The Revolution Dancer

In Lilly’s book, ‘How to be a Bawse’, she uses an analogy where she compares life to video games. You go through levels, get thrown off by obstacles and face enemies. Everyone is given a character to play the game of life, but you can only control your character. You can’t control anyone else’s character, computer bots or background items that can’t be interacted with.

Have you ever played Mario cart and been watching a different character the whole time thinking it was you and not understanding why it’s not going left when you turn the controller to the left? When I read Lilly’s book that’s what I thought of. No wonder why I was never going to win and was getting confused and frustrated, I was trying to control something I had no power over. Unless I had that person’s remote, no matter what I did, how hard I tried and how good my intentions were, I was never going to finish the race.

So if I can’t control the other players, I can at least control how I react to them. Maybe next race I’ll pick different weapons to arm myself, try a different route or even play with different players.

What actually is hypermobility aka. double jointed? 🤷‍♀️ How do you know if you are hypermobile? 🤔 How can you manage the pain? 🤕 And how can you use the extra-flexibility to your advantage as a dancer, gymnast or acrobat? 🤸🏼‍♀️

Find out and more during this week’s with arguably our most distinguished guest yet, Jennifer. Originally advertised as this Wednesday (7th), but as it’s coming home, the conversation has been rescheduled for this Thursday (8th) at 8pm BST.

Jennifer Milner is a certified Pilates trainer specializing in dancers and post-injury recoveries. After a knee injury ended her successful classical ballet career, Jennifer became determined to use her experiences to help other dancers and performers. Jennifer has trained Olympic medalists, Oscar winners, and world-famous dancers from New York City Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, ABT, San Francisco Ballet, Royal Ballet, and more.

Jennifer presented "Training the Hypermobile Dancer" at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science world conference in 2019. She has written for Dance Magazine online and the Dance Medicine Education Initiative. Jennifer maintains a blog for dancers, and is co-host of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, a podcast for dancers with hypermobility, with host Linda Bluestein, MD. Jennifer has also been interviewed by Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, and Tune Up Fitness.

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This is one of the many quotes I live by. I started this mentality in the last couple of years and it made me a lot less anxious to be myself and gave me more confidence.

What is inclusive dance? How can teachers, choreographers and directors makes sure they’re being inclusive? What kind of barriers or stigmas do you wheelchair dancers face? Find out the answers to these questions and much more this Sunday! ♿️

Helen is a 2-time national champion wheelchair dance team member and a hiphop World Inclusive Festival champion team member. She is also a postgraduate psychotherapy student. She started dancing as a child but she experienced stigma as she the only one not given dancing parts in performances. Eventually she stopped dancing until four years ago when she found a wheelchair dance group. In an effort to help promote her message that if you want to dance, there is a place for you, she became an ambassador for One Dance UK and has been apart of Beyond Borders where she created and danced in dance films for Birmingham International Dance Festival.

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Do you struggle with your body image like I do? Do you also want to learn how to accept your body, spots, fat rolls and all? If so, join us tomorrow (Wednesday) on Instagram Live to learn how to view your body in a more positive way.

Taylor Behringer is a life-long dancer, mom, dance educator, & healer in the dance space. Taylor guides dancers back to loving & trusting their bodies, after a lifetime of working in an industry that has taught them to do the opposite. Taylor is also a certified PAUSE Breathwork Facilitator & graduated Food & Body Coach, using somatic work within the body, to help dancers transform & sustain a healthy relationship with their bodies & selves.

Amanda Tropp is a PE teacher, national trampoline champion, dancer and x-gymnast and acrobat. She has a BA (Hons) in Dance, Sport & PE and studied MSc Dance Science at Trinity Laban Music and Dance Conservatoire. Since 2014, she’s become increasingly more focused more on her first love, teaching and mentoring, gradually coming away from training, performing and competing. She’s an Acrobatic Arts teacher, Level 2 trampoline coach and a PE teacher. Amanda has become fascinated with the field of dance science and dancer’s health which inspired her to start a blog and her current Instagram page.

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Logically, we all know that nothing is perfect in this world. But for us dancers and gymnasts, we are trained to overcome this common human experience and raise above this fatality. Something I’ve learnt is that a certain amount of imperfection is allowed to still be considered ‘perfect’. Whether it’s landing a DMT pass, landing a trampoline skill or hitting a handstand on bars, there is always an ALLOWANCE ZONE where no deductions are given.

So, I will not apologise for not being perfect. I will not apologise for being human. Every single person on this planet farts, makes mistakes and has emotions.

