A Dancer's Mindset

Hello Everyone, Welcome back to another episode with myself Isabella. Today we are speaking with amazing principal dancer Denys Cherevychko. He is a beautiful dancer most notably with Vienna State Opera and Ballet however he is also a wonderful touring dancer, working in my galas and guesting worldwide. What struck me is his wonderful mindset. Despite being thrown into many parts, many roles, his...

Hello Everyone! Welcome back! Are you addicted to overthinking? I hear you. It can be so difficult to get yourself out of these psyches of overthinking and stress, feeling like it's taking you over completely, like you are totally alone and in a downward spiral. This doesn't have to be the case. Let's discuss! Isabella x --------- Follow me on instagram   / balletwithisabella   Let us...

Hello Everyone! Welcome back, Today we are talking about what to do if you don't have the support for your dreams around you. Firstly that is tough and you are so strong for dealing with that. Secondly there are things you can do! There are people far less fortunate than you who have still managed to make it and you can too! Let's discuss! --------- Follow me on instagram   / balletwithisa...

Hello Everyone, Welcome back! Today we are talking about the power of the mind. How when you state what you want and fully beleive it. Your life will change for the better. Truly it's an amazing thing. Have good things seemed like one offs? Or coincidences to you? I don't believe they are. I believe they are all meant to happen and you are exactly where you need to be! Let's discuss. -...

Hello Everyone,  Today I am joined by amazing Suvi Honkanen. We are talking about Fear of performing and the effects that can have on someone.  We all to some degree have a certain amount of fear and anxiety when we are about to perform If it is a good amount of nerves, we can use this to our advantage and not let it cripple us and destroy our performance.  We discuss our experiences The common th...

Hello Everyone! Welcome Back! Today we are going to be talking about telling your teacher you're injured and coping with injury. Being a ballet dancer is like being a race horse. When we are injured or in pain, it can feel soul destroying and absolutely terrifying to tell our teacher leading us to hide pain and be more chronically injured later which is not what we want. We are joined by Suvi...

Hello Everyone! Have you ever had those moments where you feel completely lost and overwhelmed. You love your ballet but you don't have time to do all the things you want to achieve or anything that makes you feel happy and whole. Maybe you remember the things that used to make you really happy but they aren't in your life anymore. Why? Let's discuss. Grab a note pad and pen because yo...

Hello Everyone, I am so excited for you all to listen to this really pleasant conversation I had with Tiler Peck. The world renowned, incredibly dynamic, musical and versatile dancer of today. People have said about her "I don't even have to hear the music to be able to know what it sounds like when I watch you dance." Tiler Peck started dancing at her mother's studio at the age...

Hello Everyone, Welcome back to another episode. Today we are talking about something very important which is how goals aren't good enough. We are VERY good at making goals. We aren't so good at creating clear a trajectory to achieving them. This is why we feel so anxious, disorganised and like we aren't good enough or achieving anything. What systems do you have in place? Let's di...

Hello Everyone, Exciting times Suvi is back for another episode. For those who don't know Myself and Suvi went to Vaganova together and now we are back together, sharing memories and our insights. In this episode we talk about what we would have wanted to say to ourselves mentally when we were younger. We realised while at ballet school we were pretty darn negative rot ourselves. We touch on h...

Hello Everyone! Today we are listening to the amazing Wynton Learson Marsalis. The incredible iconic Trumpeter. He is obsessed with practicing and went on to win Grammys in both jazz and classical music in the same year. That's seriously unheard of. Now for those not in the music world, winning grammys is like winning an oscar, it is the highest award you can get in music and winning in both j...

Hello Everyone, In this episode we are going to be talking about what your 'made it moment" is and what it looks like. We will cover how we have to stop comparing ourselves to others in a destructive way and how we've got to focus on planting our own seed, growing our roots and nurturing ourselves to grow, on our way to "I made it moment" So often we look at others who have...

