Back to the Barre

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TV & Film #40

OG Dance Moms Christi (@christilukasiak) & Kelly (@kellylhyland) take us back to the barre with this weekly podcast, recapping Dance Moms episodes and sharing never-before-heard behind the scenes stories.


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  • Brjskfoajrjgjs
    Love it
    Love listening to Kelly & Christi unpack each episode
  • Cheribee šŸ
    Miss original cast
    Itā€™s so good to see you all together on YouTube All of you were so funny Christi, Jill, Kelly, Melissa
  • Hobbes Parrott
    Stop talking bad about the way people look
    Especially you, Kelly. Want us to make fun of the way you look? Stop it
  • freshbean
    Wouldnā€™t change it!
    Love it! Kellyā€™s so real, and Christiā€™s humor is literally on another level āœØšŸ’€I was dying. They spill all the Dance Moms tea but make it funny and chill. If you're into the drama and want that behind-the-scenes tea, this pod is an absolute must.šŸ’–šŸ’– Especially loved when Melissa and Jill joined in this week! āœØ
  • fusionista4
    Full of ads, very little content.
    They decided to split every episode despite the fans asking them not to. No full recaps and about ten minutes is ads: When the fans raise questions they block them. Seeing their true colors and it is extremely ugly.
  • Livfromaustin<3
    I love this podcast
    I listen during my workouts, in the car and I love it because you guys make me feel at home. Yall are so funny and down to earth I need you guys to go on tour or do a meet and greet or in person podcast. Love you guys!!! šŸ©· btwā€¦ i hope everyone knows that u can skip over the ads lol
  • cammy00300
    boring & too many ads
    when i first tuned in to bttb i liked it, overtime it just became very boring. it seems they just pull the transcript and read. iā€™ve already watched every ep to know whatā€™s going on, i want to know about things that we donā€™t get to see. also, the amount of times an ad plays overall is ridiculous.
  • alluyyyy
    Not the best
    Jesus this show used to be exciting and funny but now itā€™s 75% add and 2% recap and 23% of the hosts saying each and every one of those girls deserved special treatment like Maddie šŸ™„ lord just recap the show please šŸ™ and stop these pt1 and pt 2 itā€™s so annoying. 1 part per episode pleaseeeee.
  • Texas Girl 2013
    My favorite podcast EVER
    I was watching Christiā€™s YouTube channel and I put on her reacting to Dance Moms Ticktocks part 4 and saw this! Now I canā€™t stop listening to this podcast!
  • MissKrystyne
    Is this a joke?????
    6 ads??? Iā€™m done. I was so frustrated with this past episode. You guys have got to be kidding. I am unsubscribing until this new format changes. You used to be my favorite podcast but that is not the case anymore. Christy ruins it with her negativity and Kelly seems checked out.
  • bendywendyoga
    50% commercials
    Are used to like this podcast, but now itā€™s ridiculous. Way way way too many commercials.
  • satah sarag
    to much personal talk
    you guys spend way to much time talking in the beginning, literally everyone skips that part itā€™s so boring and long like save it for the after party.
  • ItsJessieBabe
    Comment deleted so I am reposting
    First of all, how dare you delete feedback of your show? If youā€™re looking to better show or listen to your audience, donā€™t delete my comment What I said: Christi needs to stop placing her own insecurities on Kelly. Iā€™m constantly hearing ā€œyou can use ozempic kelly!ā€ ā€œYou still have until February to lose it before Brookeā€™s wedding!ā€ Stop talking about other peopleā€™s weight. Youā€™re an adult, you know this. Your so called ā€œbest friendā€ just got done with her cancer treatments. Who advises their best friend to try ozempic? What I also said: Itā€™s frustrating the amount of ads in the episodes now. Within the past 3 weeks, theyā€™ve taken up half of the episode. Not kidding. Then the first 25 minutes is them talking nothing related to the episode. No wonder why they have to split it in 2! Then they talk on their episodes basically ā€œwe need the ads, we hear your complaints but weā€™re keeping the same amount inā€. Do yall want people listening? Cause Iā€™ve stopped
  • M1aMonkey
    Was great in the beginning but now has begun a fall from Grace!
