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A Dancer's Mindset

Ballet with Isabella
Ballet
Mental Health
Anxiety
Confidence
Mindfulness
Ballet Training
Overthinking
Personal Growth
Stage Fright
Positive Self-Talk
Vaganova Academy
Personal Development
Performance Anxiety
Depression
Vienna State Opera and Ballet
Performing Arts
Resilience
Self-Esteem
Mental Preparation
Journaling

This podcast, hosted by ballet dancer, Vaganova graduate and international coach Isabella McGuire Mayes @balletwithIsabella For all the dancers out there with a desire for more and to reach their highest potential. Isabella will build your confidence, self esteem and self belief so you can make it to the top. There are many stories from Isabella's training days, tips to improve your mindset, speci... more

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Latest Episodes

Ep. 154 Precious Adams: " It's impossible to be in shape, all year round!"

Hey Everyone,

We are back with another great interviewIn this inspiring conversation, I sit down with Precious Adams, First Soloist with English National Ballet, to talk about the powerful mindset shifts that have shaped her journey on her way to t... more

28 Sep 2025 โ€ข 1 hr 22 min
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Ep.153 Working hard but being overlooked?

Hey Everyone,

In this episode of A Dancerโ€™s Mindset, we dive into a topic that so many dancers face but rarely talk aboutโ€”what to do when you donโ€™t get instant recognition. In a world that often praises quick results, itโ€™s easy to feel disheartened... more

12 Sep 2025 โ€ข 27 min

Ep. 153 Madeline Woo โ€“ Leaps of Faith: From Ballet Stage to Creative Studio

Hello Everyone,

In this inspiring episode of A Dancerโ€™s Mindset, Isabella sits down with the incredible Madeline Wooโ€”a powerhouse on stage, online, and now in the design world. From her journey to San Francisco Ballet to her meteoric rise on social... more

13 Aug 2025 โ€ข 1 hr 20 min

Ep. 152 How Pleasure & Discomfort Can Affect Your Success

Hello Everyone,

In this deeply inspiring episode of A Dancerโ€™s Mindset, we dive into the world of mental strength, discipline, and motivation through the teachings of Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi. Known for his powerful presence and profound wisdom, ... more

31 Jul 2025 โ€ข 18 min

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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
Suvi Honkanen
Accomplished ballet teacher and guest on the podcast
Episode: Ep. 127 Should we do summer schools? Is there one answer?
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.
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!

Host

Isabella McGuire Mayes
Host of A Dancer's Mindset, Isabelle shares her experiences, stories from training, and expert insights into the mental aspects of being a dancer.

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  • ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ. ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ˆ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฃ ๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ž? ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ. ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข... more

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  • ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ. ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ˆ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฃ ๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ž? ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ. ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข... more

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    United States2 months ago
  • Love this!

    I do Boston ballet and this had helped me so much!

    Apple Podcasts
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    United States5 months ago
  • โœจโœจโœจ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

    I love this. Iโ€™ve been listening to this with my little sister and she loved dance so that makes it perfect for her. I do acro and she does ballet when I grow up I wanna be in the Olympics.

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  • Thank you

    Thank you Isabella so much! Iโ€™m almost 52 years old Russian woman living in Finland. Started ballet 6 years ago with one week class and now Iโ€™m crazy about it. I try my best and know what I want to come as good as I can, just for myself. Your podcast is great and Iโ€™m finding a new useful information every time. I know Suvi by the way, she is a amazing teacher! Thank you ะธ ัะฟะฐัะธะฑะพ ะฑะพะปัŒัˆะพะต!

    Janna

    Apple Podcasts
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    Zhanna51
    Finland5 months ago
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Ep. 153 Madeline Woo โ€“ 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 โ€“ 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.
Ep.107 Interview with Joy Womack. Bolshoi Academy, Travelling the world, Finding her place!
Q: What made you relapse at that point?
Joy faced bullying and pressure to conform to different beauty standards, which negatively impacted her mental health.
Ep.107 Interview with Joy Womack. Bolshoi Academy, Travelling the world, Finding her place!
Q: Was it hard for you to leave Bolshoi?
Joy felt that she was unprepared for the maturity required in such a large organization, but ultimately found success elsewhere.

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