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Ep. 90- Mindfulness and Psychological Skills training

Episode 90: Why You Shouldn’t Tell Your Dancers to Get Out of Their Head Summary: Have you heard the saying “get out of your head” when talking about athletes who are anxious for a competition or a performance? Oftentimes, dance teachers will say, “You’re overthinking! Just get out of your head,” to encourage dancers to …

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carolina and corky

Ep. 74 – Stories of Resilience with Corky Ballas & Carolina Orlovsky

From World Renowned Dancers to Children’s Book Authors TAs you may know, one of the main themes of this show is resilience. I love talking with successful and talented dancers about their own resilience journey and to hear what they can teach us about perseverance and following your dreams. As for today’s guests specifically, they …

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Ep. 70- Developing a Confident Dancer Off the Marley

Panel Discussion with Exceptional Coaches (Part 2) Last summer, I hosted an online conference called the Confident Dancer Summit, where 20 different dance educators came together to teach a short course on different aspects of confidence. It was a great weekend and I decided to share one of those inspiring conversations with you today. One …

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Ep. 69- Developing a Confident Dancer Off the Marley

Panel Discussion with Exceptional Coaches (Part 1) Last summer, I hosted an online conference called the Confident Dancer Summit, where 20 different dance educators came together to teach a short course on different aspects of confidence. It was a great weekend and I decided to share one of those inspiring conversations with you today. One …

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philosophy

Ep. 68- My Teaching Philosophy and How it Changed Me

It’s the key to dealing with those nasty parent emails 😉 Do you have a teaching or coaching philosophy? Personally, it took me years to come up with my own personal teaching philosophy that was really specific to me and not just words you say on a job application. It took years of experience, challenges, …

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mental health

Ep. 66- Supporting Our Dancers’ Mental Health

It’s important to look out for them, but it’s not all your responsibility either. This episode is a little heavier, but I’m learning to lean into the hard, so I hope you’ll join me. I’m grateful that there is a growing conversation around mental health, increasing awareness and hopefully supporting your dancers. However, I also …

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mental skills

Ep. 63- When Do I Teach My Dancers About Mental Skills?

Spoiler Alert: ANYTIME! But there’s more too it… It’s summer, which for me as a mental performance consultant means busy season! Lots of dance studios and coaches want to focus on mental skills training in the summer, which is great. It’s our “off-season” or as I like to say, “improvement season”. So in today’s episode, …

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team conflict

Ep. 53- 1 Big Reason Team Conflict Isn’t A Bad Thing

Don’t Avoid Team Conflict… Positive team culture doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t happen without a lot of effort and intentional team building. But in today’s episode, I want to share the 4 step process of how to go from a group to a team. And spoiler alert… it includes conflict. You have to go …

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