Episode 190: The Gift of Injury: Lessons from Professional Dancer Hannah Teutscher Summary: Would you want to know that your last time onstage was the last time? Would that knowledge bring closure or would it be too difficult to perform if you knew it was your last time? My guest in today’s episode was a […]
Episode 189: Making It as a Professional Dancer: Auditions, Branding, and Career Advice with Justine Menter Summary: Today’s episode is all about making it as a professional dancer. My guest, Justine Menter, has over 15 years of experience in LA’s entertainment industry as a choreographer, educator, and entrepreneur. She hosts her own podcast, Dance Careers
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 187: Nutcracker Chronicles: Touching Stories and Helpful Advice from a Professional Ballerina Summary: It’s Nutcracker season, and today I want to pull back the curtain on what life is really like as a professional ballet dancer. My guest today is Janine Kovac who was a professional dancer for 12 years in Iceland, Italy, San
Episode 185: Helping Our Dancers Mess Up Full Out, with Jennifer Bassage Bonfil Summary: If you are a dance teacher who has ever struggled to get your students to go full out when they’re learning, or if you’ve been saying the same cue, like, “Pull up,” and they don’t get it, today’s guest is here
Episode 183: Exploring Passion, Grit, and the Untold Stories of Corps de Ballet Dancers with Dr Ruth Horowitz Summary: What kind of dancer will make it in New York City? Do passionate dancers get taken advantage of in the professional world? Today’s episode is a conversation with Dr. Ruth Horowitz, a sociologist who specifically studied
Episode 176: Shifting the Tough Love Narrative in Dance with Demi Agaiby Summary: Have you ever wanted to ask a mental performance coach what to do in a certain situation? Do you have a dancer who’s getting overly anxious before competition, or you’re not sure how to get your dancers to be fully committed? I
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 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 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 131: The FIRST Mental Skill Your Dancers Need to Learn and Probably Never Did Summary: If you want dancers with more focus in class or more personal accountability, there is one mental skill that dancers need first. Maybe you’re frustrated right now because dancers aren’t taking corrections or are just going through the motions
