Dancer Talks21 Maalis 2024

How Dancers Can Build Confidence and Overcome Obstacles with Kirsten Kemp

On this week's episode I spoke with Kirsten Kemp. We talked about tools for dancers to help them perform better, how to build confidence in situations like auditions, how having confidence can help you achieve the career of your dreams, and more!

Kirsten Kemp is a former full-time professional ballet dancer turned High-Performance Mindset Coach for dancers, International Speaker, and Founder of The Confident Dancer specializing in helping dancers break through the mental blocks that have been holding them back and build a confident mindset that allows them to feel and perform their best consistently. On top of serving 200+ clients globally, including soloists and principals in top ballet companies and YAGP finalists, she's also the host of The Confident Dancer YouTube channel and podcast, a show with 21k+ subscribers and counting. As a speaker, she's also had the honor of speaking to groups of dancers at top institutions such as Miami City Ballet School, Estonian National Ballet, University of Utah's School of Dance, Texas Ballet Theater School, and many others.

Follow her here!

Website: https://kirstenkemp.com/

IG: https://instagram.com/kirsten_theconfidentdancer

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheConfidentDancer/videos

Podcast on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-confident-dancer

Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-confident-dancer-podcast/id1719883279

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