Category: Inspiration
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Working On Your Best Self Through Life’s Changes
Working on your best self is much easier said than done! Personally, I took a break from writing, dancing, teaching… basically everything. However, I didn’t really realize that in the meantime, I’ve been actively working on my best self. Working On My Best Self Meant Working On… A Little Back Story… Life post-grad was honestly […]
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Getting Out of a Dance Slump
Getting out of a dance slump can be the hardest thing ever. You kind of have to motivate yourself in order to get out of it… like anything in life, you have the choice to get yourself out of the slump! And believe me, I know it is all much easier said than done. What […]
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Improvisation of Life
Improvisation is easily one of the scariest things in dance. But, it doesn’t have to be. I had a conversation recently with some of the members of the Dance Ed Tips Team talking about improvisation. This had me reflect on my journey in improvisation and where I am now. I used to hate improvisation. I […]
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Performance Anxiety- How to Overcome it
Performance anxiety is something we all experience one way or the other. I recently had a feature interview on Dancer 360 (thank you Gina Mcfadden for having me it was such a pleasure!) The conversation lead me to reflect on when I had performance anxiety for a good chunk of my younger dance career. Growing […]
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3 Ways to Stay Disciplined This Summer
Staying disciplined during Summer and breaks can be so challenging for dancers. Dancers are super disciplined. From getting to class on time, remembering choreography, having responsibilities, and teaching. The list goes on. I always find myself in a rut when I have long breaks such as being on summer vacation. I have to readjust and […]
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Off-Balance & Okay
Off-balance is something that dancers strive not to be… Last week, my professor told us, “Dancers are taught to be on balance, so when we are off-balance we get scared.” It consistently blows my mind how much dancing influences my life outside of the studio. That idea has been on my mind frequently this week. My […]
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Patience with the Choreography of Life
(According to Google) Patience means the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. For me, practicing patience has always been a battle and I don’t think that the media helps with it either. I also believe that we compare ourselves too much to what other people are doing in their […]
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Embracing Vulnerability in Dance
Embracing vulnerability in dance is something that I have learned to love. It has given me great confidence in how I perform in the studio, on stage, and how I carry about myself in my everyday life. It has also taught me great lessons (and continues to) about being fearless and being myself in any […]
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Choreograph Remotely: 9 Ways to do it Effectively
Here are some recommendations for you if you are teaching classes remotely or if you are working on choreographic pieces remotely and want to do so with ease.
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Finding the Motivation to Dance Again
Finding the motivation to dance has been such a struggle for me these past few months. Although it may not seem like it from my posts on Instagram, getting up and heading to the studio sometimes is still such a drag for me. A lot has been going on in life lately (and I can’t […]