Body Kind Dance Club
a membership program helping dancers to befriend the body, calm the inner critic, and raise resilience
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What if going to dance class helped students feel better about their body, rather than worse?
Dance class is the perfect place to be in awe of your body.
We balance, leap, turn, stretch, create, defy gravity, build muscle and shape grace with our bodies in dance class. We do amazing things, all of which should make us crazy respectful, and in awe of our bodies.
So why do so many dancers wind up with body image insecurities, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, injuries, and burnout?
It's time dance classes taught dancers to focus on all the ways their bodies are strong, capable, adaptable, and resilient; rather than teaching them their bodies are too big, too tall, too round, too weak... too much, and yet not enough at the same time.
Join the Body Kind Dance Club, where dancers befriend their body, calm the inner critic, and rise with resilience.
Build a bridge from where they are, to where they could be.
That's what we do in the Body Kind Dance Club!
A membership program for dance teachers, studio owners, and dancers that delivers monthly resources and how-to tips for integrating wellness skills with dance technique!
Included in the membership:
- Monthly body kind resource
- Monthly how-to video tip
- Official Membership Certificate to display
- Body Kind Dance Club stickers
- Private FB group for continued support
- Exclusive access to specialized content
- Live Interviews with dance wellness industry leaders
*If you attended the Building Better Body Image in Dancers webinar, please enroll with the same email you used to register for the webinar!
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For too long, dance education and dance culture have placed looks, performance, and competition before the mental and physical health of dancers.
But what if...
- Going to dance class helped students feel BETTER about their body, rather than worse?
- Dance teachers had powerful practices to support body image resilience, and mental health?
- The trends of the last few years that caused dancers, and teachers, to constantly be on the verge of a nervous breakdown could be reversed?
You have to guide them across the bridge... we can't just wish the frustration away, or hope dancers grow out of being withdrawn and worried.
The monthly resources you'll get in the Body Kind Dance Club are what bridge the gap for students; going from absent to engaged, self-critical to self-confident, and indifferent to driven!
Your Instructor
Hey there! I'm Katrena, the CEO of Different Drummer Dance, a dance studio and online education platform on a mission to bring much needed mental, emotional, and physical wellness to dancers and dance teachers.
As a former professional dancer, I desperately needed wellness tools on body positivity, growth mindset, and mental health. If I had had knowledge and resources on these topics as a young dancer, my career would have been totally different: longer, healthier, and way, way happier.
Once I began teaching professionally, I saw even more clearly how much my students also needed these skills. I was tired of seeing dancers be obsessed with body image and restrictive eating. Tired of seeing students plagued by self doubt, comparison and self hatred. Over the burnout, constant injuries and toxic language, habits and traditions.
So I decided to start creating the resources I had needed as a young dancer and teacher. My courses, workshops, webinars and resources focus on creating the change I want to see in the dance world, and creating a more inclusive, diverse, equal and kind dance industry. Because I believe it’s time we left dancers better than we found them.
*If you attended the Building Better Body Image in Dancers webinar, please enroll with the same email you used to register for the webinar!
Get started now!
Frequently Asked Questions
The Body Kind Dance Club membership is for you if:
- You're a dance teacher, studio owner, or dancer
- You want to make your classes/studio stand out from the crowd by prioritizing mental & physical wellness
- You want to encourage body positivity and resilience in dancers
- You want to encourage growth mindset and resilience in dancers
- You want to encourage those qualities in yourself
- You're craving connection and support with like minded, holistically oriented folx
If you want:
- happier, engaged students all year long
- to feel confident knowing you're doing your part to addressing mental health in your classes / studio
- to build better body image in dancers, and contribute to creating change the dance community needs
Without:
- constantly reinventing the wheel, and searching for new resources
- stressing over if you're doing enough for your dance students
- worrying about if you're doing it right, or just wishing things were different
Join the Body Kind Dance Club now!