Anything But Routine
Just For Kix presents Anything but Routine. This podcast is everything and anything dance! We follow Cindy Clough & Ali Geraets through daily lives. This mother-daughter duo talks about coaching techniques, performance tips, costumes, new trends in dance, and so much more. Cindy is the CEO of Just For Kix with over 50 years of dance experience! Out of a single ad in a local newspaper, a dynasty was created with over 22,000 students. She has been part of over 30 Collegiate Bowl Game productions. Ali danced in the 2011 Super Bowl XLV with the Black Eyed Peas and performed again at the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII with Beyonce. In 2015, she worked on the opening of the NFL Kick Off and the Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring Katy Perry, and the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring Coldplay, Bruno Mars, and Beyonce. She also worked on the 2018 Super Bowl Halftime Show with Justin Timberlake. She has choreographed and helped produce numerous Collegiate Bowl Game Halftime Shows.
Anything But Routine
215. College Dance Team Recruitment Tips Every Dancer Should Know
Cindy and Ali talk with Kathy Hain-de Jong to uncover how dancers can stand out in the competitive world of college admissions and dance team recruitment.
Kathy Hain-de Jong is an educational consultant and president of College in 3-2-1, where she created Dance into College, a program helping dancers navigate college admissions and dance team recruitment. With her background in management consulting, project management, and higher-education counseling, she provides clear, practical guidance for families balancing academics and dance aspirations. Based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she draws from her professional expertise and experience as a mom of two collegiate DI dancers to help students nationwide find their best college and dance team fit.
Kathy's upcoming book, The Recruitable Dancer, is a comprehensive guide that reveals the realities of college dance team life, helps dancers overcome challenges, build standout applications, find their best-fit programs, and prepare to shine at nationals or under the stadium lights.
The Recruitable Dancer is set to be available on November 5th.
Discover more about Hain-de Jong’s approach and services by visiting www.collegein321.com and www.danceintocollege.com