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Dancers are Artists AND Athletes Controversial statement, but isn’t that what being an artist is all about? Dancers are athletes, but that doesn’t mean we’re not artists too

Join us this Sunday for the 2nd conversation in the Instagram Live series with Cirque Du Soleil leading performer, Shelli Epstein! 🦋

Do you get nerves before a competition or performance and want to control them better? Have you struggled with a lack of identity after your passion was taking away from you during the pandemic? Do you have any questions you want to ask a leading performer in ? If so, make sure to comment below and we’ll answer them in the Instagram Live!

Shelli Epstein left home at 18 to pursue her dream of being a circus artist. Running away with the circus. She left for Macau to work for Franco Dragones show ‘The House Of Dancing Water’. After her career in Macau she then worked for Cirque du Soleil’s show . Playing the role of a character and a Russian swing to swing artist. She was on Luzia for 6 years until covid hit.

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Amanda is a national trampoline champion, dancer and x-gymnast and acrobat. She has a BA (Hons) in Dance, Sport & PE and studied MSc Dance Science at Trinity Laban Music and Dance Conservatoire. Since 2014, she’s become increasingly more focused more on her first love, teaching and mentoring, gradually coming away from training, performing and competing. She’s an Acrobatic Arts teacher, Level 2 trampoline coach and a PE teacher. Amanda has become fascinated with the field of dance science and dancer’s health which inspired her to start a blog and her current Instagram page.

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Just some on the many research-backed reasons why I love dance ❤️👯‍♀️ Why do you love dance? 🤔 Comment below ⬇️

Many of my days have FELT like a ‘bad day’ since I started my new job as they’ve been physically and mentally exhausting and I’ve encountered several difficulties throughout each day. But when I took a step back, I realised that I’m actually doing really well.

I have to keep in mind that it’s a brand new job - I’ve taken on a role I’ve never done before in a school I’ve never been to and am teaching different types of children than I’m used to.

The ‘several difficulties’ is because I’m learning so many new skills and the exhaustion is not only because I’m teaching PE, but also because it’s all new, so I’ve got more to process and think about.

Just because you feel something, doesn’t mean that’s what’s actually happening. Feelings are subjective and determined by perspective.

My perspective is that these ‘bad days’ are just ‘challenging days’ that give us more opportunities to grow.

I’m so excited to announce ‘The Dancer’s Diaries’! 🤗 I’ll be hosting this new Instagram Live series every other week alongside a new guest.

Do you want to be a working professional in any capacity within the dance industry? Do you want to learn how to market yourself as a professional to secure jobs and sponsorships? Do you want to understand how to protect yourself through contracts? If so, make sure you mark the first conversation next Sunday in your diary 🗓

Audra Allen, MFA, is a virtual dance business coach, creative entrepreneur, choreographer, educator, dancer and college professor based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She founded Audra Allen Dance LLC in 2018, offering business coaching in a live and virtual setting along with private or group adult dance lessons, and variety of resources. Audra saw the huge potential of teaching dance online years before COVID-19 hit, making virtual classes became necessity. She’s trained in ballet, modern, jazz, musical theatre, contemporary, hip hop, flamenco, tap and African dance.

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About Me

Amanda has a unique background consisting of dance, trampolining, acrobatic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics and acting. She has a BA (Hons) in Dance, Sport & PE and studied MSc in Dance Science at Trinity Laban Music and Dance Conservatoire.

Through her studies she’s developed a keen interest in injury prevention and dancer’s health. She’s an all-rounded dancer, having trained in contemporary, ballet, street, tap and musical theatre. Amanda is an Acrobatic Arts teacher and Level 2 trampoline coach with 8 years of coaching experience. She’s passionate about mentoring, teaching her students not only how to dance and somersault, but how to be strong, independent learners and people.

Amanda’s mission in life is to help others. But for that to happen, she must metamorphosize. In order for evolution to occur, we must revolutionise our thoughts, attitudes, actions and behaviours. Join Amanda's journey so you can revolt and evolve together.

The blog will cover a wide range of topics within the dance and sport science fields, such as performance enhancement, injury prevention, psychology, mental health and hypermobility. It will also discuss topical issues in the dance, gymnastics, acrobatics and trampolining communities, such as teaching physiology, education and career pathways and teaching and learning with learning differences.

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Welcome to the Revolution This blog will cover topical issues in the dance and gymnastics communities, including dance science, hypermobility, mental health, teaching philosophy and more. In order for evolution to occur, we must revolutionise our thoughts, attitudes, actions and behaviours.

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