# @dancespiritmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoLmAalazM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56049615-dancespiritmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-11T18:33:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dance Spirit Magazine (@dancespiritmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dancespiritmagazine

## Caption

Over the past decade, a growing number of competitive dancers have amassed large social media followings by sharing dance-related content, becoming stars in a way that previous generations of comp kids couldn’t have imagined. The benefits of this exposure can include networking, training, and professional opportunities. But the negative aspects of social media fame—the anxiety and pressure it often creates, for example—can’t be ignored.

Is the chance for career growth worth the possible complications that come with widespread recognition? Two former comp-kid influencers and a studio owner say that the answer is, unsurprisingly, complicated.

Read more at the link in our bio. ⭐

📝: hana__made
📸: ellhoran teaching at fiveworldconvention. Photo by Julia Rose, Courtesy Horan.
📸: balletbc’s joziah_german (left) and sidchuckas in Sofia Nappi’s “LILA.” Photo by millissamartinphotography, Courtesy German.
📸: karlageier teaching at expressenz. Photo by blossomphotodesigns, Courtesy Geier.

#dancecompetition #danceconvention #competitiondancer

Descriptions:
2) Ella Horan teaches on stage wearing a matching sweat suit. She stretches her arms over her head while students follow along. Text: How Social Media Gave Rise to the Convention-Circuit Celebrity
1) Joziah German (left) and Sidney Chuckas dancing on a dimly lit stage. They swing their arms and lean forward. Text: “I’m a little conflicted about where the line is and how we use social media without abusing it.”—Joziah German, a company member with Ballet BC who grew a following as a competitive dancer
3) Karla Geier corrects a student lying on the studio floor doing core exercises. Text: “The number of followers you have is not going to be enough [to keep a job]. It’s not the substance of who you are as a dancer.”—Karla Geier, owner of Expressenz Dance Center

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