221. How to Create a Goal-Driven Culture Without Burning Out Your Dancers
In this episode of Passion for Dance, Dr. Chelsea discusses the delicate balance coaches need to create a goal-driven culture that promotes success without causing stress and burnout. She covers pitfalls of an outcome-focused culture, the importance of the type of goal you set, and advice for preventing burnout. Dr. Chelsea offers five practical strategies to maintain dancer motivation and wellbeing, including balancing outcome and process goals, prioritizing autonomy, celebrating small wins, normalizing rest, and modeling healthy ambition. She also highlights red flags that indicate a team might be slipping towards burnout and offers actionable steps to shift the culture towards a more positive and sustainable environment. New to the show? Check out the Podcast Quiz to find out which episodes would be most helpful for you to listen to right now. Episode Resources: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/221 Episode Breakdown: 01:19 The Challenge of Balancing Goals and Wellbeing 03:00 Understanding Goal-Driven Culture 04:37 Types of Goals and Their Impact 06:45 Strategies for Healthy Goal-Driven Culture 10:41 Recognizing Burnout and Perfectionism 12:47 Practical Takeaways for Coaches
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220. Building Confidence That Lasts: Strategies Every Dancer Needs
Are you ready to break the cycle of self-doubt and build lasting confidence? In this episode of Passion for Dance, Dr. Chelsea reveals the secret to building confidence: the Confidence Loop. Discover why confidence isn’t something you’re born with, but a skill you can build every day through consistent effort, preparation, and self-trust. Whether you’re struggling with inconsistency or looking for actionable strategies to boost your confidence, this episode is packed with research-backed insights and practical tips you can use right away. Grab your Competition Confidence Checklist: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/checklist Other Episode Resources: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/220 Episode Breakdown: 00:00 – Introduction & why confidence matters 01:35 – The Confidence Loop explained 04:27 – Research-backed keys to building confidence 07:03 – How inconsistency affects your confidence 08:24 – Tangible ways to practice and grow your confidence 11:00 – Weekly challenge to fuel your confidence loop
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219. 5 Trust Breakers Sabotaging Your Dance Team's Success and How to Fix Them
In this episode of Passion for Dance, Dr. Chelsea explores the importance of trust in building a positive dance team culture. She highlights five common trust breakers—playing favorites, not listening, inconsistency, competing instead of collaborating, and gossiping—that can undermine team dynamics. Offering actionable strategies, Dr. Chelsea emphasizes the importance of addressing trust issues promptly, revisiting team agreements, and fostering psychological safety. By identifying and mitigating these trust-destroying behaviors, dancers and coaches can cultivate a more cohesive and successful team. Additional resources, including a mental skills bundle, are available to help you get started. Grab the Dance Coach Mental Skills Bundle: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/mentalskills Other podcast resources: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/219 Episode Breakdown: 00:33 The Importance of Trust in Dance Teams 01:38 Identifying Trust Breakers 04:07 Common Trust Breakers in Dance Teams 08:14 Rebuilding Trust in Your Team 11:18 Final Thoughts and Resources
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218. Building Better Dancers: Cultivating Confidence and Individuality in Dance with Jason Pickett
In this episode of Passion for Dance, Dr. Chelsea hosts Jason Pickett, a distinguished dance teacher, choreographer, and founder of No Starving Artists. They discuss their shared love for teaching, the evolving landscape of college dance, and the importance of individualism and improvisation in dancer development. Jason delves into the business side of dance, advocating for a collaborative and transparent approach to foster sustainable careers for artists. He also shares valuable insights on awareness, confidence, and the critical role of mental skills in a dancer's success. Listen in for practical advice for dance educators and aspiring professionals to build confidence in the studio and on stage. Episode Resources: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/219 New Listener Resource: https://passionfordancepodcast.com Connect with Jason Pickett: https://www.instagram.com/heyitspickett/ https://nsadance.com/ Episode Breakdown 00:09 Introducing Jason Pickett 01:30 Jason's Dance Journey 03:00 The Role of Teaching in Dance 05:05 The Impact of Filming Dance Classes 10:35 Challenges in Modern Dance Education 16:33 The Importance of Individualism and Improvisation 19:46 Awareness and Adaptability in Dance 24:17 The Struggle with Comparison 25:54 Building Individuality and Confidence 30:37 Teaching Awareness 32:40 Career Advice for Young Dancers 33:43 Making Decisions and Embracing Failure 39:01 The No Starving Artists Ethos 44:14 Lessons Learned from Dance
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217. Beyond the Studio: 5 Life Skills You Learn from Dance
In this episode of Passion for Dance, Dr. Chelsea explores the top five life skills dancers develop and how these skills transfer to other areas of life. She delves into emotional regulation, leadership and self-control, grit, communication and respect, and responsibility and time management. Dr. Chelsea offers practical advice for dancers and coaches to implement these skills outside the dance studio. Tune in to learn actionable strategies for applying your dance-based skills to enhance your personal growth, relationships, and professional success. Leave a message: Because of dance, I… https://passionfordancepodcast.com/voicemail Episode Resources: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/217 Time Management Episode with Kelly Noaln: https://passionfordancepodcast.com/171 Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Welcome to Passion for Dance 00:52 Five Life Skills Learned Through Dance 02:58 Emotional Regulation: Staying Calm Under Pressure 05:15 Leadership and Self-Control: Influencing with Grace 07:10 Grit: The Power of Perseverance 08:50 Communication and Respect: Building Strong Teams 10:21 Responsibility and Time Management: Balancing It All 12:40 Recap and Reflection: Life Skills Beyond Dance 13:53 Closing Thoughts and Next Steps
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.
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