The Brainy Ballerina Podcast is a podcast for aspiring professional ballet dancers who want to learn what it really takes to build a smart and sustainable career in the dance industry.
Former professional ballerina turned Dance Educator and Career Mentor Caitlin Sloan peels back the curtain of the professional dance world with open and honest conversations about the realities of becoming a professional dancer.
Along with sharing her industry knowledge, Caitlin interviews top dancers, educators and experts in the dance industry who share their stories to inform, motivate and inspire you to pursue your dance career with confidence.
Tune in each week for actionable tips and advice to empower you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed in a professional dance career on your terms.
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The Brainy Ballerina Podcast is a podcast for aspiring professional ballet dancers who want to learn what it really takes to build a smart and sustainable career in the dance industry.
Former professional ballerina turned Dance Educator and Career Mentor Caitlin Sloan peels back the curtain of the professional dance world with open and honest conversations about the realities of becoming a professional dancer.
Along with sharing her industry knowledge, Caitlin interviews top dancers, educators and experts in the dance industry who share their stories to inform, motivate and inspire you to pursue your dance career with confidence.
Tune in each week for actionable tips and advice to empower you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed in a professional dance career on your terms.
73. Under Pressure to Be Perfect with Rachael Dailey Goodwin and Ali Block
The Brainy Ballerina Podcast
44 minutes
1 month ago
73. Under Pressure to Be Perfect with Rachael Dailey Goodwin and Ali Block
In this week's insightful episode, I am joined by Ali Block and Rachael Dailey Goodwin. Ali is a former professional ballerina. She studied psychology at Columbia University and currently works as a Clinical Research Coordinator and Lab Manager at Icahn School of Medicine. Rachael is a former dancer and is currently Assistant Professor of Management at Syracuse University Whitman School of Management.
Together with Lyndon Garrett, they recently published an incredible research paper titled: Under Pressure to Be Perfect: How Dehumanizing and Rehumanizing Social Cues Lead to Maladaptive and Adaptive Perfectionism in Professional Ballet.
In this episode, we dive deep into how environment and culture shape our perfectionist tendencies and explore the role we all play in thriving in our pursuit of excellence.
Key Points in this Episode:
* What first drew them to study perfectionism in the world of professional ballet
* How high-pressure environments (such as ballet) often employ excessively high standards that may evoke harmful experiences of perfectionism
* The difference between maladaptive and adaptive perfectionism, and why perfectionism in general is not always harmful
* The role environmental cues play to support dancers in shifting from maladaptive to adaptive perfectionism
* The specific forms of dehumanizing and rehumanizing social cues
* How artistic leaders can become more aware of some of the ways they are subtly fueling dancers' perfectionistic tendencies
Connect with Ali:
WEBSITE: http://alipaigeblock.com/
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ali_p_block [http://instagram.com/ali_p_block]
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-paige-block-b8798a112/
Connect with Rachael:
WEBSITE: https://www.rachaeldaileygoodwin.com/
FACULTY: https://whitman.syracuse.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-staff-directory/details/rdgoodwi
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaeldaileygoodwin/
Links and Resources:
Get 10% off registration for Étoile Dance Competition [https://www.etoilecomp.com/] with code BRAINY10.
Get your copy of The Ultimate Audition Guide [https://www.thebrainyballerina.com/theultimateauditionguide]
Let's connect!
My WEBSITE: thebrainyballerina.com [http://thebrainyballerina.com/]
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thebrainyballerina [http://instagram.com/thebrainyballerina]
1-1 CAREER MENTORING: book your complimentary career call [https://www.thebrainyballerina.com/career-mentoring]
Questions/comments? Email me at caitlin@thebrainyballerina.com
The Brainy Ballerina Podcast
The Brainy Ballerina Podcast is a podcast for aspiring professional ballet dancers who want to learn what it really takes to build a smart and sustainable career in the dance industry.
Former professional ballerina turned Dance Educator and Career Mentor Caitlin Sloan peels back the curtain of the professional dance world with open and honest conversations about the realities of becoming a professional dancer.
Along with sharing her industry knowledge, Caitlin interviews top dancers, educators and experts in the dance industry who share their stories to inform, motivate and inspire you to pursue your dance career with confidence.
Tune in each week for actionable tips and advice to empower you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed in a professional dance career on your terms.
