204 Episodes

  1. 160. The Achievement Mindset: How Goal Setting Transforms your Performance on Stage

    Published: 5/16/2024

  2. 159. 3 Things I Wish I Knew About Saying Goodbye to My Dancers

    Published: 5/9/2024

  3. 158 Success in Dance is 20% Talent 80% Everything Else with Menina Fortunato

    Published: 5/1/2024

  4. 157. Why Our Dancers Should Celebrate Dance in Every Cutlure with Mickela Mallozzi

    Published: 4/25/2024

  5. DANCER BONUS: Understanding Mental Health vs. Mental Toughness

    Published: 4/18/2024

  6. 156. Teaching Your Dancers Mental Toughness and How to Take Corrections

    Published: 4/18/2024

  7. 155. Unveiling the Power of Year-End Leadership Interviews

    Published: 4/11/2024

  8. 154: 3 Ways to Teach Mental Toughness to Young Dancers between 5 and 10

    Published: 4/4/2024

  9. 153. How I Plan a Dance Team Season

    Published: 3/28/2024

  10. 152. How to Unleash Your Roaring Resilience with Josephine Lancuba

    Published: 3/21/2024

  11. 151. Dancers: Growth Happens Outside Your Comfort Zone

    Published: 3/14/2024

  12. 150. Kelsey Nelson on Getting Dancers to Train with Fierce Intention, Go Full Out, and Hold Themselves Accountable

    Published: 3/7/2024

  13. 149. Understanding and Managing Your Brain's Alarm Response to Stress

    Published: 2/29/2024

  14. 148. Dancers: If you wan to reach the next level, develop GRIT

    Published: 2/22/2024

  15. 147. Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Praise?

    Published: 2/15/2024

  16. 146. "Dream On" with U of Minnesota Coach Amanda Gaines

    Published: 2/8/2024

  17. 145. To the Coach Who Will Settle for Nothing Less than Personal Perfection

    Published: 2/1/2024

  18. 144. Why Setbacks in Your Goals are Good for You

    Published: 1/25/2024

  19. 143. How Dancers Navigate Disappointment and Learn to Overcome

    Published: 1/18/2024

  20. 142. Team Dynamics: Motivating individual dancers to work together for their dreams

    Published: 1/11/2024

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