Hi friends! I am so excited to share this video with you as it is very personally meaningful to me. I know I would have been so encouraged by this when I was entering into the transition from being in a professional ballet company full-time to dancing only recreationally a few times a week while focusing on my new full-time career as a mindset coach for dancers. Speaking of the transition, I realized I didn't provide much detail in the beginning of the video about how much I currently dance and what my life looks like now, so for those of you who are curious, here is how I currently fit dance into my life: My full-time job, as I mentioned above, is coaching dancers, creating content, and speaking to groups of dancers about how to optimize their mental health and ability to perform by knowing how to manage their mental state and build authentic confidence. Since dancing is no longer my primary focus in life, I simply do it for fun and mostly just take class 2-3 times a week (supplementing ballet classes with cardio dance classes, pilates, and long walks which I really enjoy!). I am very fortunate to perform about once or maybe twice a year with a small local company in Austin, Texas, that provides fun opportunities to perform as a freelance artist. That's it! I hope that provides more clarity if you were curious!
I came across your channel 4 years ago, when i started my proffesional contract, and it has been really helpful to get to know your experience with quitting, and finding yourself. I've been dancing my whole life, and have a proffesional contract for four years now. I've been ruminating for all of this time, even before getting a contract, if I should leave or not. Now my mental health declined so much, not because I'm weak and I can't work because it's hard, but ballet puts way more strain on me than I thought, but as I saw, also on many other people who even left our company or are thinking to do that, and now i understand what they were going through(their anger issues from stress, injuries, sickness) as i go through that just now. It's also difficult because I'll have to find work right after, but also my mother who was my teacher really hates the idea of me never dancing as a professional, and does not understand my pain at all. I'll never stop dancing, or teaching many types of dance/movement. But it's also not financially sustainable apparently, apart from other difficulties.
Thank you for sharing, Emilia ❤️ I can totally empathize with the internal battle that comes with this decision. I’m so glad that what I’ve shared from my story has encouraged and helped you in some way. Don’t hesitate to reach out if this is something you’d like individual coaching support around 🫶🏻
Thanks so much for this video :) I am currently going through my transition after dancing professionally for 13 years. I always knew it would be difficult but I did not expect it to be this challenging on so many levels! I am struggling now, but as you say I don't want to hold myself to those past standards I had of myself. It is as if my identity is crumbling down in order to make space for something else. I have faith that it will get easier with time! Thanks for sharing your experience and I am so happy you could come out the other side and still find a way to incorporate the joy of dancing into your life :) take care, Cara
Hi Cara, I found your comment incredibly moving! I am only 1 year into my professional career and although I have no plans to stop dancing just yet, my future after performing has been on my mind recently. I have no idea what I will do when I do retire, dancing has been my entire life since I was very young. I think what you said though about your life crumbling down to make space for something new is such a positive way of looking at it - although your life has changed, there is more out there than dance, other passions will make their way into your life. I will try to remember this when it’s time for me to retire! ❤
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Hi friends! I am so excited to share this video with you as it is very personally meaningful to me. I know I would have been so encouraged by this when I was entering into the transition from being in a professional ballet company full-time to dancing only recreationally a few times a week while focusing on my new full-time career as a mindset coach for dancers. Speaking of the transition, I realized I didn't provide much detail in the beginning of the video about how much I currently dance and what my life looks like now, so for those of you who are curious, here is how I currently fit dance into my life:
My full-time job, as I mentioned above, is coaching dancers, creating content, and speaking to groups of dancers about how to optimize their mental health and ability to perform by knowing how to manage their mental state and build authentic confidence.
Since dancing is no longer my primary focus in life, I simply do it for fun and mostly just take class 2-3 times a week (supplementing ballet classes with cardio dance classes, pilates, and long walks which I really enjoy!). I am very fortunate to perform about once or maybe twice a year with a small local company in Austin, Texas, that provides fun opportunities to perform as a freelance artist.
That's it! I hope that provides more clarity if you were curious!
I came across your channel 4 years ago, when i started my proffesional contract, and it has been really helpful to get to know your experience with quitting, and finding yourself. I've been dancing my whole life, and have a proffesional contract for four years now. I've been ruminating for all of this time, even before getting a contract, if I should leave or not. Now my mental health declined so much, not because I'm weak and I can't work because it's hard, but ballet puts way more strain on me than I thought, but as I saw, also on many other people who even left our company or are thinking to do that, and now i understand what they were going through(their anger issues from stress, injuries, sickness) as i go through that just now. It's also difficult because I'll have to find work right after, but also my mother who was my teacher really hates the idea of me never dancing as a professional, and does not understand my pain at all. I'll never stop dancing, or teaching many types of dance/movement. But it's also not financially sustainable apparently, apart from other difficulties.
Thank you for sharing, Emilia ❤️ I can totally empathize with the internal battle that comes with this decision. I’m so glad that what I’ve shared from my story has encouraged and helped you in some way. Don’t hesitate to reach out if this is something you’d like individual coaching support around 🫶🏻
Thanks so much for this video :) I am currently going through my transition after dancing professionally for 13 years. I always knew it would be difficult but I did not expect it to be this challenging on so many levels! I am struggling now, but as you say I don't want to hold myself to those past standards I had of myself. It is as if my identity is crumbling down in order to make space for something else. I have faith that it will get easier with time! Thanks for sharing your experience and I am so happy you could come out the other side and still find a way to incorporate the joy of dancing into your life :) take care, Cara
Hi Cara, I found your comment incredibly moving! I am only 1 year into my professional career and although I have no plans to stop dancing just yet, my future after performing has been on my mind recently. I have no idea what I will do when I do retire, dancing has been my entire life since I was very young. I think what you said though about your life crumbling down to make space for something new is such a positive way of looking at it - although your life has changed, there is more out there than dance, other passions will make their way into your life. I will try to remember this when it’s time for me to retire! ❤
Thanks Hannah, I wish you all the best for your career ❤
I Loved hearing your story.❤️
You should eventually get back into it one day.