[Motivational Intro Music] Chelsea: I have always loved having strong leaders on my dance team, but sometimes the dancer who is chosen to be that formal leader turns out to be a nightmare. I’ve personally had a few challenges with this when I coached, and I hear from coaches I work with now who are …
Episode 138: Leadership Challenges in Dance Teams: Navigating Lazy, Unmotivated, or Rule-Breaking Leaders Summary: Leaders who are happy and effective will create a team of hardworking dancers who enjoy their time together. A negative leader though, can ruin an entire season. I’ve always loved having strong leaders on my dance team, but sometimes the dancer …
[Motivational Intro Music] Chelsea: Can teachers really influence how hard a dancer was working? Is a dancer’s level of effort all on them or is there anything we can do to make a positive difference? Welcome to Passion for Dance, the show for passionate dance teachers and coaches. I’m Dr. Chelsea, and it’s Thanksgiving week …
Episode 137: Hardworking Dancers Have Teachers Who Do These 3 Things Summary: Since it’s Thanksgiving week here in The States, I’ll be taking time off to be with family and away from screens and work, but I didn’t want to leave you without another episode to help improve your dancer’s mental toughness. This is a …
[Motivational Intro Music] Chelsea: This is every dance teacher’s competition nightmare. See if you can relate. You’ve been cleaning your routine for months. You spent hours in technique classes. You’re drilling the skills over and over. The routine looks flawless. Everyone is ready. Then the time comes to take the competition floor, and someone chokes. …
Episode 136: The Quick Solution to Prevent Dancers from Choking on Stage Summary: Why do people choke? You’ve been cleaning your routine for months, you’ve spent hours in technique classes, and the routine looks flawless. Then finally the time comes to take the competition floor, and someone chokes with a random mistake that you’ve never …
[Motivational Intro Music] Chelsea: As a passionate dance teacher, do you ever feel overwhelmed, sometimes struggle to make decisions? We often have so many plates spinning at once. People keep coming with questions. We have to keep thinking forward and planning for what’s next while doing what we need to do on that day. After …
Episode 135: How Authentic Values Help You Make Hard Decisions Summary: As a passionate dance teacher, do you ever feel overwhelmed or struggle with making decisions? I know after a day of teaching, I often struggle to make a simple decision about what to eat for dinner. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, especially with a …
[Motivational Intro Music] Chelsea: Do you feel like your dancers are focused, dialed in, and confident when it’s time to take the stage? Or do they seem nervous, distracted, or scared? As a passionate dance teacher, you might feel like you’ve done your best to prepare your dancers, and they still get anxious and say …
Episode 134: The 3 Things In Your Control if You Want to Be Successful Summary: Do you feel like your dancers are focused, dialed in, and confident when it’s time to take the stage, or do they seem nervous, distracted, and scared? As a passionate dance teacher, you might feel like you’ve done your best …
[Motivational Intro Music] Chelsea: Have you ever looked at another dance teacher who you admire and just felt jealous or had the thought, “How can I compare myself to these top people in the industry whose career I wish I had,” and then use that comparison for inspiration, or if you get trapped in that …
Episode 133: How Dance Teachers Can Turn Comparison into Inspiration Summary: Have you ever looked at another dance teacher who you admire and just felt jealous or had the thought, “How can I compare myself to these top people in the industry whose career I wish I had,” and then use that comparison for inspiration, …
