- Hey everyone!
I'm Melea.
Today I have Ashly Costa with me
from Dancing With The Stars.
So excited that you're here.
- I know, I'm so excited to be here!
Honestly, when I saw the text from you
I was like oh my gosh, I've wanted to work with you.
And anyways, you don't know this
but I come from a family of eight kids
and my sisters are all huge fans of yours.
- Are they really?
- Yes!
They're like, "Oh my gosh
"you're going over to her house?"
- And you can tell them how dirty it was
and how un-organized it is
and this set is the only thing that's clean
in the whole house.
- It is every mother.
All of us, that is our life.
- I agree.
But I would have liked to have it a little bit nicer
to make a better impression.
Alright, so the reason why I wanted to grab Ashly
to come do this with me
is because
I wanted to do a video all about
the emergency or survival kit
that you need at the dance competition.
And who better to get than her
to come and help
and give me some of her ideas
and give you some of her ideas.
So, that's what we're going today.
Stay tuned
and we'll tell you all of things you need to have
when you go to your dance competition.
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So if you guys didn't know
obviously you see Ashly on Dancing With The Stars
all the time
and everything else that you do with the dance world
but she actually has a new Youtube channel
that you guys need to follow.
It's called Ashly and Mike
with a Y, no E.
- No E.
My mom is a hippy
spelled it A-S-H-L-Y.
- Yeah, so search it on Youtube
and I'll connect you too
in the Youtube description
so you guys can go right there
and follow her.
But she basically
you guys are vlogging.
If you guys don't know what a vlog is
it's basically a blog post in video form.
So you can see all the cool stuff their family has
all the behind the scene stuff.
- Yeah, just recently I just shot
for Disney.
I did their 60th celebration.
So we were in Disney Land
and we were vlogging it
and I loved it
because there's not many times
you actually get to see behind the scenes.
- I know.
So maybe we should go over
and watch that right now!
- It was pretty awesome.
- Alright, so we are going to dive right into this.
Obviously we had a really hard time coming up with
things not to talk about.
- I know!
- We had this huge, long list of things
they have to have this and they have to have this.
And the whole reason I came up with this idea was
because I was a clogger back in the day.
Here's a flash-back.
Maybe I'll actually show something.
- That's awesome.
- Pull it out of VHS and show you guys.
My Mom was like the Mom that had everything
so when things broke
or things ripped
or people forgot tights or whatever it was
they came to my Mom to figure it out
because my dance teacher was pretty strict.
And that was not allowed.
So, they came to my Mom to save them
instead of telling the teacher.
- Right.
- So, and you said your Mom
and your whole family is the same way.
- Oh we were known
and we still are known
as the ones that have everything.
My Mom is like Mary Poppins.
She can pull anything out of her bag
and she'll have it.
Literally she will have it.
- Our Moms need to be like best friends.
- They do!
- They are both exactly the same.
Same, exactly the same.
So we're gonna go through a bunch of things
that we think you should have
in your survival kit.
And there are lots so pick and choose what works for you
depending on what kind of dance you do
or what kind of dance your daughter does
because Mom gets to carry around everything.
- That is true.
And even like a daughter or a son.
My sons are in dance too
and I'm now just finding out
things that they need for boys.
I was never used to that.
I didn't know what boys
yeah, what they needed
so that was also something very interesting
to now be part of.
- Alright, so let's get started.
- Let's get started!
- So, let's start with Krazy Glue.
Krazy Glue E-6000
super glue, whatever you want
this is important
because things break.
Like earrings.
It happened to me multiple times.
And I know you said same thing for you.
- Yeah, earrings.
I actually used to use this to glue my earrings to my ears
so they wouldn't fly off.
We would use this also
to put rhinestones on our heads
if eye-lash glue wouldn't work.
Sometimes when it would get wet
or sweaty, it would rub off
and this actually stuck it onto your head.
- The next thing is nail polish.
Clear nail polish.
Tights rip
and obviously you should always have a second pair.
- Yes.
- Grab those.
- Which I do.
We always have a second pair.
And depending on what your teacher needs
I had a second pair of black fish-nets
because that's just what I needed at the time.
But if they do rip, this is the secret.
