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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More Than Dance
How to Love: How Dance Teaches Us To Appreciate All Things | Ep 70
This episode is about learning how to love something on purpose as opposed to the way we think we should love something: instantly
As a dancer, I’ve always learned how to love music. If it doesn’t hit immediately, I don’t write it off. I already know I want to love it, and that changes how I listen.
I can’t tell you how many times we finish a song in class and someone says, “I didn’t like this at first… and now I’m obsessed.” And that’s the magic. The choreography. The movement. The way dancing to something creates a relationship with it. That mindset is a big reason why I don’t announce class titles ahead of time, because the second people think they know what they like, they stop letting themselves be surprised. Sometimes the things we resist end up being the things we treasure the most.
In this episode, I talk about why we don’t like things at first (specifically in terms of music)
- maybe we don’t like the artist
- maybe it’s not our usual style
- maybe it reminds us of something we don’t like
- maybe it feels repetitive
- maybe we don’t understand how we’d move through it yet
And then I walk you through the art of learning to love, sometimes love comes after familiarity, not before.
We talk about:
- habit and exposure (and why repetition actually matters)
- how context changes everything
- how music becomes meaningful once it’s attached to memory
- why confidence grows from competence, and competence creates appreciation
I also connect this to life and relationships. The way I love Josh now is not the same way I loved him at the beginning, it’s deeper because I know more. I have more appreciation because I know more about him.
This episode is about meeting things where they are, letting them teach you, and allowing love to grow instead of demanding it show up immediately.
Appreciation isn’t passive, It’s a skill we get to practice!!
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