If you’re a high school dancer for your school’s team, studio, or both, take a listen to these podcast episodes to up your game and help you stay motivated throughout the long season.
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For Captains
Be a Better Teammate
Improve Your Skills
Mental Skills
For Captains
Hear from two actual HS dance team captains on things they learned following a championship season.
167. Captains Journey: Balancing Triumphs and Trials in Leadership
A good captain invests their time into being a better teammate and later - start with this podcast episode!!
107. What it Takes to be Captain of Your Dance Team
Targeted more for coaches but this can be applied to really any aspect of your life!
62. 17 Things That Great Leaders Do!
Good leadership is key to a successful team. While directed more at coaches, this episode has many helpful tidbits for any leaders of a team.
38. Effective Leadership
As a team captain (or hopeful captain-to-be), you should be constantly striving to improve yourself. Start by listening to this episode!
4. Tools to Being The Best Captain!
Be a Better Teammate
Strengthen your team today - starting with you!
46. The Ultimate Team Player
For juniors going into their senior year - give this a listen!
1. Ask Cindy and Ali: Senior Dancers
This episode will motivate you to work even harder at your next practice, class, or workout.
210. Athletes Listen Up! How Today's Work Shapes Your Future Success
Improve Your Skills
Some ideas and helpful tips to getting your routines competition ready
197. Attention to Details - Cleaning Your Routine
Some classic technique refreshers in this episode as well as possibly new takes on kicking those pirouette quirks for good!
Perfecting the Pirouette - Tips from the Pros
Movement quality is a tough one for many! Get some helpful advice on improving it by listening to this podcast episode.
Mastering Movement Quality in Dance
Solo planning and choreography tips!
How to Take Your Solo to the Next Level
Mental Skills
The mental side of dancing is so important!
216. Mental Traps Dancers Fall Into and How to Break Free
This episode will give you some reassurance and a practical outlook on your situation so you can move forward.
209. When it Feels Like You're Not Getting Better and You Don't Know Why
If you tend to find the negative in everything, this episode is for you!
201. Cultivating Optimism as a Teenage Competitive Dancer
A great listen for dancers feeling like they’re always falling short.
191. Overcoming the Comparison Trap
If you’re unfamiliar with the practice of mindfulness as a dancer, start here!
192. Dance in the Moment: Harnessing Mindfulness for Performance Excellence
Burnout can almost be inevitable in a year-round sport like dance, but there are some things that can help prevent it. Five are discussed in this brief podcast episode!
5 Tips to Avoid BURNOUT During Busy Times as a Dancer
I swear by visualization for my dancers; if you haven’t added this mental skill to your pre-performance rituals, listen to this podcast episode and learn how!
How to Use VISUALIZATION to Perform Your Best CONSISTENTLY as a Dancer!
