Episode 167: Creating a High-Performance Environment in Rehearsals Summary: Did you know there’s a formula for creating a high-performance environment? Successful dancers know how to perform at their best, but that happens when you practice at your best. Being a successful dancer starts in rehearsal. It’s about creating that high performance environment in every class, […]
Episode 165: 3 Reasons NOT to have Dance Team Captains Summary: This episode is a continued conversation about team leadership. Last week’s episode was all about identifying a truly committed team leader and how to help the whole team be more committed. There is an entire spectrum of commitment, and it’s very important that any
Episode 164: Are Your Dance Team Leaders Truly Committed? Summary: I’m hearing coaches and studio owners tell me every day how commitment levels are different and how dancers don’t seem as committed as they used to. Then you add the need to have leadership on our teams, either formal or not, and if most of
Episode 163: How to Destroy Team Culture Summary: It’s really challenging to teach resilience and confidence and motivation if the team culture is awful. Maybe you’ve been a part of some incredible cultures as a dancer, or maybe you’ve been part of some really bad ones. Either way, culture is the foundation that all other
Episode 161: The NEW Goal Setting Method that Sets You Up for Success Summary: One of the most accessible mental skills that makes a real impact on your growth as a dancer is goal setting, but I’ve seen goal setting fail when it’s not done well. While a method like SMART goals can be commonly
Episode 160: How Goal Setting Transforms your Performance on Stage Summary: Goal setting isn’t just about saying something you want to achieve, writing it on a sticky note, and then going for it. That’s why a lot of goal setting falls apart. We mean well and we set some big goal, and then somehow it
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
Episode 116: How to Take Control and Reach Your Personal Best on Stage Summary: I think we would all love a hack for peak performance, wouldn’t we? Peak performance is when you are able to perform at your personal best to reach your full potential. Think of it like reaching your full potential. All of
Dealing with success isn’t always easy… Have your dancers ever experienced success at competition, and then started to back off on the hard work that got them there and act like they can coast through the rest of the season? Hi, I’m Dr. Chelsea and this phenomenon of slacking off after success is not something
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Finding Intention for Your Dance Career with Caitlin Sloan This week I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Caitlin Sloan from The Brainy Ballerina. Caitlin is a dance educator, nonprofit leader and former professional dancer based in Madison, WI. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Grand Valley State University and
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Mental Toughness, Success, and Confidence with Kelsey Nelson This week I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Kelsey Nelson. You know how sometimes you meet someone and it just clicks? Kelsey and I clicked quickly and I think we have similar philosophies and approaches to teaching dance. Let me tell you a little
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