I was teaching a Salsa private lesson recently and we were going over an intermediate move – a wrap. It’s when the lead turns the follow while holding both hands and at the end of the turn the lead wraps their arms around the follow as they transition from one…
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Leadership Lessons from Dance – Signals
As I drove to dance practice recently I witnessed an action in everyday life that I then interpreted through dance and translated into leadership. I’m so excited to share it: OBSERVATION I exited off the highway/freeway and turned on my blinkers to alert other drivers that I was exiting. I…
Leadership Lessons from Dance – When to Teach and When to Learn
Recently at a performance team practice it was brought to my attention that my desire to help others and teach was getting in the way of my own learning and growth as a dancer. I was sacrificing my time to help others before I fully had all aspects of the…
Leadership Lessons from Dance – Where Your Eyes Go Your Body Follows
As the new year is upon us and people are setting their intentions, I began reflecting on a leadership lesson from dance that I am still learning – Where Your Eyes Go Your Body Follows. In other words, where you set your intentions is where you are likely to head.…
Leadership Lessons from Dance – I Feel It, I Go!
Austin Inspired Movement Dance Instructor and friend, Marcus Negron, shared with me his number one rule for being a great follow, “I feel it, I go“. Sure, it sounds like a simple concept yet upon reflection and attempted execution I have found it can be difficult to execute regularly. Like…
