The Unshakable Dancer

What happens when you fight with your mom right before rehearsal or competition? In this episode of  When Real Life Walks On Stage With You , Miss Jenn breaks down how emotional activation affects performance, why arguments don’t end just because rehearsal starts, and how competitive dancers can protect their dance bubble under pressure. You’ll learn how to regulate after conflict, contain emotion...

When Real Life Walks On Stage With You  is a podcast for competitive dancers who want to stop letting their self-talk sabotage their performance. Hosted by Miss Jenn, this show teaches dancers how to protect their focus, regulate under pressure, and train the voice that walks on stage before their body does. Because talent isn’t the problem. Untrained self-talk is.

This is part 3 in my Train It, Don't Hope for It series; and based on something that happened in my class this week that honestly changed how I think about performance. Because here’s what I’m seeing— Dancers are training choreography… but not training performance. So when they get on stage? They’re not lacking confidence… they’re defaulting to what they practiced. This series breaks down: why...

This is part 2 in my Train It, Don't Hope for It series; which is a quick 3-part series based on something that happened in my class this week that honestly changed how I think about performance. Because here’s what I’m seeing— Dancers are training choreography… but not training performance. So when they get on stage? They’re not lacking confidence… they’re defaulting to what they practiced. T...

This is part 1 in my Train It, Don't Hope for It series; which is a quick 3-part series based on something that happened in my class this week that honestly changed how I think about performance. Because here’s what I’m seeing— Dancers are training choreography… but not training performance. So when they get on stage? They’re not lacking confidence… they’re defaulting to what they practiced. T...

In this episode, I sit down with former  Kaeleen , a professional performer who has danced on some of the most iconic stages in the world, including  Radio City Rockettes ,  New York City Ballet ,  Radio City Music Hall , and  Madison Square Garden . We talk about what it  really  takes to build a professional dance career — from starting dance at just three years old, to performing professionally...

Sometimes the hardest parts of life become the stories that shape us. In this episode, we talk about resilience, reinvention and the moments that force us to be stronger than before.

Twin dancers on Pressure, Comparison, & Growing up in Competition Culture.