Episode 129: How to Break into the Confidence Cycle Summary: Do you need confidence to perform well, or do you need to perform well before you can feel confident about yourself? Confidence is one of the biggest mental skills dancers are usually working on. Whether we are a new studio dancer or a professional on …
Episode 128: My Top Lesson from Hamilton: Plant the Seeds of Your Legacy Summary: Good leaders think about the legacy they want to leave behind, even if they are years away from leaving the helm of the ship. I had the extreme pleasure of watching the national tour of Hamilton when it first came to …
Episode 126: The Mental Strength to Return to Dance with Miller Daurey Summary: My guest today is inspiring the dance world by documenting his return to dance. Miller Daurey is a former professional team dancer who quit dance at 19, just when his career was really taking off. He has a new docuseries called Back …
Episode 125: 8 Mistakes That Will Derail Your Dance Goals and Set You Back Summary: Welcome to part three of my goal-setting series! If this is the first time you’re tuning in, please feel free to back up a few episodes and start with part one of this goal-setting series. However, if you’re a loyal …
Episode 124: Why Goal Setting Works and Why You Might Be Getting it Wrong Summary: In last week’s episode, we talked about the different types of goals and why dance competition goals can actually hurt your motivation. In today’s episode, I’m going to add some more info about why goal setting works and how it …
Episode 123: If You Want to Win, Winning Can’t Be the Goal Summary: Good goal setting improves confidence, motivation, and your actual performance. To be completely real with you, most people get this wrong. I spend a lot of time helping dancers set goals over the summer, and I hear a lot of goals like, …
Episode 122: Do Your Dancers Have Grit? Summary: Grit is in the dancer who works so much harder than the naturally-talented dancer who slides by. Grit is in the dancer who doesn’t quit on a new skill and in the dancer who gets back up every time she falls. Even if you’re not familiar with …
Episode 121: 6 Ways to Teach Accountability Summary: In today’s episode, I’ll be tackling one of the biggest issues I hear about all summer: accountability. I hear from teachers and coaches who feel like it’s gotten so much harder to get their dancers to follow through on expectations lately. I hear from dancers whenever we …
Episode 120: How to Be A Mindful and Supportive Dance Parent Summary: In today’s episode, I am back with Dr. Megan Babkes-Stellino to answer some of your questions about dance parents! If you missed part one, pause and go back and listen to Episode 115 (link below!). We had some great feedback and incredible questions …
Episode 119: How to Use Summer Reflection to Achieve Your Personal Vision Summary: Each year I set a word of intention rather than a New Year’s resolution, and I usually stop and do a deep reflection on my intention at the end of the year. Like most of us, I’m always learning and growing, and …
Episode 118: 4 Mental Toughness Myths That Could Be Holding You Back Summary: If you’ve ever talked to your dancers about taking the floor with a confident mindset or using visualization before a competition, you probably understand the importance of mental skills training. But do you have any beliefs about mental toughness that are holding …
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 …