- If they do rip before they have like
that huge, long run
you hurry and put it on
and it will stop the run from happening.
Obviously if the run is all the way down the leg
you just need to change tights.
But this can save a pair.
Okay, so Q-Tips.
- Q-Tips!
Q-Tips are huge.
I use these a lot in many different ways.
One to apply the make-up.
So when there's make-up
and you're putting it on
and we don't have make-up removers
I actually use a bit of this
and I put a little bit of lotion on.
And you just put it on wherever the make-up is
and it takes it right off.
- The next one we want to talk about
is an extra pair of eye-lashes
and eye-lash glue.
I never had to wear eye-lashes clogging.
We had other random things like hair pieces.
- You did the curly hair pieces?
- Oh yeah!
Huge hair pieces.
But you have to have the glue
because they come off.
- Yes.
This is a must, a must, a must.
And we always have numerous pairs of eye-lashes with us
because while you're dancing
sometimes when you're sweating
the glue will come off.
And so the eye-lashes start peeling off.
So it's always good to have one of those
to always have an extra pair.
Have you ever done a tutorial, how to put these on?
- No.
No, that would be fun.
Maybe that should be a second video.
If you guys want us to, comment and let us know.
- Yeah, let us know.
- Okay, so this one also doesn't apply to me
so I'll hand it over to Ashly.
I didn't have to dance with a partner
but she does.
- Yes!
This is huge you guys.
When you are coming onto the dance floor
not even for your partner's sake
but when you are dancing multiple dances
like in the ballroom world
sometimes while you're dancing, you get dry mouth.
And we use these Listerine strips.
We would actually put them on our tongues
and walk out on the dance floor
and I wouldn't have my lips sticking to my teeth.
So it really helped
and it just helps freshen up your breath
and it wakes you up.
- Let's talk about an emergency kit.
I can't tell you one dance competition I ever went to
where someone did not get hurt.
So let's add some Advil to that too.
Just so you guys know
because this is technically
I'm gonna relate this to money saving
because that's what I do.
Almost all of these things I found
in the travel size section
and a lot of times you can still use coupons
on those travel sizes.
So just in case you want to save a little extra money.
Blister gel pads
because I'm sure that happens a lot.
- All the time.
And I still get them.
I still get them!
I just did a show
and I had a huge blister on my foot.
They are a must.
- And I would just take these out
and put them inside my first-aid kit
so they're all together.
And then obviously Advil.
Girls get knocked out
they get kicked in the head accidentally.
Weird stuff happens.
- Our boys get elbowed in the face numerous times.
We need this too!
Alright, this is a must too
because you try not to have your kids eat
while they're in their costumes
but sometimes things happen.
It just happens.
- Or they get sneaky.
- Yeah!
- They get sneaky and I'm like
"What are you, red punch, no!"
- Oh they do.
This is the secret you guys
that helps.
You just stick it on right before you kind of rub it
and it goes away.
- And then I also want to show you guys this.
It's the Shout Wipe and Go.
So in case you want to have a back-up
or you wanted something that was different
depending on the fabrics that you have in your costumes.
Just another option
in case you guys needed it.
Okay, obviously you need elastics
and extras of everything.
You have the clear ones for the little girls.
There's always someone who doesn't have stuff
and you're always like helping other people
or sharing.
So that's why it's good to have these on hand.
- It is good.
And these are amazing to have on hand
because it helps keep away the fly-aways
because on the competition floor
and actually being a judge too
you don't want to see that.
You want to make sure everything is nice and slick.
And so speaking of that
being nice and slick.
- Yes, okay so this is one of the things
that is great for the fly-aways
it gives you a slicked back look
or whatever
but all you have to do is spray hair-spray
on the toothbrush
and it will actually get those little tiny fly-aways out.
- I didn't even know that!
I've never done that before
and that is the perfect trick.
- I know, I was really excited
when she told me she's never done this.
I'm like, "Yes, Melea for the win!"
If I knew I would have something
that she doesn't know about.
- This is seriously one of the best things ever invented
where it already has the thread with the needle.
Because at a competition
when you're hurrying up
and you're trying to get in your costume
and then you hear a "joop!"
This is, you just take it out.
- And do it.
- And do it!
- Have you ever tried to do a needle and thread
with sweaty hands?
