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Coping with Burnout in Dance

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Ways to Cope with Burnout Burnout – a very real mental issue for dancers that can get even the best of us. It’s the dread of going to the studio, not feeling motivated in class, wishing you were anywhere else

Jess Spinner April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Mindfulness + Mental Health Considerations for Dancers

Mindfulness + Mental Health Considerations for Dancers

Mindfulness for Dancers :  Tips and Benefits Featuring Terry Hyde MA, MBACP Lately I’ve noticed that mindfulness has been the buzzword on social media. People constantly posting articles about how to live a mindful life, eat mindfully, work mindfully, and

Jess Spinner March 13, 2019March 24, 2019 Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

NYC Ballet Dancer Deanna McBrearty Shares Dance Career Lessons

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Interview with former New York City Ballet Dancer Deanna McBrearty As a native New Yorker, I was spoiled in my younger years. I had access to performances by some of the greatest dance companies and performers in the world. New

Jess Spinner February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Change your approach to dancer health.

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Guest post by Annett Bone “I know you’ve lost weight, but I need you to lose more.” Took me a minute to process this statement. Wait a minute, what? As these words sank in, I thought, “I’ve been working so

Jess Spinner February 7, 2019January 31, 2019 Health Opinions in Dance, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Benefits of taking lower level classes!

Benefits of taking lower level classes!

How Lower Level Ballet Classes can Serve You! As a pre-professional student or professional dancer, you often crave the challenging classes with advanced steps, hard combinations, and fast tempos that have you leave the class dripping with sweat. Yes, these

Jess Spinner January 21, 2019April 12, 2021 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals 1 Comment Read more

Are you “talented” enough to succeed in dance?

Talent in dance

What’s success in dance all about? Do you think you’re lacking natural talent or ability and that’s what’s holding you back? Good news, there’s so much more that goes into it. Your success in dance has a lot less to

Jess Spinner January 17, 2019 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Interview with Tutu Thin author Dawn Smith-Theodor

Interview with Tutu Thin author Dawn Smith-Theodor

Jess Spinner (JS): What’s your background in dance? Dawn Smith-Theodor (DS-T) :  My mom had a dancing school in Ohio so I danced before I was born. I moved to New York and danced for Henry Letang who at the

Jess Spinner November 5, 2018April 12, 2021 Mindset + Goals 1 Comment Read more

Dancing through Disappointment by The Girl with the Tree Tattoo

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Dancing through Disappointment Guest post by Katie Flashner As a competitive ballroom dancer who started seriously training when I was 29 years old, my dance journey probably doesn’t share a whole lot in common with yours. Nevertheless, I want to

Jess Spinner October 21, 2018October 25, 2018 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

How to Improve your Memory for Dance

How to Improve your Memory for Dance

How to Improve Your Memory From very early on in our dance training, dancers are told that their number one job is learning the choreography. Learning the choreography is just as important as building proper technique, if not more. Your

Jess Spinner October 14, 2018October 11, 2018 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

What to Look for in a Personal Trainer

What to Look for in a Personal Trainer

Finding a Personal Trainer to Improve your Dancing As a dancer you have very specific needs and goals from a physical and training standpoint. It’s becoming much more popular to seek out a trainer to help you with cross –

Jess Spinner October 7, 2018October 3, 2018 Cross Training, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more
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