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
Become A Better Dancer In Less Than 5 Minutes | Ep 134
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Through the many, many dance lessons I’ve taught over the years, I’ve figured out one of the easiest ways to make someone a better dancer in less than five minutes.
Exaggerate the movement.
When dancers are first starting out, they usually don’t realize how much space they actually need to take up. So when I tell someone to make something HUGE, what feels ridiculously big to them usually ends up being just appropriately big.
In this episode, I talk about why exaggerating movement works so quickly and how it helps you understand something else that newer dancers don’t always know how to do yet, which is using all of the muscles you need at the same time.
Exaggeration basically turns a giant flashlight on the movement.
Now you can feel it. You can see it. You know what muscles are working. You start to understand where the movement is supposed to go. And once your body knows what BIG feels like, you have so much more to work with.
Because even when you think you’re being big, chances are you’re probably not as big as you think you are.
But we also talk about the opposite and when you actually need to dim the movement down.
Sometimes making something smaller and lighter gives your body a chance to learn it without trying to do everything at once. Get the movement into your body first. Then you can turn the volume back up.
This episode is about learning how to play with both. Making it bigger when you need more and making it smaller when you need to learn.
And sometimes that one adjustment can change your dancing in less than five minutes.
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