PinnedEntrepreneur creates path for former dancers to rediscover the dancer withinby Elizabeth White, April 12, 2017 Originally published on UNC School of the Arts website: https://www.uncsa.edu/dance/alumni/jules-szabo.aspx Classically-trained ballet dancer Jules Szabo proves each dancer’s career path is unique, but a common starting point is that dance is something that is “in your bones.” “When you are not dancing, it is…Adult Dancer4 min readAdult Dancer4 min read
Mar 3, 2022WHY WE DANCE — PART 4Not going to lie — my parents and grandparents had weight problems. My Dad was a 6'4" athlete (UNC football player), and my Mom was a 5'2" professional opera singer and voice teacher. …The Dancers Workout4 min readThe Dancers Workout4 min read
Mar 3, 2022WHY WE DANCE — PART 3I’m still curious WHY WE DANCE. Trying to get my arms around it. Two weeks ago we talked about the sense of community we feel when we dance with an amazing group of women. Last week I confessed my love/hate relationship with my body and how one huge benefit of…The Dancers Workout4 min readThe Dancers Workout4 min read
Mar 3, 2022WHY WE DANCE — PART 2It took some gut-wrenching soul-searching, but I finally projectile vomited this deeply personal admission: — — I have a love/hate relationship with my body — — OMG the extremes make me dizzy! But I finally realized this… When my body is out of control, my anxiety is through the roof! …The Dancers Workout3 min readThe Dancers Workout3 min read
Mar 3, 2022WHY WE DANCE — PART 1Written during the pandemic (when we danced in spite of it) Despite the pandemic, there were twelve of us in our adult dance class of The Dancer’s Workout® tonight. …The Dancers Workout5 min readThe Dancers Workout5 min read
Mar 3, 2022THE DANCER WHO CELEBRATES WITH PURPLE BALLOONSA heart-warming short story about how devastating loss helped this dancer find herself. The front door slammed, and ten years of my life came to an abrupt end. My apartment was suddenly very, very quiet. For the longest time I stared at the wall and tried to wrap my head…The Dancers Workout6 min readThe Dancers Workout6 min read
Mar 2, 2022Unlatched — The Former Dancer’s Freedom from the Shame CoffinGrace grew up in the dance studio, bored her brothers with annual dance recitals, and learned everything she needed to know about discipline, hard work, respect, and perfection by the time she was 16. …The Dancers Workout4 min readThe Dancers Workout4 min read
Oct 17, 2021WHY WE DANCE — PART 5This is what a wise man once told me: “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” The wise man who told me this was actually my husband. He obviously didn’t make up the phrase, but he said it at exactly the right moment; and through…Tdw2 min readTdw2 min read
Sep 24, 2021DSO’s/Dance Teachers, Make Your Class Endings be the Beginnings of a Life-long Relationship Between You and Your Adult Dance Students — Video 10 seals the dealHow do you want your adult dancers to feel when they finish a one-hour class with you? I ask this question because Video 10 in the TDW Treasure Chest is all about making the class endings be the actual beginnings of a life-long relationship between you and your adult dance…Tdw4 min readTdw4 min read
Sep 23, 2021DSO’s/Dance Teachers, Adult Dancers are Interested in Maintaining an Outstanding Dancer’s “Bikini” — Video 9 shows you howOver here at The Dancer’s Workout®, it’s time for our toning exercises, which we refer to as the bikini bootcamp portion of our classes. But don’t let the name of it scare you! For context, imagine that you’ve nearly made it through a one-hour class with The Dancer’s Workout®. …Tdw2 min readTdw2 min read