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Cultivating Healthy Competition to Improve Your Training

June 21, 2018 by Guest Contributors Leave a Comment

A woman stares judgmentally at her own image.

Competion is an inherent part of dance and dance training. Learning to compete healthfully advances your growth as a dancer. Here are some tips on cultivating a winning approach to competitive dance.

Filed Under: Blog, Competing, Dancing, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body, Performing Tagged With: comparisons, competition, competitive dance, healthy attitude, healthy body image, healthy competition, inner dialog, mental attitude, mental health, mindset

7 Things To Remember In Phases Of Uncertainty In Your Dance Life

October 24, 2016 by Guest Contributors 1 Comment

If you feel like you’ve been thrown off the path in your dance life; if you doubt yourself or your decisions, dancers: Read this!

Filed Under: Blog, Dancing, Featured, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body Tagged With: comfort zone, comparisons, disappointment, doubt, failure, fear, healthy attitude, judgement, life lessons, mental attitude, positive thinking, words of wisdom

How To Make The Most Of Your Dance Classes

June 14, 2016 by Nichelle (owner/editor) 7 Comments

Beneath the physical discipline of dancing, your attitude toward learning matters. Successful dancers do these six things in every class.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Class Experience, Dancing Tagged With: attitude, be a better dance student, dance training, mental attitude, mindset, smarter dancer, success as a dancer, taking class, what it takes

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