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 […]
Let’s face it: We work in a high-pressure dance environment that makes it difficult to maintain a healthy perspective. Oftentimes, our students are the victims of punishing perfectionism, but we dance teachers can be just as susceptible. If you’re looking for professional advice on helping your students cope with perfectionism and performance anxiety as well […]
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, […]
Sweaty palms and a racing heart rate before a performance is a common experience, but serious stage fright can paralyze some dancers and discourage them from getting onstage at all. So how can teachers and coaches support students whose preshow jitters are getting in their way? Signs and Symptoms of Performance Anxiety Stage fright, also […]