“The key to success is failing and failing fast.” 

I had a mentor that told me that once. I used to take failure or rejection very personally. He said “Nina, you have to be able to fail, and fail fast. So what does that mean? First, I had to get used to failing. Growing a studio or reachi...

This is the first year I'm not teaching a class so I started focusing on hosting/attending dance workshops in our studio. I started these workshops two years ago simply to let loose. I love teaching my class but I wanted something that less structured and focused on having fun. As a teache...

Performances are a fun, chaotic hodgepodge of emotions and experiences. But it can bring on a sense of pressure that turns into anxiety/stage fright if not addressed. Even though performances are filled with energy and adrenaline, they do come along with pre-performance stage jitters. I ha...

When my mom and I talk about my dancing years, she always tells me about the profound impact she noticed it had on my confidence levels when I was younger. She’ll tell me about my excitement to go to class every week, my non-stop smiling after a performance, and the encouragement she saw m...

With the perfect filters, perfect angles, perfect backgrounds - it’s a wonder why people are surprised by the rising anxiety in our world. We live in a season of curation. Everything must be meticulously ironed out from clothes, the words we use down to our winged eyeliner. 

I fell into t...

Recently, I attended a workshop that reminded me of the transformative power of dance. The instructor's exceptional skills and vibrant energy captivated me and made me realize why I chose to start my dance studio. As a teacher, I can recognize great instructors, and this person was undo...