


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Tracey Watts Cirino: like feel beautiful? Get excited just about dancing, and I have to say this question has come up a lot, and I'm not like a dancer. I have no formal dance experience, in fact. I'm probably more embarrassing and awkward than anything. But I love to dance, and I have always taken to the


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Tracey Watts Cirino: taken to the dance stage as you know, dance like nobody's watching.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: and that has been how I just have always been about it. My husband is a really good dancer, like he knows how to really perform. I just do my thing like dance to the music, and I'm you know, happy to go along so I don't know anything about choreography, or even like when I would take like an exercise class, and they would teach. These synchronized moves like I have no clue. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: you are welcome. If you are this over the top dancer that knows all the moves, or somebody like me, who is just a bit awkward and just excited to move to the music. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: so if you're anything like me over the past few years, you've been like, Oh, okay, wouldn't it feel so good to just dress up, feel beautiful and dance, and then you either can't find anywhere to go, or you're excited because you have a wedding, a charity event, or something like that. And then you got there, and there's like not


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Tracey Watts Cirino: actual good music to dance to.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: or it's not even starting till like 1130, and you're ready to go to bed. So that kind of was the story of my life, of what was happening. Or I would find somewhere, and it just like, wasn't the right, vibe.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: or you would like, feel like, maybe you were like, Okay, well, I'm gonna gear up and I'm gonna stay out really late. But then it was like, not the energy wasn't feeling aligned anymore. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: that just kind of kept being the roadblock, and even the last few years for my birthday, you know my husband and the kids are like, what do you want to do? I'm like, I just want to dance, and they just kind of laughed it off. And and it just became this funny thing. So you know, what's really funny is that for years I was able to fill this void by having a weekly dance party every week at home with the kids. We would just do these weekly dance parties.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: but more recently they are getting older. You know. They're teenage boys. They're bigger than me. They're grown men at this moment.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: and grown young men, but still they're they're just getting so big. And now you know they're kind to their mother. They honor their mother, but they look at me like Mom really


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Tracey Watts Cirino: do. I have to like they kind of don't say it, but they look at me with those eyes, and that doesn't feel good like that doesn't feel like good energy. Like to convince anyone to dance with you. So of course they would, because they're wonderful. Wonderful boys, however.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: want to dance with people that are as excited as I am. So I just kept thinking and thinking about this. Where's a place for women like me? You know I'm over 40, and I still want to have fun, but I don't want to wait till midnight for good music to come on.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: and it's like, where are the women who want to feel alive, who want to


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Tracey Watts Cirino: feel like, you know, beautiful, joyful, without all the drama of having to stay out till 3 Am. Because


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Tracey Watts Cirino: I don't want to squeeze through a crowd of sweaty 20 somethings with music that doesn't even, you know, feel aligned for me, or have good energy, or make me like want to move. So that just is kind of where I was at. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: if you're anything like me, you've probably been there. And so what happened next was like the funny part. It was like, okay, well, how much longer can I think about this like, okay, so what? So what I did, instead of waiting for someone else to create it, I reached out to


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Tracey Watts Cirino: one of my dear mom friends, that I know she likes to dance as much as I do, and and it's funny because we have never spent that much time talking about that, but we both kind of knew that about each other.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: And so I reached out to my friend Robin and I said, You know I have this really great idea.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: and I would love if we created it together. And I told her about it, and she said, yes, yes, oh, my gosh, yes, I'm so in. And this is how girls just want to dance was created.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: So that is, I mean that, is it? It was just like, Okay, well, this thing kept coming up, and we're not finding it. So I reached out to a friend, and she was excited. And that gave me confirmation. And we were just like, Okay, girls just want to dance. And we're going all in on this. So I want you to imagine that you walk into a very like club like Vibe. That was really fun, like, back in the day I used to love to go to Miami to the International Music Conference.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: I've had the honor and privilege of dancing my tushy off in Ibiza


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Tracey Watts Cirino: would just love to dance right? So I want you to imagine you walk into just a gorgeous club like Vibe. The lights are perfect. It's dark enough that you don't feel like. Oh, everyone's watching. You know it has that club like energy.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: that it's already late, so that you feel ready to dance like that was what we were going for. So the lights are perfect. The music's already pumping the good stuff that makes you just like want to dance, and you're like, hold on! I have to use the restroom. You know all that stuff like I have to use the restroom. Well, I have to get a drink, but the songs on I like. So you're going, you know. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: that was like the feeling that we wanted. Like, you're dressed up. You feel amazing. You're surrounded by other beautiful women that just have aligned souls that are just there for the the same reason, to celebrate life, to feel alive, to dance for the pure joy of dancing.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: And when people say, Well, why? It's like, because I feel like it because I want to. That's literally it. So I want you to dance for the pure joy of dancing because you want to.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: And that is it like that? Has been the question that I've been asked many times recently. Well, why like? What is it like? Does that have something to do with your business like? No, except for joy, and in doing something.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: because just desire to do it? So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: it picture like no waiting, no waiting hours for the Dj. To finally play that song or something good, no weird energy, no judgment, and just


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Tracey Watts Cirino: pure soul igniting fun. That's what we're going for, and that's what this night is all about. It's all about celebrating you, your beauty, your energy, your strength, your spirit, your joy, and remembering and honoring the fact that you deserve this, you absolutely deserve this. You've worked so hard, you have


