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.…
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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…
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…