Dancing for Grit, Part Two
The only people who think dancing is easy are the ones not challenging themselves to...
February 19, 2020
Don’t Make Any Dance Resolutions This New Year
One evening, many years ago, I decided that I wanted to become an expert on...
December 26, 2019
Why You DON’T Need a Long-Term Dance Goal
If there is one piece of advice I’ve heard more frequently than anything else, it’s...
December 6, 2019
Dancer’s Burnout: De-Energized or Dissatisfied?
Are you losing your motivation to dance? Skipping practice sessions? Snapping irritably at your teacher?...
September 12, 2019
It Sucks to Practice Dance
Yep, I said it. Having to practice dance moves and technique is frustrating and boring. Most...
November 28, 2018
How to Laugh at Mistakes (And Why You Should)
I’ve been writing a lot about how to make friends through dancing lately. But you...
October 23, 2018
Motivation Masters: Les Brown
Born in an abandoned building and given up for adoption, declared mentally challenged in public...
January 24, 2018
Motivation Masters: Tony Robbins
Back for more energy-boosting wisdom from the masters? Well today, I’m pulling from perhaps the...
January 17, 2018
Motivation Masters: Eric Thomas
For the skeptic, Eric Thomas’ story reads like something of a fairytale. Dropping out of...
January 11, 2018
Motivation Masters: Tom Bilyeu
Welcome to 2018! No doubt you’re all figuring out your resolutions for the year… And...
January 5, 2018
Not Practicing Can Be a Good Thing
You heard right: sometimes practicing your dance moves over and over can do more harm...
August 23, 2017
Dance Intensives: Coping with Burnout
No matter how well you prepare, sooner or later you’ll reach a point where all...
August 18, 2017
Dance Intensives 101: What to Expect
Sweat drips down my face, and I’m regretting not bringing a hand towel. It’s day...
August 1, 2017
Performance Night: 20 Tips to Make You Sensational
Showtime folks! You’ve done all the prep work, and now a mere 24 hours (or...
July 25, 2017
Time-Tested Tricks for Overcoming Stage Fright
What if I mess up and fall down? What if they laugh at me? What...
July 18, 2017
How to Prepare for a Dance Performance
AHHH!!! I’ve got to get ready for a performance in a month, and I don’t...
June 27, 2017
How to Learn by Doing
Closing off our series on learning styles, we come to what may be the easiest...
April 25, 2017
Learning You Can FEEL
So far, we’ve explored how those who learn through metaphors, or with numbers and fractions, can make the most...
April 18, 2017
Learning by the Numbers
Not all of us see dance in terms of visuals or feelings. There are many who take...
April 11, 2017
The Power of Metaphors
When it comes to dance, everyone learns a little differently. These different learning styles generally...
April 4, 2017
When Passion Becomes Procedure: Getting out of a Rut
If dance could hold our energy, excitement, and passion as easily 5 years from now...
March 7, 2017
5 Things that Are Holding Back Your Dancing
Do you know why you go to work in the morning? Why you love your...
February 21, 2017
Make a ‘Dance Agreement’ with Yourself
I was watching a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, in which Leonard and Penny...
February 14, 2017
The Dangers of ‘Repetitive Dance Action’
So, you’re practicing that move for the upcoming performance - you know, the one you really want...
January 10, 2017
5 Secrets to Dancing Forever
Remember that 80-year old woman who blew Simon Cowell away on America’s Got Talent? Simon had just...
December 6, 2016
How You Look vs How You Feel
When she first told me, I wasn’t even surprised. We’d just started our first series...
November 29, 2016
Why the Teacher Isn’t Always Right
Okay, here’s the thing: We’re used to seeing our instructor as the authority figure. They’ve...
November 1, 2016
Seriously, How Long Before I’m ‘Good’ at This?
Not going to lie - I’ve been avoiding writing about this. Not because it isn’t...
October 11, 2016