My passion is to help dancers not only master the mental side of optimum performance, but to also see dancers experience joy, mental wellbeing, and confidence in the process of making their dreams a reality.
After I made the decision to stop dancing professionally in order to heal from a prolonged struggle with a knee injury, I chose to get my first coaching certification (of many!) so I could start offering dancers the support and education to be able to perform to their fullest potential using the power of their minds and thrive as humans in the process.
Between the times where I felt like I was soaring with confidence and joy, it was in the times where I felt so doubtful of myself and abilities, overwhelmed with performance anxiety, and so alone coming back from injuries that I realized how deeply our mindset affects our career results. I also found myself wishing there was someone who could help me with the mental side of dance who actually understood my world.
Having grown up at a small recreational school and eventually worked my way through training at the Houston Ballet Academy, graduating from the University of Utah with a BFA in Ballet, and eventually dancing professionally with the Oklahoma City Ballet, I know that the life of a dancer can be so joyful, but also so mentally and emotionally difficult at times.
About Me
I am a former professional ballet dancer, speaker, and high-performance mindset coach.
About Me
I am a former professional ballet dancer, speaker, and high-performance mindset coach.
My passion is to help dancers not only master the mental side of optimum performance, but to also see dancers experience joy, mental wellbeing, and confidence in the process of making their dreams a reality.
Having grown up at a small recreational school and eventually worked my way through training at the Houston Ballet Academy, graduating from the University of Utah with a BFA in Ballet, and eventually dancing professionally with the Oklahoma City Ballet, I know that the life of a dancer can be so joyful, but also so mentally and emotionally difficult at times.
Between the times where I felt like I was soaring with confidence and joy, it was in the times where I felt so doubtful of myself and abilities, overwhelmed with performance anxiety, and so alone coming back from injuries that I realized how deeply our mindset affects our career results. I also found myself wishing there was someone who could help me with the mental side of dance who actually understood my world.
After I made the decision to stop dancing professionally in order to heal from a prolonged struggle with a knee injury, I chose to get my first coaching certification (of many!) so I could start offering dancers the support and education to be able to perform to their fullest potential using the power of their minds and thrive as humans in the process.
Six years later, I am still deeply invested in providing this service to the dance community, and am grateful to have had the honor of working with dancers from all over the world, including those from some of the world's top companies such as New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and many more.
In additional to working with dancers individually, it has also been a great pleasure to impact hundreds of dancers through sharing mindset seminars at top schools, companies, and universities such as Estonian National Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, The University of Utah, and many more esteemed organizations.
Six years later, I am still deeply invested in providing this service to the dance community, and am grateful to have had the honor of working with dancers from all over the world, including those from some of the world's top companies such as New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and many more.
In additional to working with dancers individually, it has also been a great pleasure to impact hundreds of dancers through sharing mindset seminars at top schools, companies, and universities such as Estonian National Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, The University of Utah, and many more esteemed organizations.
practical strategies
for mind management and emotional wellness so that you can independently move through the mentally and emotionally difficult moments in your dance journey instead of getting stuck in a pit of discouragement, burnout, and defeat
What results can you expect from working together?
clarity on your plan
for accomplishing your career and training goals so you know what action to take in order to confidently move towards your desired results, whether that be landing a company contract in audition season, coming back into the studio after a difficult injury, or cutting through the confusion and fear around making big career decisions so that you can get excited for your future
personal transformation
in releasing the damaging affects of an old teachers voice in your head, years of repressed negative emotions that you may not even know are affecting your present, letting go of limiting beliefs about how you’ll never be good enough, eliminating self-sabotaging behaviors that have been causing you to hold back from opportunities, making changes on the subconscious level so that you can even experience radical improvement in steps that you thought you are permanently bad at, and so much more!
the confidence to know
what you have to offer and believe in it, the boldness to advocate for yourself, and the courage to actually be seen for the opportunities you’ve always wanted
a new level
of motivation, mental wellbeing, and the feeling that you truly do have the autonomy to run your mind instead of letting it run you
the ability
to experience a counter-cultural level of joy, fun, freedom, empowerment, and hopefulness as a high-level dancer. These are so often trained out of us when we get to a higher level in our training and careers, and I am SO passionate about helping dancers to bring it back!
