dance mom
Stage parent, pirouettes
A dance mom is a mother intensely involved in her child's competitive dance career, often to an overbearing degree.
The term suggests someone who pushes hard for success, manages costumes and schedules, and may clash with instructors or other parents.
It parallels stage mom and carries similar connotations of living vicariously through a child: The dance moms were already arguing about solo assignments.
The reality show *Dance Moms* popularized the term.
- recitalSolo musical performance
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
- balletClassical dance on pointe
leotard · solo routine · stage · pushy · pageant · backstage · costume · hair and makeup · rehearsal · practice makes perfect · driven · ambitious · Abby · reality · pirouette · trophies · jealousy · drama
- Momsmother, mama, mummy, mamma, ma
- Suburbaniteshomeowner, soccer dad, lawn mower, carpooler, carpool driver
- parenting stereotypeshelicopter parent, strict parent, overbearing mother, snowplow parent, mama bear