Skip to content
Working with Artists
Top10 Reasons Dancers & Other Performing Artists Benefit From Building Psychological Skills
- Psychological skills building can be used as an educational tool that helps dancers accelerate their quest for excellence while promoting physical health and emotional well being.
- Developing a psychological performance program with trained consultant, dancers can effectively practice skills at home, in the studio and on stage.
- Injured dancers have more time on their hands which can be put to use learning techniques that can be practiced at rest and later converted into safer ways to move.
- Noncompliance with physical therapies can be addressed as a motivational issue.
- Good method to work with during slumps, burnout or off-season schedule.
- Programs can be tailored to dancers’ individual needs and level of motivation.
- Physical injury may be the “tip of the iceberg,” and while dancers may not be ready to address underlying emotional issues, focusing on a psycho-somatic method with consultant establishes a professional relationship and allows access for future psychological exploration.
- Rather then becoming depressed and/or anxious about injury, dancers can engage in mental activity that promotes positive focus, concentration and confidence.
- While recovering from debilitating injury dancers can learn empowering methods to improve body awareness and help prevent re-injury.