204 Episodes

  1. 41. Developing a Pre-Performance Routine for Confidence

    Published: 12/2/2021

  2. 40. How to Encourage Mental Toughness in our Dancers with Chelsie Hightower

    Published: 11/18/2021

  3. 40. How to Encourage Mental Toughness in our Dancers with Chelsie Hightower

    Published: 11/18/2021

  4. 39. Is Your Passion Making You Better or Weighing You Down?

    Published: 11/11/2021

  5. 38. The Shame of Failing at Work-Life Balance

    Published: 11/4/2021

  6. 37. Why Don't Some Dancers Take Accountability for Their Bad Choices?

    Published: 10/21/2021

  7. 36. The Upside of a Dancer’s Stress

    Published: 10/14/2021

  8. 35. How to Win Without Losing Your Soul with Chasta Hamilton

    Published: 10/7/2021

  9. 34. How to Start Journaling with Your Dancers

    Published: 9/30/2021

  10. 33. Why You Shouldn’t Tell Tour Dancers to “Leave it at the Door” with Ali Phillips

    Published: 9/23/2021

  11. 32. Why Do I Always Focus on the Negative Side of Things?

    Published: 9/16/2021

  12. 31. Thinking about High School Dance Team Alternates? 5 different perspectives

    Published: 9/9/2021

  13. 30. How to T.A.R.G.E.T. Your Dancers’ Motivation

    Published: 9/2/2021

  14. 29. Finding Intention for Your Dance Career with Caitlin Sloan

    Published: 8/26/2021

  15. 28. 3 Mindset Lessons I'm Glad to Take With Me into the 2021 Dance Season

    Published: 8/19/2021

  16. 27. Nutrition and Mindset for the Retired Dancer with Jenny Accettura

    Published: 8/12/2021

  17. The Confident Dancer Summit

    Published: 8/5/2021

  18. 26. The Cycle of a Dancer’s Confidence

    Published: 7/29/2021

  19. 25. Bringing Stats and Analytics to Dance Team - with Erin Manske

    Published: 7/22/2021

  20. 24. The Danger of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

    Published: 7/15/2021

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You train extensively as a dancer, but what about mental training? Have you ever trained your mental skills like confidence, focus, or resilience? When you tune in to Passion for Dance, that mental training is precisely what you get. You can learn from a sport psychology expert who understands the dance industry and can teach you how to elevate your performance and truly thrive on and off stage. Welcome to Passion for Dance, where your host, Dr. Chelsea, will bring the science of sport psychology into the dance studio. Each week, you will learn actionable strategies and new mindsets to build happier, more successful dancers. Dance teaches us to push through the pain to reach our goals, and we are used to criticism, tears, bleeding toes, and sore muscles. But now, psychological research has taught us more about mental health and resilience than ever before, and it's time to change our industry for the better. Being a dancer teaches us critical life skills, but that doesn't mean we have to suffer before we can build ourselves back up. Dance can teach us self-discipline, teamwork, confidence, grit, and resilience without destroying our self-esteem. The path to personal growth is full of joy, self-discovery, and challenging roadblocks, but we don't have to figure it out alone. This podcast is for all of us to connect, learn, and share our passion for dance with the world.