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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

Zen and the Art of Ballet: 10 Tips For The Journey

July 9, 2013 by Guest Contributors

A woman in white adopting a pose of meditation.

Ballet is a great ‘in the moment’ activity, but when your mind wants to wander to negative or judgmental places, Terez Mertes lends 10 zen principles to helps you bring focus and balance to your journey.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Class Experience, Dancing Tagged With: acceptance, be present, buddhism, buddhist thinking, comparisons, limitations, meditation, mindful dancing, positive thinking, process vs. product, setting goals, your body, zen ballet

What’s To Love About Dance Competition Drama?

February 16, 2013 by Suzanne Gerety

All dance studios have drama but the heightened intensity of competition can create difficult moments for studio owners. There are silver linings for your business, though, when you use these moments to grow, strengthen, and make changes. Suzanne Gerety shares how negatives can sometimes be a positive for your dance studio.

Filed Under: Blog, Studio Admin Tagged With: benefits of competition, business ownership, competition dance, competitive dance, competitive dance teams, customer expectations, dance competition, dance drama, dance moms, dance parents, dance school competition, dance studio policy, dance studio staff, dance teams, drama, enforcing policies, expectations, free conference calls, increase income, Lifetime network, positive impact, positive outlook, positive thinking, potential income, private lessons, problems with parents, problems with students, Rehearse With Me, should we compete, studio policies, teamwork

Body Image — Are You Looking For Perfection In Your Reflection?

July 13, 2010 by Guest Contributors

“As dancers we face our reflection so much that you would think we know what we look like. We spend hours every day in front of a mirror in nothing more than skin tight clothing and a skirt if we are lucky. But I have found that the opposite is true. Most of us have a distorted idea of our image.”

Filed Under: Blog, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body Tagged With: body dysmorphic disorder, Body image, body image in dance, body issues, dancers, eating disorder, healthy dancers, perfectionism, positive thinking, promoting healthy body image, the body, weight, weight loss, wellness for dancers

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