It’s important that you work to maintain a strong, positive self image. This will help you thrive both as a dancer and in life as well. Here are nine tips that can help:
- Appreciate what your body can do as a dancer and celebrate the positives.
- Keep a Top 5 list of your best attributes as a dancer.
- Keep in mind that body image is about your entire person as a dancer, not just the skin deep appearance.
- Surround yourself with positive people, other dancers that accentuate the positive.
- Shut down negative thoughts.
- Wear comfortable dance clothing that makes you feel great.
- Reach out and help or compliment other people, especially other dancers.
- Find positive role models and learn from them.
- Do nice things for yourself – make yourself feel good – IT WORKS!
If this is too much to work on all at once, pick one and start there. Make it a habit and then add another. Even if you are not feeling positive now, implementing each of these slowly over time will move you into that stronger position.
(this post was republished from 01-25-2019)