    The first few season of the recap were great. Lots of behind the scenes knowledge and information was given especially for listeners who did not subscribe to the Patreon. My issue has come in with the sudden switch of format to two part episodes without any formal announcement. I donā€™t have an issue with a two parter but for every episode in season 4 to be a two parter is a bit confusing for me. These are less than 45 minute episode (if watched on a platform with no-ads subscription). So to hear that both host either only watched half the episode or didnā€™t really watch is very annoying. Lastly, all the ads that come on every 10-15 minutes is a bit too much. Again, I am all for people getting their coins but at what cost. The listeners sanity. I hope the podcast gets some updates given on this being the new format because Iā€™ve seen a lot of people are becoming unsatisfied. Just so people know, I am aware that both host have some personal things happening in their lives at the moment. While Iā€™m emphatic and sympathetic. They chose to recap the series in an original format and to sudden change it with no explanation, especially for the viewers and listeners who donā€™t follow the Patreon or Social Media. Feels unorganized and honestly like they donā€™t really care at all. Compared to the first season recap.
  • Newest cohost
    Back to the barre huge fan
    Obsessed with the podcast. HUGE dance moms fan and love hearing behind the scenes take on everything! My sis went away and bought me a goodbye gift thatā€™s a picture of me standing with both of you being announced as the newest cohost of the podcast! My fav gift ever!!! LOVE YOU BOTH. Kelly, keep fighting. Christi, u too:)
  • None of to bizzy
    Used to love, but theyā€™ve gotten so lazy after taking our money
    They keep splitting episodes into two parts, where majority of the podcast episodes are ads, and then 20 minutes of actually recapping the episodes of dance moms. Theyā€™ve even admitted at some points that they didnā€™t even watch the episodes, and they donā€™t even take their own notes. They acknowledge peoples critiques of the podcast, but then follow it up by saying they donā€™t really care. itā€™s irritating knowing that they are getting paid from our views, while doing the bare minimum.
  • Mary Tyndall Odum is Queen b
    I love yā€™all
    Iā€™ve only listened to about two of your podcasts but I wanted to say I have the same eye condition that Chloe has and get made fun of because of it so get how she feels but I love yā€™all!!
  • NormalSwan
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  • Baby Podcast Girlie
    Oh yesss this slaps
    Christi and Kelly, yall have always been my absolute favorite dance moms and this podcast just keeps proving my point! this is a gem, the inside scoop is so interesting my favorite dancers were always chloe brooke and paige (ok yes kendall too ngl) i am the age of some of the dancers on the show and even i see how you were just protecting your daughters boo abby thoughts and prayers to you kelly on a speedy recovery and best wishes to you and your girls šŸ’•
  • I love hedgehogs 4
    Absolutely love this
    This podcast is my favorite!! I listen to it at night and it helps me fall asleep. I just wish they didnā€™t save everything good for the after show. But overall itā€™s a great podcast. I love Christi and Kelly!!
  • Abbi-r
    Sooo many ads!
    I love love love this podcast and have been an avid listener since the beginning, but over time this podcast continuously increases ads. I shouldnā€™t have to skip the first 5 minutes of the podcast for ads, and then 20 minutes in thereā€™s another 3 minutes of ads, then another 15 minutes in thereā€™s 4 minutes of ads, and the end is all adsā€¦ itā€™s getting ridiculous. Over half the podcast stream time is ads!
  • Laurfleury
    Needs better audio quality
    I love watching the show but PLEASE get better microphones, it is a podcast after all. The poor audio quality honestly makes me debate listening to some of the episodes overall. Please also try and better prepare for each episode. Itā€™s obvious that you havenā€™t really read the notes prior to recording, or rehearsed anything youā€™re saying for that matter. Itā€™s really hard to follow the story when the conversation jumps all over the place.
  • evelyn villa
    Love u guys
    I just want to say I love u guys ! I am currently binge watching Dance moms and I love watching u guys. U always speak the truth. I am not a fan of Melissa . Her facial Expressions are so annoying to watch. She never looked out for any of the other girlsā€¦ I love how u discuss each episode. Kelly I admire you, im praying for a speedy recovery . You got this!! If u ever need a guest would love to join and give u my feedbacks . U would laugh šŸ˜‚
  • Jean3689
    Thank you!!
