Performance Rewired
Performance Rewired is a podcast for movement experts ready to challenge everything they’ve been taught about learning movement and tap into a brain-based approach to performance. For dancers, gymnasts, artistic athletes, instructors, and coaches who want to understand what’s really behind elite performance. Hosted by Nikki Bybee and Yuka Sugiura, master neuro trainers and performance coaches.
Performance Rewired
Latest Episodes
Episode 11: The Unintended Consequences of Corrections that Gymnastics Coaches and Dance Instructors Say
In this episode, we unpack common coaching cues that sound helpful in dance and gymnastics but can create confusion, tension, and even body-related insecurity. We discuss how the nervous system prioritizes safety over performance, and how that ...
Episode 10: The Neuroscience of Corrections and Movement Safety
Discover how neural inputs, safety mechanisms, and sensory feedback influence corrections in dance and gymnastics, and learn practical strategies to optimize performance by rewiring the brain and body.Key TopicsThe rol...
Episode 9 - Understanding the Crucial Role of Feet in Movement, Safety, and Performance
Inthis episode, we explore the often overlooked importance of foot function in dance and gymnastics, emphasizing sensory feedback, biomechanics, and training techniques to improve connection to the ground. Whether you're a performer or coach, g...
Episode 8 - How We Approach Neuro Training Program Design for Dancers and Gymnasts
In this episode, we talk about the perception of neuro training as brain ‘tricks’ and discuss how it's a process and approach that creates changes in the brain to improve physical performance for the long-run. We share recent experiences from w...
Episode 7 - Why Elite Dancers and Gymnasts Need Elite Levels of Proprioception
In this episode of Performance Rewired, we dive into the essential role of proprioception in athletic and artistic performance, exploring how elite performers might still have gaps in their sensory awareness and how to optimize this critical sy...