Episode 159: 3 Things I Wish I Knew About Saying Goodbye to My Dancers Summary: At the end of every dance season, there comes a time to say goodbye. Every year, as both a teacher and a coach, I watch young men and women I’ve grown close to graduate and move on to the next […]
Episode 156: Teaching Your Dancers Mental Toughness and How to Take Corrections Summary: Do you feel like it’s getting harder and harder to challenge your dancers and hold them to a high standard without hurting their feelings or being seen as a mean coach? When I talk to dance educators, many of them express this
Episode 154: 3 Ways to Teach Mental Toughness to Dancers between 5 and 10 Summary: Do you teach dancers under ten years old? Can you teach dancers that little about mental toughness, or is it better to wait? I’m often asked if mental skills training is appropriate for youth dancers taking level one classes or
Episode 153: How I Plan a Dance Team Season Summary: In the dance world, summer isn’t just the time for intensives and summer camps, it’s also a time for a whole lot of planning. If you’re someone like me who loves a good planner, someone who color codes everything, and someone who enjoys mapping out
Episode 151: Dancers: Growth Happens Outside Your Comfort Zone Summary: Dancers, have ever wished you felt more confident? Dance teachers, have you ever felt like you’ve tried everything to help your dancers believe in themselves, yet it’s falling on deaf ears? The truth is, as dancers and humans, we can’t just sit around and wait
Episode 149: Understanding and Managing Your Brain’s Alarm Response to Stress Summary: Do you find yourself getting crazy busy during competition season? You’re burning the candle at both ends only to crash hard and probably get sick as soon as it’s over? If you’re a passionate dance teacher, you’ve probably pushed yourself too hard. I
Episode 147: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Praise? Summary: When you’re trying to motivate your dancers using positive coaching, you might focus on celebrating the small wins, cheering them on, praising every step of growth along the way. That all sounds good, but let’s talk about the flipside: could too much praise
