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A Dancer's Mindset

Ballet with Isabella
Ballet
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Confidence
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Hi friends, it’s Isabella! Vaganova graduate, international coach and recovering perfectionist. It’s time for you to step into what’s possible, This is the podcast for anyone striving for more – in your ballet career, your training, or just within yourself. We’ll talk confidence, resilience, motivation, mindset and the real-life stuff that comes with wanting more and that can often get in the way!... more

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Hello Everyone!

I'm joined today by the wonderful Terry Hyde who was a pro dancer with the Royal Ballet before finding his path with Psychotherapy. Terry has just done a course for the ISABELLA platform which is incredibly in depth and detailed, co... more

Hello Everyone! What does it mean to dance not just for yourself, but for an entire community?In this episode of A Dancer's Mindset,

Isabella sits down with Chun Wai Chan — Principal Dancer at New York City Ballet and a true trailblazer. In 2022, C... more

Hello Everyone!

This is so exciting - We are launching ISABELLA - our rebrand and new platform June 24th 2026

I wanted to not only thank this beautiful community but also share more about how this has evolved, why the change and why it is such a ... more

Your Circle Is Your Ceiling

The people around you are not just background noise in your journey — they are actively shaping who you become. In this episode, we talk honestly about what it does to you when someone consistently makes you feel small, w... more

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Recent Guests

Shi Heng Yi
35th generation Shaolin Master based in Germany
Shaolin Temple Europe
Episode: Ep. 152 How Pleasure & Discomfort Can Affect Your Success
Lucas Lima
Principal dancer at The Norwegian National Ballet and a teacher at The Academy.
The Norwegian National Ballet
Episode: Ep. 139 A test of perserverance. Interview with Lucas Lima
Denys Cherevychko
Principal Dancer at Vienna State Opera and Ballet
Vienna State Opera and Ballet
Episode: Ep.121 Interview With Principal Dancer Denys Cherevychko. A Wonderful Mindset.
Suvi Honkanen
A dancer experienced in overcoming performance anxiety.
Episode: Ep.117 Fear of Performing. Dealing with Stage fright!
Tiler Peck
Principal Dancer at New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
Episode: Ep.114. Interview with Tiler Peck. NYCB Principal Dancer. Musicality, Perfectionism, Being Yourself and Breaking the Rules!
Joy Womack
Professional ballerina, former principal dancer with the Kremlin Ballet, and founder of a ballet foundation.
Episode: Ep.107 Interview with Joy Womack. Bolshoi Academy, Travelling the world, Finding her place!

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Isabella McGuire Mayes
Host, professional ballet dancer, coach, and mindset practitioner guiding listeners through performance and mindset strategies.

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  • Love this episode

    I love all of Isabella's episodes but number 161 really hit home for me! I love how she articulates these hard and often confusing concepts and she really inspires me to continue with my dance career! Thank you Isabella!

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  • 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨... more

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  • Love it! Thank you so much.

    I’m just so happy this exists. I have been off professional dancing for seven years and now working to get myself up to a professional level again. This podcast has helped me so much and I will be forever grateful.

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  • 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨... more

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  • 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨... more

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The show is praised for relatable storytelling and guests who provide actionable advice beyond general motivation.
Fans often recommend the podcast as a trustworthy resource for mental strategies during tough training periods.
Many callers highlight how the episodes help them stay motivated, focused, and less overwhelmed by performance pressure.
Listeners appreciate the host's clear, supportive coaching and practical mindset tools that feel directly applicable to dance and life.

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Ep. 157 Inès McIntosh: Paris Opera Star Shares How You Can Shape Your Destiny!
Q: If there was some young dancers watching who might be going through a difficult time in that regard, would you have any advice for them of how to approach that situation, even just mentally?
I would say sometimes when you're young, you don't realize that you have so much time in front of you, you know? It feels like I remember, I was like, oh, but two years is so long. But two years when you are 13, it's nothing.
Ep. 156 Victor Caixeta. How Being A Dreamer Made All His Ballet Goals Come True.
Q: What do you think about for your career now? What are your goals as you go into this new company in Vienna now?
I want to do different repertories and I'm very looking forward that already now on my first season in Vienna, I'll have new things to add up.
Ep. 153 Madeline Woo – Leaps of Faith: From Ballet Stage to Creative Studio
Q: What's your strategy for dealing with performance anxiety?
I think getting nervous is good because it just means that you care, and I often cry before performances to relieve stress.
Ep. 153 Madeline Woo – Leaps of Faith: From Ballet Stage to Creative Studio
Q: How did you feel about moving to San Francisco?
It was exciting and a bit daunting; I wanted to grow more as a dancer and needed a new perspective.
Ep.151 Alina Cojocaru: Royal Ballet Legend Shares Her Definition Of Success
Q: What would be your biggest advice for a young dancer looking to become professional?
Be curious really and get work on yourself, not on your job. Keep growing and no matter what environment you're in, this is in your power.

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This show centers on mindset, resilience, and practical techniques for dancers to reach higher performance and longevity in their careers. Drawn from personal experience and guest conversations, episodes blend mental shifts, goal-setting, and actionable drills—covering confidence, dealing with nerves, handling burnout, and maintaining health while pursuing excellence in ballet. A standout feature is the host's coaching approach: evidence-based mindset tools paired with real-world performance tactics, making the content useful for both aspiring dancers and professionals seeking a holistic performance edge.

Noteworthy is the consistent emphasis on turning setbacks into data, maintaining curiosity over self-judgment, and building sustainable ... more

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