The Heart of Performance: Understanding Heart Rate and Breath Control in Singing and Dancing
For singers and dancers, the physical demands of performing can place significant strain on the body. When the heart rate approaches...
Undistracted Deep Work
You finally get a chance to sit down and get some work done, then instinctively you pick up and check your phone. It’s a very common and...
Nurturing Student Resilience: Effective Practices
As a clinician, choreographer, and instructor, it is my job to teach and offer tools for my students to take on challenges, and meet...
Dear loser,
I’d like to introduce myself. I’m a loser too! I lose everyday. I lose my attention, patience, time, opportunities, money, etc. I have...
10 Reasons to choose T-Fit
I have been training at various schools universities and theatre companies over the past year and I have observed some pretty interesting...
Being Intentional
While visiting family over the Christmas holiday, I was once again lovingly schooled by my father. I was reminded of something he told me...
Owning Your Own Energy
I want to share a little bit more about me and my story. It's a journey of healing and self discovery, and I hope those of you who read...
Blend it all!
Becoming a "triple threat" is much harder than becoming proficient in the skills of dance acting and singing. As soon as the lights hit...
Group Exercise Participants' Needs
When an individual walks into a group fitness class, they have 3 important psychological needs. Competency, Autonomy, and Relatedness to...
Positive and Negative Momentum
A snowball collects snow as it rolls down a hill and grows bigger and bigger. Waves react to outward forces and grow with powerful...
Hold on to your power
We live in a very educated world. Answers to so many questions are easily at our fingertips. We can learn and understand so many aspects...
Self Care
When I moved to Indiana, my entire fitness schedule was thrown out the window. I had the habit of exercising every day, but the structure...
Change the way you think
Some common things I hear from class members after completing a 55 minute fitness class: "If I could just get my fat out of the way." "I...