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Back to the Barre

Back to the Barre

By: Christi Lukasiak & Kelly Hyland
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OG Dance Moms Christi (https://www.instagram.com/christilukasiak or https://www.tiktok.com/@christilukasiak0) & Kelly (https://www.instagram.com/kellylhyland or https://www.tiktok.com/@hyland.kelly) 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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2022
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Episodes
  • We Demand a Candy Apples Spinoff!
    Mar 2 2026

    We're headed on the road in 2026! Buy tickets here:

    https://www.x1entertainment.com/bttb


    "Stop it right now! Please why didn't we see that on TV!? I want the footage, show me now! I want a Candy Apples spin-off right now!" Well if there's one thing Christi and Dr. Intern Matt would like you to know, it's that we've been robbed of a Candy Apples show that would have been as entertaining as Dance Moms if there was any justice in this world. Oh yes, Dr. Intern Matt has returned! Kelly is out scrambling to wedding prep this week and we've made a house call to the doctor. And you needed any indication how much Bitch #1 and Temu Bitch #2 get along, this two hours only covers half of "Abby's Trash, Cathy's Treasure"!



    Quotes

    • “" (02:10-02:15 | Christi)
    • “" (49:49-50:03 | Christi)
    • “" (1:15:26-1:15:32 | Christi)
    • “Let's hope they stick to that agreement. It's a pact, they don't stick to pacts." (1:55:16-1:55:21 | Christi & Matt)


    Links

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    Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


    Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510

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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • BTTB Mini 1: Unpopular Opinions
    Feb 27 2026

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    Hi guys

    Welcome to our very first Back to the Barre Mini Episode!

    We’re experimenting with something new and fun—an extra bonus mini episode each week to give you a little more Kelly & Christi in your life. This is not replacing our regular episodes at all—just an added bonus to see if you like having a shorter, more casual drop in the feed.

    Think of minis as quicker chats, listener questions, hot takes, polls and things we don’t always get to during the main episode.

    Want to be part of a future mini?

    🎙️ Leave us a question on SpeakPipe: www.speakpipe.com/BackToTheBarre and yours might be featured on an upcoming mini episode.

    You can also head over to our Patreon, where we post free questions that you can answer—some of those may end up on minis too! www.patreon.com/backtothebarre

    This is brand-new territory for us, so consider this our trial run. Let us know what you think—we’re excited to try something new and give you a little extra Back to the Barre each week

    XO

    Christi & Kelly

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    23 mins
  • Hot Dogs & Flowers
    Feb 23 2026

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    "This was a very franken-bit heavy episode. There were numerous times where I knew Abby did not say that." As Christi notes here there was clearly a lot of editing behind the scenes on this episode, but once you hear some of what Abby had to say in the show notes you won't be too shocked why that is. On Season 5's "Nia's Last Chance", Abby starts to take things too far in her treatment of the girls (shock) and as the title suggests no one is getting the worse end of that stick than Nia.


    After getting a win over Cathy the week prior, Abby is in a better than average mood at Pyramid and puts the whole team on the same spot for their hard work... except Maddie who still gets her pre-requisite spot at the top. Though not everyone gets off easy as Abby has the girls critique JoJo as some sort of hazing ritual to finally be accepted onto the team. JoJo fortunately takes it better than expected, but it's hard not to feel like a harbinger of what's to come.


    Turning their attention to the upcoming competition in Philadelphia, the moms ask Abby if she can give the girls some more contemporary material to work with, feeling that she's not quite yet lived up to her promise of giving them more challenging choreography to better prepare them for the professional world. Abby responds in kind by giving the team clearly the same lyrical material they're used to, just calling it something else. They'd worry about this more if there clearly wasn't something more pressing to deal with, like Abby's continued obsession with trying to put Holly and Nia in their place for their crime on doing the right thing. Nia is given a solo but is warned she won't be getting anymore if she fails to place.


    Holly forms a pact with Jess and Kira to have each other's back when dealing with Abby, which angers Jill for some reason? Jill and Melissa are upset Holly would side with the new moms despite the fact they themselves wouldn't stand up to Abby, and it's clear Jill is quickly morphing into Melissa 2.0. But can you blame Holly when you hear some of the things Abby says about Nia off screen? What might she have said you ask? Well you'll have to tune, it's to unsavory to write out here.


    Quotes

    • “Let me show you this jacket, you're going to die. It is the ugliest thing you've ever seen. However, it will be fun to wear tonight if I wear it." (02:10-02:15 | Christi)
    • “The moms seem to be enjoying deep throating the hot dogs more... OH MY GOD!!! Ok I made that up, though it does say they enjoy them more than the girls. " (49:49-50:03 | Christi & Kelly)
    • “Melissa bitterly mentions last time there was a pact with Kelly and Christi... yeah you f**cking broke it!" (1:15:26-1:15:32 | Christi)
    • “I hope the kids at the ALDC make a lot of money cause they're going to need it for therapy one day. No we didn't, and yes we need therapy." (2:01:27-2:01:35 | Christi & Kelly)


    Links

    Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w


    Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


    Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


    Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
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