Episode 188: Mentally Prepare for Competition with These 6 Mental Skills Summary: We are entering the thick of dance competition season where dancers start to feel more pressure and there are some big wins and some very hard days. Dancers who train their mental skills are not only able to increase their chances of success […]
Episode 167: Creating a High-Performance Environment in Rehearsals Summary: Did you know there’s a formula for creating a high-performance environment? Successful dancers know how to perform at their best, but that happens when you practice at your best. Being a successful dancer starts in rehearsal. It’s about creating that high performance environment in every class,
Episode 143: How Dancers Navigate Disappointment and Learn to Overcome Summary: Disappointment is something we all have to go through, but we don’t actually talk about how. We’re just supposed to get over it and keep pushing forward. So how exactly do you deal with disappointment and continue pushing forward? In today’s episode, I’ll be
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
Episode 132: How to Use Your Habit Brain to Reduce the Chances of Devastating Mistakes Summary: Have you ever trained your dancers for a competition, drilling a dance routine over and over, only to have the dancers make a big mistake onstage that came out of nowhere? It feels so frustrating when you think you’ve
Episode 117: I’m Backstage, How Do I Stop My Negative Thoughts? Summary: I was working with a group of dancers recently, and after our discussion about competition mindset, two dancers came up to me and asked, “What do I do if I’m standing backstage about to go on and the negative thoughts are just going
Episode 116: How to Take Control and Reach Your Personal Best on Stage Summary: I think we would all love a hack for peak performance, wouldn’t we? Peak performance is when you are able to perform at your personal best to reach your full potential. Think of it like reaching your full potential. All of
3 Steps to Make Sure You Can Compete in Any Context Have you ever had your dancers do really well in practice, everything looks fine in the studio, but then when you go to competition and change venues, all of a sudden, the routine is a mess? Some of that can come from getting too
Concrete ideas to improve your dancers’ connection Today’s guest is Stephanie Westbrook, who is based in Sydney Australia and currently coaches the University of New South Wales Warriors Premier Dance Teams. Over the years her teams have won multiple National Championships, multiple international bids, and multiple Dance Grand Champion titles, and Stephanie has also received
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Dealing with success isn’t always easy… Have your dancers ever experienced success at competition, and then started to back off on the hard work that got them there and act like they can coast through the rest of the season? Hi, I’m Dr. Chelsea and this phenomenon of slacking off after success is not something
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Coach Kandace Shares Her Story Behind the Championship Win What if we were “Like a Boy?” Would you treat us differently if we were male athletes? The LSU Tiger Girls had a clear and powerful message in their recent hip hop routine, the choreography was top-notch, and the dancers are so talented. But have you