    Just discovered your podcast. So fun!! Thank you!!
  • please say nor
    Good but a few things
    Itā€™s really entertaining and good but I really wish you would stop saying ā€œweā€™ll save it for the after showā€ Like girl! Your supposed to share those stories! Their bts of dance moms which is what the pod is about! And also, maybe stop talking about your appearance. It kind of makes me feel like Iā€™m not good enough because Iā€™m not nearly as pretty as you.
  • c0te podcast
    Love this podcast
    I have getting in to dance moms last 2 years and I love it and Christi and Kelly are my favorite moms! Getting to listen to them really dig deep into dance moms is a blast! They treat you guys so bad on the show and I canā€™t believe it! Itā€™s so much different to what really happened! Love you guys and the show!!ā¤ļøšŸ’–
  • Ber648
    One irritating thing
    I love these two and the show, but Christi talks about her body weight a LOT. At least once per episode. I donā€™t love that about it.
  • Ok828387376
    I love this podcast
    Iā€™m a teenager, so I used to watch this show as a kid. This podcast brings back so many childhood memories of watching dance moms and I really feel like I identified with the kids, especially Chloe because I felt like the underdog, not necessarily in dance but in other parts of my life. Now I love the moms and love listening to yā€™all, especially Christi and Kelly. Every Monday morning I go to volunteer at a local hospital and I love listening to this on my way there and while getting coffee. Itā€™s become such a fun part of my weekly routine. I love being able to hear the behind the scenes stories and the show from your perspective. It was so fun being able to grow up with this show and watch your girls grow up into such amazing young women. Theyā€™re a little bit older than me and Iā€™m more close to Mackenzieā€™s age than the other girls, so I hope to be as mature as them when I get older and start becoming an adult. I think theyā€™ve set such a great example for the next generation. And you and the other moms have done such a good job of raising your children.
  • DJ kiddo 2011
    ate
    lowkey this podcast kinda pops off
  • ZoĆ«šŸ’š
    Absolute favorite podcast
    If youā€™ve never watched dance moms you definitely should before listening,I have and itā€™s so fun to understand something and picture what theyā€™re referring to, it feels like being in on an inside joke. Also I love the crazy fever dream like feeling of the show itā€™s a real carnival ride.šŸ©µ
  • Logiegolfpro
    Enjoying the show
    I like listening but Kelly can be so crass and seems to have no self awareness. She takes stuff Christi says in the episodes so personally but then says some rlly insensitive stuff and constantly cuts Christi off to repeat how her kids had it worse again. I get how hurtful that was but itā€™s sort of unbearable sometimes
  • rylee gG
    W
    this podcast is a G. Ww to each episode
  • Your_local_listener
    Definitely recommend
    This is such a good podcast and I love and have watched all the episodes of Dance moms. And I agree that you both were the best that came to the show and it absolutely became really boring after you guys left. Putting on an episode always makes me laugh, so thank you.āœŒļøšŸ˜—šŸ©·
  • snow_strawberry13
    my review on back to the barre!
    as a dancer who loves dance moms, Christi and Kelly are some of the best duos in moms. im so happy i found this podcast and love it! u guys are like me and my homie, partners in crime! and your daughters are besties! love it and want to see more episodes!
  • Nenaballs
    Best part of my morning!
    This podcast is the best part of my morning!! I get to go back to the past a laugh. Love love the two of you!!
  • ppppnxjdnxn
    Love you guys!!
    I am so happy I found your podcast! You two are my favorites and yes partners in crime! After you both left the show kind of sucked šŸ¤£
  • MonicH A
    Team Christi and Kelly forever!
    Iā€™m sure I look like a ā€œugeā€ idiot if a coworker caught me laughing by myself in the back room from how much I laugh listening to this podcast, oh my! These episodes are what get me through my long agonizing work days, thank you ladies!
  • Sglk!!
    Decent into Ugly
    Christi NEVER takes responsibility for her words or actions. Whenever she said something that was truly terrible, she says it was a pickup or was talking to a producer, but never gives any of the other moms (exception of Kelly) the same benefit. Love Kelly and think she owns up and really feels bad about some of her previous words/actions!
