A Dancer's Mindset

Ep.130 Toxicity in Ballet. How do we cope?

A Dancer's Mindset

Show Notes

Hello Everyone,

Thank you so much for joining me today; today, we are going to be talking about toxicity in ballet. There is often the misconception that we have to suffer to succeed. This leads to a warped sense of how we can achieve success.

Let's discuss so we can succeed with joy and the right way!

Thanks for listening :-)

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