Hello Everyone! We all know injury totally sucks. It can feel like your life has fallen apart and that you have failed. I can feel like all your dreams are falling behind you while others are doing super well in life. Well having been injured seriously a couple of times before, I know what this feels like. Yes, initially it absolutely sucks. Soon after though I became addicted with the opportunity...

Hello Everyone, In this episode, we will be talking about the power of Will and how important it is to know what you want. Do you even know deeply what that looks like? We will also be dicussinng why will power is so important, doing things that are uncomfortable will actually help you grow and be more resilient in life. It's an area of the brain which is huge in athletes but like any area nee...

Hello Everyone! Today I will be taking you through some very easy steps to feeling more confident. Being confident isn't just something we are born with. We need to practice it just like our pirouettes Often it comes with the more "uncomfortable" situations we put ourselves in. Those situations, give us experience, which gives us growth, which gives us confidence in realising we are...

Hello Everyone, I am super excited to speak with fellow British Vaganova graduate Taiga Kodama - Pomfret. Taiga shares the reality of going from English Technique to Russian and what a shock to the body it is. It is clear Taiga had his heart set on Russia from a young age and it's amazing to see his progress, watching his hard work and dedication pay off. Let's hear from Taiga! ---- Follow...

Hello Everyone! Today we are going to dicuss how having goal clarity is hugely important along with making sure you to-do list is aligned with those goals. As humans we are so good at making ourselves busy but not actually achieving much leading us to stress and burnout. Let's discuss and make sure we are working in alignment with our goals so our to-do list gets us where we want to be! ------...

Hello Everyone! Today we are going to be discussing how big struggles can lead to some of your biggest breakthroughs. Any successful person will tell you, they have always had some of the toughest times in their life which have shaped them to who they are and that has led them to the success they have now. It's like when you listen to any CEO they always have no money and are on the street alm...

Hello Everyone! We hear time and time again how perfectionism can hold you back and yes, for sure, it can have a detrimental tendency to stop us from taking action. However and big however! It's also a fantastic trait with amazing qualities like determination ambition, focus, desire for excellence and more! Hold onto those qualities. Let's discuss how we can use perfectionism to our advant...

Hello Everyone, Wow what a year it has been. Like any year, it was full of ups and downs. I want you to be proud of what you have achieved, and also of howler you have come. Now it's time to knuckle down and set some good strategies for 2024 to guarantee the success you deserve. Let's discuss! ----- Follow me on social media @balletwithisabella | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook www.balletwi...

Hello Everyone! First of all thank you so much for the support of the podcast. It brings me joy to help many of you all over the world. The ballet journey is hard and requires the most amount of discipline and dedication. Balance as you can imagine with this life can be hard, ballet is all encompassing and takes over. However without balance and seeing the benefits of that, we will eventually burn...

Hello Everyone! Today we are going to talk about developing your passion! Passion is one thing but without really developing it, working with it, and nurturing it, you may not get the results. We can't rely on passion alone. We have to develop it so the hard work and action taken to put that passion to practice, speaks for itself. Let's discuss! ----- @balletwithisabella  www.balletwithisa...

Hello Everyone!, In this episode we will be talking about how going with the flow can be used to your greatest advantage. Sometimes when things go wrong, they don't go perfect, we decide well the whole days ruined and I'm not going to achieve anything today. Well that doesn't have to be the case! In fact being more go with the flow will help you be able to cope better in less than opti...

Hello Everyone! Welcome back to another episode with myself Isabella and our regular guest Suvi, my Vaganova partner in crime. Suvi ws at Vaganova around the same time as me and then went on to have a successful career at Finnish National ballet. Like a lot of us including me, Suvi has had a lot of ups and downs. We bring her on the podcast regularly for more of a conversational dialogue and heari...

Hello Everyone! Time to get motivated with this episode all about become an absolute beast in your life and journey to excellence. We all know it takes a few things to be successful and it's not as complicated as we make it out to be. Today we will remind you! Get ready to feel raring to go! Let's discuss!  Enjoy! Like and subscribe! ---------------------------------- 14 day free trial to...