  • Princess char
    Good
    Love the show my only issue is how often they say ā€œoh we will tell that story on the after party or on Patreonā€ like come one give us something on the podcast
  • āœØšŸ’…just a dance moms fanšŸ’…āœØ
    Love this podcast so much
    I love this podcast so much because Christi and Kelly are my favorite dance moms and Chloe and Brooke and Paige are my favorite because they are so funny and such good dancers. I stumbled across this podcast one sunny Saturday and I have been nonstop listening ever since. So love yā€™all and your podcast keep doing what you došŸ’œ
  • Satanzniece
    Love the Podcast
    LOVE listening every week, sending so much love to Diane and her family. Also, anyone else think the amount of ads is getting absolutely insane? Six minutes of ads for a two minute message is wild.
  • Theonly_cb3
    To Christi and Kelly
    I love listening to your podcast and I know that Iā€™m not a patron but I still support you guys and I hope that you have a ton of fans from this podcast and I also love you kids, they are so beautiful and talented, you two truly are icons and I hope that you guys know that. Also I saw a comment saying that you should take away the thanking patrons and Iā€™m not a patron but I still think that you should continue to do that because itā€™s nice!!!
  • DancerBBšŸ©°šŸ©°šŸ’ƒšŸ»šŸŖ©
    Honestly, THE BEST CHARACTERS IN DANCE MOMS AND BEST PODCAST DUOšŸ¤£šŸ¤£
    Ok, to even start, my fav characters are Christi and Kelly. The BEST DUO. And I am a dancer, I have been doing it for a Looong time, and to hear these is like GOLD because all I listen to is dance stuff. Usually all the dance stuff is serious and all but this makes me laugh. I have always wanted to meet and talk to Christi and now I can pretend I amšŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ it comforts me. ALSO SHOUT OUT TO CHRISTIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!! I LOVE WATCHING IT! But anyway, I HIGHLY recommend this if you love dance moms or dance. - DancerBB (I have a different name in the review thing I think because it was my old account) (PS. To Christi: you raised a awesome dancer, Chloe, she was such a good dancer. She is so kind and I love to watch her dance. I go to season 1-4 so I can see her dance. She is a amazing dancer and I would spend 100 dollars to meet her. I am a dancer and I would like to see her and her life) ā™„ļøā™„ļøā™„ļø
  • Carlee_Marie
    To Christi
    I wanted to tell you I get chills when I watch Chloe dance and it brings me to tears every time. ā€œDonā€™t catch meā€ was a dance that could make me emotional every time I watched it and listen to it. Chloe is so special and has a great talent, to be able to move me every time I watch her dance. -Carlee
  • Turbo7430
    Miss this!!!
    Christy his name is Francisco!! The name of the judge he used to recap Dance Mom episodes I'm sure he would come on!!! My previous review: Omg I actually was laughing out loud listening to the episode about Kathy hitting Abby with the purse- so glad you guys started this podcast because Iā€™ve missed you guys on my television and I also love the lengthy podcasts so thank you!
  • skyeisfalling18
    Amazing<3
    Literally never knew this podcast existed before this week and Iā€™m so mad because I LOVE these two!!
  • dance momsssssss
    I Love this Podcast
    this is my favorite podcast
  • LindsayThomas092402
    Love these girls
    Christy and Kelly I love yā€™all podcast it is my favorite podcast so far
  • suzy lieb
    the two b*riches are leftšŸ„¹
    I am obsessed with the podcast. Both of you ladies radiate positivity and are the best mamaā€™s. This was a well needed listen and I love every minute.
  • 3947573929228
    Love but Stop patron list
    I LOVE this podcast! Itā€™s so fun to hear Kelly and Christiā€™s takes on the old episodes and their anecdotes. Iā€™d love it if any of the girls or other moms would come on more often to recap! That being said I took away one star because of the list of patrons. They need to take this out of the podcast itā€™s the most annoying thing and no one wants to listen to a long list of peopleā€™s names. Please find another spot for it thatā€™s not the middle of the podcast where we have to skip over it. Please please please fix this.
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