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How to Fix the Problem When Dance Team Leaders Don't Step Up
Leadership Skills
It happens all the time, we select our team leaders for the season, and everything starts off great. We feel confident in the seniors of our program to step up and be the leaders we need. And then… sometimes they fall short. The qualities…

This is What Happens When You Teach Accountability to Your Dancers
Coaches Corner
I believe one of the biggest challenges facing coaches today is fostering accountability on a team. What's more upsetting to me though, is that it wasn't nearly as much of a problem 15-20 years ago. While accountability on the team used to…

Top 5 Unique Ways to Bring Inspiration to Your Dancers
Coaches Corner
We could all use a little extra dose of inspiration sometimes. Whether it’s a typical season and you’re in the grind of daily cleaning practices, or you’re in quarantine 2020 and struggling to motivate the team… coaches often need to…

How to Clean a Dance Routine and Improve Team Unity in Your Dance Team
Coaches Corner, Mental ToughnessLove it or hate it, dance coaches spend HOURS every season cleaning routines for their dance team. Whether it’s just a surface cleaning for a quick tailgate routine or an in-depth down-to-the-pinkie-finger-placement cleaning of a competition…

The Fundamentals of Instilling Remarkable Mental Toughness in Your Dancers
Mental Toughness
How do I inspire mental toughness in my dancers? It’s one of the most common questions I get, and honestly, it’s something I think about a lot as a coach and a parent. I intentionally try to build mentally tough children (be it my own children,…


Why You Don’t Want Everyone to “Fit In” on Your Team
Coaches Corner
A lot of coaches worry about their team culture and we strive to make sure everyone fits-in. We want to ensure everyone has a sense of belonging, that each dancer is included and is a good match for our team legacy and current positive culture.…

15 Meaningful Ways To Be A More Motivational Coach
Coaches CornerGet this content on the podcast! Passion for Dance Podcast, Episode 1
Ever felt discouraged in the midst of intense nationals practices because the team isn’t giving it their all? Or have you started off the season with high hopes for an amazing…

5 Secrets to Fix Athlete Burnout
Coaches Corner, Mental ToughnessA great coach can’t always prevent burnout, but she can learn to diagnose it in her team and stop it before it derails the season. (Looking for how to address burnout in you as a coach? Check this out).
As a coach, we’ve all been there.…

How to Inspire a Resilient Athlete: Practical Coaching Tips for Resilience Training
Mental ToughnessWant this content in a podcast?!? Check out Episode 2 of the Passion for Dance Podcast
It's competition season and there's a million things going on... but are you thinking about resilience training? During this season many teams have multiple…