Why flexibility is important for dancers
Flexibility is such an essential component of dance training, as it plays a crucial role in both performance and injury prevention. In this article, we’ll explore the importance of flexibility for dancers and provide tips on how to improve your…
Getting Quality Sleep – 9 Tips & Tricks
Getting quality sleep is essential for overall health and well-being. Expecting yourself to function, be productive and perform to your highest ability while you’re sleep deprived is crazy. However, with busy schedules and daily stresses, it can be challenging to…
Living far from family – 9 things that helped me
“I could never do what you’re doing, because I love my family” a girl my age once said to me about 3 years ago, when I told her that I moved to LA from Denmark to pursue dance. At the…
“Art & Fear” – A book all creatives need to read
Art & Fear – I very often find books about confidence, identity and fear. This is the first time I’ve found a book about confidence, identify fear and art. And I must say.. wow. I must say, I felt very…
Dancers and period cramps – A 16 step Survival Guide
Period cramps – “Is it that time of the month?” If you mean that time of the month where I once again remember how women are the most superior species on this floating ball called Planet Earth, then yes. It’s…
Meeting New People In A New City – 9 Things to Remember!
Moving to a new city can be overwhelming. The thought of adjusting to an unfamiliar environment, leaving friends and family to go somewhere you don’t know what will lead to, adjusting to a new job, new people, maybe even a…
Dealing with change – 9 things to remember when feeling overwhelmed!
No matter how spontaneous, adaptable and adventurous you like to think you are (hi, me), that doesn’t make you immune to having a hard time when things change. Change is great. But it sucks. It’s exciting. But it’s scary. We…
12 “regular jobs” I’ve worked outside of dance and why
There is absolutely no shame in working a side job at any point or time in your life. Of course the main goal is to do what makes you happy every single day, but if a side job can provide…
Goal setting – My personal monthly goals! How to be productive, not busy.
Goal setting – Learning how to be productive and not just busy, has been the hardest thing for me personally. Maybe you’re a “To-Do-List-Queen” like me, who loves waking up to a prewritten list of 40 things you need to…
Are you a perfectionist? You need to listen to this podcast!
Podcast talk: Have you ever been at a job interview or a meeting, and proudly announced that you’re a perfectionist as if it’s something good? Me too. We think being a perfectionist means being someone who is always doing things…