It doesn't work very well.
That was something I saw at Walgreens
and I thought, "Oh that's a cool option."
And then to go along with that
obviously safety pins.
You guys probably would already think of that one
but there's just so many things
that need to be safety-pinned every single time
at a competition.
So don't forget to have a big pile of those.
- I know.
- Static guard.
Obviously you can bring a dryer sheet
but if you want to grab static guard too.
You just never know when your costumes
are gonna need a little help.
Especially if your kids just throw them on the floor
and don't hang them up like they're supposed to.
- And having now boys that are in dance
this is a must have too
because right before they go on the stage
or the competition floor
sometimes, if they're like my kids they like to run around
and play around
you just kinda rub this up and down their legs
and it takes off any little sticky thing
that got stuck on their pants before they go on.
So this is a must.
- And you guys know how long you're at competitions right?
Hours and hours.
It's not like they're just gonna sit there
so it's a good thing to have.
I actually found this at Walgreens
and it's ten dollars.
I knew that they made the non-stick tape for clothing
but I didn't know they had a kit
that had everything in it.
It literally has almost everything we talked about
in this small, little cute pouch.
So, if you guys want to grab this instead
I will link to it in the Youtube description below.
I mean, it has fashion tape, safety pins
stain wipes, deodorant removing sponges
needle and thread.
It has everything in it.
So, that's a really good option.
- That's pretty awesome.
I wish I had that literally.
- Why didn't they have that when we were younger?
- I know!
- And before we end I have to make sure
that we talk about this
because Ashly showed me it
and I just thought, "Oh my gosh
"this is the coolest thing ever."
- It is the coolest thing!
So there are two boys and six girls in my family
and my oldest sister
and basically all of us dance.
And what it is, it's an oven mitt.
- Yeah, a hot-pad guys.
- It's a hot-pad.
- Like really, that's all it is.
- And we took just Ziplock bags.
This is just the generic brand.
and what you do
is you just sew
and you just take five on one side and five on the other
and you sew down the middle
two stitches and will close them off
and then you can put anything you want
in each little individual pocket.
The medicine, the hair-pins.
We have the bobby pins.
We have extra money, just in case
because there's always vendors there.
Food for the kids
because they always want something.
And then the sewing kit.
So it's the perfect combination kit.
- And then it actually closes.
So here, you show them.
- So it closes.
All we did
was we sewed a button onto the front of it
and you just take the oven mitt hanger thing
and you just put it over the button.
If I can do it.
There you go.
And then it's closed.
- It's freaking genius is what it is.
- I know.
- Like seriously.
You should be like spreading this on the roof-tops
telling everyone how amazing it is.
- And it is, I know.
(laughing)
It's kind of like our kept secret.
It's like what we do
but now that--
- Now you guys all know
so keep it to yourselves
and don't tell anyone.
- Alright, so that is our survival kit
that you guys can use for any dance competition
that you have
or any dance competition that your daughter has.
I know growing up, we used a Caboodle.
- We had a Caboodle too.
- Do you remember Caboodle?
- Yes.
- Yes, okay.
So obviously if you're younger than us
you probably do not know what a Caboodle is.
You can go get some sort of box
or maybe you can show them the one
you got at Walmart.
It's basically just like a Tubberware that has things
that kind of keep it onto place.
These little things.
- These just pop-off
and then you can put it off.
You can put anything in these
and they're the best.
You just grab them
stick them in your rolling suit-case.
That's pretty much what we use now.
Back in the day, we had just our huge dance bags.
- Yes.
- But, these are awesome
because you can just whip them out
and then it's all organized.
- And you can see all of it.
So you can find it super quick.
But honestly guys.
Caboodles, so cool.
If you guys remember Caboodles
you'll have to leave a comment and let us know.
They were awesome.
If you guys have anything that we forgot
or maybe just didn't have time to mention
let us know in the comments
and you guys can use all this
to help you in your dance competitions.
So thanks to Ashly for coming on the show.
If you guys aren't following her
make sure you do.
It's Ashly and Mike with no E.
- No E!
- And make sure you subscribe to my channel here
The Melea Show as well
and we'll talk to you next time.
- We'll see you guys later.
- Bye guys!
- Bye.