In this video, writer and mental health advocate Kathleen McGuire Gaines and Dr. Elizabeth Hutter, school principal of New Ballet in San Jose, California, and president of the American Psychological Association’s Section on Performance Psychology discuss how to help your students cope with performance anxiety, unpack your personal self-criticism, and manage the day-to-day stresses that […]
Whether it’s helping your students cope with performance anxiety, unpacking your own personal self-criticism, or simply managing the day-to-day stresses that come with teaching, you’ll find plenty of professional advice in our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Dealing With Perfectionism and Performance Anxiety,” on Thursday, May 8, at 12 pm EDT. Dance Teacher’s editorial director, Reanne Rodrigues, […]
We’ve all seen it: The students who are so hyper-focused on being “perfect” that they can’t freely experience the joy of movement. But when it comes to working in a high-pressure industry, we dance teachers are just as susceptible to falling into the trap of punishing perfectionism as the students we teach. Whether it’s helping […]