Tag: auditions
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The Waiting Game
**This is a guest post from Elizabeth Sullivan, founder of The Dancer’s Coach** Now that audition season is coming to a close, several dancers, especially those waiting on offers, report feeling a little uninspired and unmotivated. They aren’t sure how to manage these feelings and still get themselves to daily classes and rehearsals. First, this…
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Using Summer As Audition Prep
This is a guest post from Elizabeth Sullivan. Elizabeth is a former professional ballet dancer turned performance coach with a mission to bring holistic wellness tools and information to young dancers to enhance their training and prepare them for success, fulfillment, and happiness. Ballet Help Desk has no financial arrangement with Elizabeth — we just…
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The Value of The Parent Network
Ok, remember how we talked about your tribe or your pack? I’m stealing a bit from soccer goddess Abby Wambach. In her book, Wolfpack, she emphasized eight ideas. One struck me as particularly applicable to ballet parents. Old Rule: You were on your own.New Rule: You’re not alone. You’ve got your pack. Trust me. As…