Categories of Content:
In Studio Preparation Strategies
Are you adding the 3 types of practices of the dance to ensure stage success? Are you building confidence instead of perfectionism? What would a last class ideally look like?
What do students need to know about a theatre in advance in order to Pre-Orient themselves, so that they adjust quickly without stress?
Dressing Room Activities
Preparing fully, beyond "warming up" in the dressing rooms and hallways before heading backstage can be the make or break time for many dancers performance.
Are the students given the skills to know how to "get into the zone" needed for a connected performance before going backstage.
Backstage Movements
Drawing from "The Diamond Method-Shine Under Pressure" a few key movements to do backstage to keep dancers calm and focused will be shared.
The time backstage just before dancer go on the stage is where it all comes together IF you say the right words or it can fall apart with inadvertent stress inducing words.
The Diamond Method
Top tips and select movements that are easy to apply are drawn from this unique method which is designed for dancers to "Shine under Pressure" in performance.
In studio, dressing room and backstage movements will be shared for all ages.
Confidence & Emotions
The unique emotional needs of each student will affect their performance. Discover how to help them to self regulate.
Strategies for how to build confidence in the last class and those precious few minutes before dancers step on stage.
Performance Imagery
Discover how to apply the power of last minute imagery to build confidence and a sense of magic on when on the stage.
Performance quality and group connection, will also be addressed, including the opportunity for co-creation with other participants.