Episode 101: 3 Tools to Increase a Dancer’s Mental Toughness Summary: You may have heard there are four pillars to the Passion for Dance podcast: mindset, resilience, motivation, and community. All of the episodes revolve around those themes, and I chose that structure because it comes directly from my Positive Coaching Framework. To be a …
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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Episode 87: How to Flip the Mental Switch from Negative Thoughts to Positive Actions Summary: Do you have big goals and dreams for the year, but when it comes to actually putting in the work and practice, you find yourself feeling stuck, too tired, and unmotivated to push through? In this episode, we’ll be talking …
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 …
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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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 …
Ep. 70- Developing a Confident Dancer Off the Marley Read More »
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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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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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 …
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, …
Ep. 63- When Do I Teach My Dancers About Mental Skills? Read More »
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 …
Ep. 53- 1 Big Reason Team Conflict Isn’t A Bad Thing Read More »
Have Teachers Who Do These 3 Things We all want dancers who are hard working. Dancers who show up and stay focused during class, Dancers who put in 100% effort even if the teacher isn’t looking. But how do you create an environment where classes and practices are full of that type of dedication? In …