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Tracey Watts Cirino: celebrated everyone else. You have given so much to others, and it's time to celebrate you for the pure joy of it.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: So that that is literally the the story behind the whole thing.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: I wanted to create a night for girls who just want to dance for the pure joy of it because you want to. And that is what Robin, and I know that we've created for you, and we are so excited to share it with you. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: here is a list of a bunch of questions. I've been getting email questions, direct messages on social media text messages, phone calls. And I've gathered them all together to answer all of your questions. So if you have questions, this, this part of the podcast is for you. If you're like, I'm all in. Go ahead and get your ticket. It'll be in the show notes, and I cannot wait to see you.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: And then I do have some friends all over the world that are not here in Cleveland that are like, Oh, my goodness, will you come and do this in my hometown? And the answer is absolutely yes, just reach out, and we'll put together a plan. Because how fun would that be if I get to travel now to create dance nights


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Tracey Watts Cirino: for girls, just want to dance for my friends. I am totally open and available for that. It sounds so flipping, amazing. So yes, the answer is, yes, yes. So yeah. So here we are with that, like I who would have thought, and I'm so excited to do it so


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Tracey Watts Cirino: question number one that we keep getting is what should I wear? And I want to say.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: girl, this is girls just want to dance. You can wear whatever makes you feel amazing.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: So this is a night for you.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: So you get to dress, however, you feel your best. So if you want to think like party vibes and sparkles and fun, dresses and and all, into that, or you want to go with a chic like jumpsuit and bold accessories. Or, you know, a skirt or short, or we're literally comfortable. And you have these like cute tennis shoes that you want.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: It's your call. This is a celebration for you. If you are like some of my friends, that


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Tracey Watts Cirino: dancing means heels, and you have to bust it out. Wear those whatever makes you


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Tracey Watts Cirino: feel like your best, most aligned self. That is what you want to wear. So, girl, you do you? Because girls just want to dance is a celebration for you, for you. So what time does it start? So the doors open at 6 Pm. And the party starts right away. So there be no waiting for good music. We want people to come ready to dance, because the party is from 6 to 10. It literally is.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: so that you can be home


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Tracey Watts Cirino: and in bed before midnight. Yay, and ready to do all of your mom duties, or whatever you need to do the next day. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: the next question is, can I come alone? Absolutely. This event is about sisterhood and community.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: and if you come solo, you're guaranteed to leave with a few new dance floor buddies, right? So if you have a bunch of friends that don't like to dance. But you do.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: girl, you are more than welcome to come, Solo. We are there to honor and celebrate your sisterhood. Now the flip side to this is that people are like, oh, can I come with a bunch of my girlfriends, or is there a limit? No, absolutely not. You can come with all of your girlfriends. So if you have a crew of people that love to dance, then you are welcome too.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: Next question was, is there an age limit. Now.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: initially, we started this event, for we're we're like, Oh, women over 40. But here's what's been happening. This event is now for all women, 21 and over who want to have a beautiful night celebrating themselves. Now


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Tracey Watts Cirino: the reason this came about is because I had several people reach out that said, Can I bring my mom and my grandma? This will be so fun for us to dance. And I said, Oh, my goodness! I love everything about this generational sisterhood of women. Dancing? Yes, yes. So by all means, if you are about celebrating this, and you want to move and groove with the type of music we're going to play, you are welcome.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: So I am so excited that we are going to have a mom, a grandma, and a daughter like, how exciting! Is that


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Tracey Watts Cirino: so? The next question is, why.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: what kind of music will be played? So I want you to think like only the best like it's going to be high energy. It will be some of your favorite throwback like club hits. There'll be new mix within some new pop stuff, emerging anthems and just dance jams that make you want to move. So if you


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Tracey Watts Cirino: find that you have special things that you love, please reach out on social media. I've been, you know, asking questions on social about, you know what people are into. So if you


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Tracey Watts Cirino: response there, if you're like, really specific about stuff. But


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Tracey Watts Cirino: I really wanted to create things that whether it was pop disco, club music,


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Tracey Watts Cirino: you know, rave type music all all mixed together. So it would be such a fun, absolutely dance your tush off type of night. So that's what we're going for. I'm so excited I cannot wait to see you on the dance floor. So


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Tracey Watts Cirino: that is that is what we wanted to share with girls. Just wanna dance. So, sisters sisterhood, this is your invitation. This is your invitation to come out, dance, celebrate.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: come and fill your cup. Back up, you give to everyone, and this is a night to celebrate you, to give back and and fill your cup up with so much joy and so much laughter, that


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Tracey Watts Cirino: you realize like self-care doesn't just have to be like Yoga and bath salts right like this is a night of dancing that will fill up your cup because life is too short. Life is too short to sit it out and wait for someone else to do it.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: You are worth celebrating. You are worthy of it all, and, my friend, I cannot wait to see you on the dance floor and kick off. Our 1st girls just want to dance


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Tracey Watts Cirino: fun night out. Celebration. So grab your girlfriends, grab your tickets I will make sure in the show notes. There's a link to purchase your tickets. The Vip tickets are selling out fastest, so if you want a Vip ticket, grab it now, and let's dance.


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Tracey Watts Cirino: Share this with everyone. You know that deserves a night of dancing, and as always stay beyond. Amazing, and I will see you on the next one, and hopefully I will see you on the dance floor for girls. Just wanna dance. Take care.