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training tip - Excellence Vs. Perfection

9/15/2017

 
Do you know the difference between excellence and perfection?

"The pursuit of excellence can sometimes morph into the pursuit of perfection. As a group, dancers exhibit higher than normal levels of perfectionism. Like those who strive for excellence, perfectionists are highly driven and set particularly high standards/goals for themselves. Perfectionists, however, are inclined to pursue unrealistic or unattainable goals and thus experience a sense of inadequacy and self-doubt. Perfectionists are overly self-critical of themselves and others, and tend to ruminate on their mistakes and disappointments. Such dancers are at risk of suffering from low self-esteem, anxiety, disordered eating, injury, and burnout." (Andrea Downie, 2015)

Learn more about perfectionism in International Association for Dance Medicine and Science's resource paper, Perfectionism, by Sana Nordin-Bates.

guest teaching:  Summer 2017

9/4/2017

 
EnhanceDance's Andrea Downie enjoyed a summer of guest teaching across Canada. She began in Guelph working with the Guelph Youth Dance Company and at Guelph Dance's Arts Explosion dance-focus camp. She then gave her continuing professional development courses for teachers, Multisensory Teaching Methods and Enhancing Turnout, to teachers in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, and Ottawa - part of a tour for Royal Academy of Dance Canada. She also taught youth and adult dancers at  Judy Russell's Enchainement Dance Centre Summer Dance Intensive in Prince George, BC. What a joy to work with committed dancers and educators across Canada!
A picture of Andrea with a large group of dance teachers
RAD CPD course, Ottawa 2017

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