Tag: dancer problems
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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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Feedback in Dance
Feedback in dance makes or breaks dancers. (In my opinion) Some dance teachers are harsh and some are way too vague. I’ve heard stories of dancers even giving up on their love for dancing because they were not given wholesome, meaningful feedback. Feedback was something new to me when I started learning more about it…
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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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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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7 Ways to Succeed in Remote Dance Classes
Remote dance classes have taken over the dance world by storm. The dance industry has experienced some drastic changes during these months. It amazes me to see how quickly and seemingly easily it has continued to adapt and prosper. That being said, I too, have adapted to this new norm of remote dance classes &…
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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…
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Knowing Your Limits vs. Pushing Through
Knowing your limits can be such a challenge to actually KNOW. The same goes for consciously knowing when you can push through situations as well. Adjusting & Starting Over Before starting back school, I knew I had to get ready for some adjustments again. My schedule got so weird over the summer and over the…
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Burnout in Dance
Burnout was brought to my attention recently and I realized that I am a little burnt out myself. I thought I’d share my thoughts and advice with you guys. My Experience I usually feel burnout, especially during a normal semester but surprisingly I have felt it so much during these months when I had to…
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Support Groups for Dancers
Support groups in life are so important. I think it’s even more important now as we face these interesting times in the country and the entire world. Many things have changed for me in the past five months and it truly blows my mind. I have lost many friends but I have realized that I…