I know I am making an impact in my dance community when during teacher training we were told to partner up and for leaders to all face the same direction. So I did but then the lead next to me shifted to face the opposite direction and I in turn…
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Leadership Lessons from Dance – My Dance Lead Journey
I first starting learning how to lead in dance because I would go to group classes and there would be more followers than leaders so I would help the class out in the moment. Then I decided I would be an assistant dance instructor. It was difficult to correct the…
Leadership Lessons from Dance – Don’t Underestimate the Follow
We don’t speak enough or hear enough about the important role of the follower. The follower is a leader in their own right and contributed to the success of the dance just as much as the leader does. If the follower does not know how to maintain their frame, how…
Leadership Lessons from Dance – Providing Space for a Follow to Soar
I once heard a colleague equate advising student leaders and organizations to taking care of a bird. He said something to the effect of, if you try to hold the bird in your hand too tight the bird wants to fight you to get out and get free but if…
