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Dancer Resource Dialouge: Lyssa Wopat, Performentality

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 …

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Dancer Resource Dialogue: Elizabeth Sterling, The Whole Pointe

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 …

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Dancer Resource Dialogue: Naira Agvanean, Naira Agvanean Coaching

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 …

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Dancer Resource Dialogue: Jess Spinner, The Whole Dancer

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 …

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Anonymous Story 67

“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