What results can you expect from working together?
practical strategies
for mind management and emotional wellness so that you can independently move through the mentally and emotionally difficult moments in your dance journey instead of getting stuck in a pit of discouragement, burnout, and defeat
clarity on your plan
for accomplishing your career and training goals so you know what action to take in order to confidently move towards your desired results, whether that be landing a company contract in audition season, coming back into the studio after a difficult injury, or cutting through the confusion and fear around making big career decisions so that you can get excited for your future
personal transformation
in releasing the damaging affects of an old teachers voice in your head, years of repressed negative emotions that you may not even know are affecting your present, letting go of limiting beliefs about how you’ll never be good enough, eliminating self-sabotaging behaviors that have been causing you to hold back from opportunities, making changes on the subconscious level so that you can even experience radical improvement in steps that you thought you are permanently bad at, and so much more!
the confidence to know
what you have to offer and believe in it, the boldness to advocate for yourself, and the courage to actually be seen for the opportunities you’ve always wanted
a new level
of motivation, mental wellbeing, and the feeling that you truly do have the autonomy to run your mind instead of letting it run you
the ability
to experience a counter-cultural level of joy, fun, freedom, empowerment, and hopefulness as a high-level dancer. These are so often trained out of us when we get to a higher level in our training and careers, and I am SO passionate about helping dancers to bring it back!
credentials
*Qualifications earned at the Trainer level of NLP, coaching, hypnotherapy, EFT, and T.I.M.E. techniques through the IBCP indicate that I have successfully completed over 400 hours of supervised trainings and evaluations in order to be qualified to train and certify other practitioners in these modalities. This means that I have received education and have demonstrated an understanding of these modalities for helping others at a level that far exceeds what is necessary to work with clients individually.
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Success and Life Coach
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of T.I.M.E Techniques
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Practitioner of Emotional Freedom Techniques
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Hypnotherapy
• IPEC Certified Professional Coach (program accredited by the International Coach Federation)
• International Professional Speaker at top ballet companies, schools, and universities
• Founder of The Confident Dancer, an online community of 20k+ dancers
• Advanced Ballet Instructor and Guest Masterclass Instructor
• Former Professional Dancer with Oklahoma City Ballet
• BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah (graduated with top honors)
• Graduated from the top levels of Houston Ballet Academy
Credentials
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Success and Life Coach
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of T.I.M.E Techniques
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Practitioner of Emotional Freedom Techniques
• IBCP Board-Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Hypnotherapy
• IPEC Certified Professional Coach (program accredited by the International Coach Federation)
*Qualifications earned at the Trainer level of NLP, coaching, hypnotherapy, EFT, and T.I.M.E. techniques through the IBCP indicate that I have successfully completed over 400 hours of supervised trainings and evaluations in order to be qualified to train and certify other practitioners in these modalities. This means that I have received education and have demonstrated an understanding of these modalities for helping others at a level that far exceeds what is necessary to work with clients individually.
• International Professional Speaker at top ballet companies, schools, and universities
• Creator of The Confident Dancer (an online community of 20k+ dancers)
• Advanced Ballet Instructor and Guest Masterclass Instructor
• Former Professional Dancer with Oklahoma City Ballet
• BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah (graduated with top honors)
• Graduated from the top levels of Houston Ballet Academy
I want dancers to know that they don’t have to wait for the system to completely change for them to truly have an experience in this art form that they are proud of and grateful for. The heart behind my work is to support and advocate for dancers in helping them to become the most empowered and healthy version of themselves while acknowledging that we still exist within a very imperfect industry. My belief is that as each of us embodies the change we want to see, we actually become a part of creating the larger change.
As I continue to serve the dance community throughout my professional career, I desire for my work to play a role in creating a culture shift in the ballet world by actually speaking hope and life into dancers' lives individually. I know that there is so much work to be done in creating systemic change in the ballet industry, and I am so thankful for and supportive of those who are doing that work to create top-down change. For me, my personal sense of calling is to stand side-by-side with dancers while we still have life to live in the midst of this imperfect industry taking a new shape.
my vision
I want dancers to know that they don’t have to wait for the system to completely change for them to truly have an experience in this art form that they are proud of and grateful for. The heart behind my work is to support and advocate for dancers in helping them to become the most empowered and healthy version of themselves while acknowledging that we still exist within a very imperfect industry. My belief is that as each of us embodies the change we want to see, we actually become a part of creating the larger change.
As I continue to serve the dance community throughout my professional career, I desire for my work to play a role in creating a culture shift in the dance world by actually speaking hope and life into dancers' lives individually. I know that there is so much work to be done in creating systemic change in the dance world, and I am so thankful for and supportive of those who are doing that work to create top-down change. For me, my personal sense of calling is to stand side-by-side with dancers while we still have life to live in the midst of this imperfect industry taking a new shape.