More Than Dance
Dance. Mindset. Motivation.
More Than Dance is where real life meets the dance floor.
Hosted by Krissy Phillipino, a dancer, choreographer, and studio owner with over 30 years in the industry. This podcast dives into the mindset reframes and quiet magic that take shape in the choreography, inside the studio, and through the work of showing up for yourself over and over.
Expect episodes packed with storytelling, dance wisdom, raw truths, and the kind of pep talks you didn’t know you needed.
This isn’t just about dance.
It’s about who you become when you let yourself go all in, even through the ugly stages, the moments when nothing feels like it’s clicking yet, and the times when you question yourself.
From confidence and self worth to mindset shifts and breakthroughs More Than Dance is where movement meets transformation.
Whether you're a seasoned dancer, brand new to movement, or simply someone who craves personal growth and deep, honest conversations, this space is for you.
Because this was never just about dance.
It’s about who you become while dancing.
It’s more than dance.
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Episodes
107 episodes
Celebrate Even When It's "Not Enough" | Ep 106
Losing never feels like a success. This episode is all about reframing to think in success when you lose so that you can celebrate. Dance is associated with growth and getting comfortable with seeing successes even if it doesn't come naturally....
Own The Identity of "A Dancer" | Ep 105
When you call yourself a dancer you become a dancer. A lot of times people may dance, but not think that they are proficient enough to call themselves a dancer. As soon as you shift out of imposter syndrome you will find that you BE...
3 Dance Mottos To Help You Dance Better | Ep 104
Here are 3 mottos that I love and stand by when dancing and teaching my students:Get the F ThereWe don't say CAN'TStrong and WrongWe know perfect doesn't exist logically but somehow someway at dance cl...
Create Better Habits And Dance MORE With Habit Stacking | Ep 103
Implementing habit stacking can be one of the best things to do to improve your schedule and productivity. When you become more efficient its usually because you have learned to pair like things together in terms of energy. aka doin...
Get More Done With "The Loop List" | Ep 102
I learned this strategy a few years ago and it has helped immensly with getting those hard tasks done. Sometimes its not about the task itself its about how infrequent that task is so the experience you have with it isnt as rehearsed so it feel...
The Dance Roller Coaster | Ep 101
One thing you might not know as a beginner dancer: learning dance is like a roller coaster. In this episode I compare the experience of learning how to dance to the experience of going on a roller coaster and this is one of my favorite analogie...
100% Doesn't Mean Perfect | Ep 100
What if 100% didn't mean flawless, it meant fully present. In this episode you will learn a reframe so that giving 100% is more attainable. Learn how to give 100 and not expect to be 100.We think about the two "P" words: perfection and p...
Self Trust And Becoming A Better Dancer | Ep 99
To build confidence means you are building self trust. In this episode we talk about self trust and how it can be one of the best things that you pay attention to. Especially in the learning process as it can be hard to trust but doing so allow...
Word Shift Series: "Just" Stop Minimizing Yourself | Ep 98
Your favorite Word Shift Series is back and we’re talking about the word “just.”Using the word "just" is a minimizer. It makes everything you are doing less than. And then you start to believe in the less than. “I just wanted...
Word Shift Series: From "I'm Sorry" to "Thank You" | Ep 97
Another word off the "NO NO" list: "I'm Sorry". This is the word that can turn into apologizing for your existence.I see people using this word to hide , to not be seen or even to seem agreeable and polite. In this episode ju...
A Dancer's Hack to Life: Embracing Rejection | Ep 96
This episode is about rejection and how, as a dancer, you actually get better at moving through it. Rejection comes up a lot. You go for things, you don’t always get them, and sometimes it can feel like it’s happening all the time. ...
Think Bigger - You Deserve It: A Life Hack To Getting More | Ep 95
This episode is about thinking bigger and realizing that the options you see aren’t the only ones that exist.Sometimes we only ask for what we know is available to us. And anything outside of that doesn’t even cross our mind… so we don’t...
Why You Should Prioritize Endurance As A Beginner Dancer | Ep 94
This episode is all about endurance. I tell the story about when I first learned about the difference between endurance and cardio. Endurance is:⭐️ finding strength inside the movement⭐️ being able to breathe through i...
Find Your Control Within A Dance Class So You Can Have More Fun | Ep 93
In this episode, we talk about finding your personal control inside dance class so you can stop fighting the process and start enjoying it.You get to decide:⭐️ how open you want to be⭐️ how curious you’re willing to stay⭐️ w...
How To Select The Best Teacher For You | Ep 92
Make the most out of your learning experience by selecting the best teacher. We brief on the dance rollercoaster. The only way to get better is to go on the rollercoaster and its best if you have the best support around you. It feel...
When Your "AHA" Moment Disappears Do This | Ep 91
Have you ever left class feeling amazing and like you understood something so well and then you go to the next class to try and apply that same knowledge only to realize that it felt stuck.We are not the same dancer every day and our bod...
Become A Better Dancer By Paying Attention To What Skills You Are Practicing: Hard or Soft | Ep 90
This episode is about hard skills vs soft skills and how practicing both is the key to becoming a better dancer!Hard skills are the obvious ones:Choreography, turns, technique… they’re exact, measurable, you know when you hit them...
The 4 Schedules That Change How You Live, Work, And DANCE | Ep 89
In this episode, I introduce four different types of schedules we can move through during different seasons of our lives and energy instead of forcing ourselves to live inside one rigid routine.Humans fluctuate and so should our schedule...
Trusting Your Body Through Dance | Ep 88
In this episode, we talk about learning how to trust your body instead of overthinking every movement. When you challenge your body and give it the opportunity to respond, it often rises to the occasion faster than your mind expects....
When Grief Is Sneaky And How Dance Can Help | Ep 87
Grief isn’t always obvious.Sometimes it doesn’t come with a clear loss, a ceremony, or a moment where everyone agrees something ended. Sometimes it shows up quietly through big life changes like moving, starting a new job, shifting relat...
If You Hate Looking At Yourself In The Mirror This Is For You | Ep 86
The mirror in dance class can bring up a lot. Sometimes we look at our reflection and the first thought is, “I hate how I look.” The mirror stops being a tool and starts feeling like a judge.In this episode, we talk about changing your r...
How To Come back After A Setback | Ep 85
In this episode, I talk about how to move through setbacks without turning them into something bigger than they are. Whether it’s illness, injury, or something unexpected like a snowstorm throwing off your routine, the real work is learning how...
The Rule Of Thirds: Why You Feel Stuck and How To Get Out of It | Ep 84
Have you ever felt stuck? Like everything you are doing you are either really challenged and nothing is going smoothly, or your off?I introduce a concept that changed everything for me: the rule of thirds.Growth gets to live in th...
Why Dancers Improve Faster Than Everyone Else | Ep 83
Reflection is one of the most powerful tools we as humans have access to. And its important to know how to use it because our brain plays tricks on us. Our brain can train ourselves to forget things and we might remmeber it a differ...