Tell us about yourself: I am a former professional ballet dancer turned sport and performance psychology consultant. Dance has been listed as one of the most demanding occupations in the world, physically and mentally. (Having danced professionally, I am no stranger to this)! We spend quite a bit of effort and time training the physical …
Dancer Resource Dialouge: Lyssa Wopat, Performentality Read More »
Tell us about yourself: As a coach and therapeutic hypnotist, I utilize practical neuroscience techniques to help dancers so that they can perform their best and feel amazing in the process. My mission is to build a better ballet culture from the inside out by empowering dancers at the individual level to take back control …
Dancer Resource Dialogue: Elizabeth Sterling, The Whole Pointe Read More »
Tell us about yourself I am a High-Performance Coach for Dancers and a Soloist with the Dutch National Ballet; as I am dancing my 15th season here, I am getting a clearer understanding of what it takes to have a happy and fulfilling career as a professional. I help Dancers achieve success sustainably through a …
Dancer Resource Dialogue: Naira Agvanean, Naira Agvanean Coaching Read More »
“I was so new to the commercial dance world and also dealing with religious cult conditioning and experienced S.A. already, so I was not ready for this to happen. I took this videographer’s dance class because he told our class one day he was working on a big TV show at the time. Apparently, I …
Tell us about yourself I’m a former professional dancer turned health, nutrition, and lifestyle coach for aspiring and professional dancers. I help dancers discover a balanced relationship to food and their bodies so they can put the focus back on the dancing. I struggled throughout my whole dance journey after receiving my first body comment …
Dancer Resource Dialogue: Jess Spinner, The Whole Dancer Read More »
“I have suffered from eating disorders my whole adult life and career. The past several years it had become so bad that I had lost work because of it. A week before the lockdown in the UK I had to leave my job due to anorexia, I was in a hospital on the other side …
““Your story matters.” I worked at a small studio that I loved for 5 years. I had trust in the team and loved the students. Then I started having parents approach me with concern regarding favoritism from the director and I tried to counter it by being inclusive and fair in my own classes. Then …
“I used to work for a well-known dance competition, but it was short-lived due to the conditions & treatment I was put under. In one instance, in particular, a member of the crew had said something absolutely vile about a child on stage – the kind of comment that deems someone a predator – and …
“By every other metric, I am an average-sized, if not thin woman. Why is it that in every dance class, audition, or dance environment I step into, I am considered “the big girl”, and someone inevitably makes a comment on my body and how I’m not “hireable” at my size?” -Anonymous
“In my last year of training I sustained an injury from being so overworked. I was referred by my teachers to see a medical professional outside of the school. During the appointment the man abused his power and sexually assaulted me. After finding the courage to come forward to the school a few months later, …
