
The Ballerina Mindset
How to Protect Your Mental Health While Striving for Excellence
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 7, 2021
Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like.
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- Who it’s for
- A principal ballerina’s hard-won perspective on staying grounded while pursuing excellence in demanding work.
- Themes
- Mental health under pressure, Striving for excellence, Overcoming performance challenges
- Genres
- Ballet & Classical Dance, Getting Motivated, Mental Health
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Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like. Ballet may look glamorous and effortless to audience members, but it requires grueling discipline. It's a competitive and physically and mentally demanding career that combines elite athleticism, artistry, and performance.
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Not only do dancers rehearse for six to eight hours a day before performing at night, but they also must make it all look easy! As a principal ballerina with New York City Ballet and a one-time Broadway star--not to mention a mother of three and an MBA student--Megan Fairchild is all too familiar with these challenges. In The Ballerina Mindset, she shares all the wisdom she's learned from her nearly two-decade career, drawing upon her own experiences to show us how she learned to overcome challenges ranging from stage fright to negative feedback to a packed calendar to weight management--and how we can do the same. Inspiring, warm, and revelatory, The Ballerina Mindset is the perfect how-to guide for dancers, athletes, artists, and anyone struggling to stay sane in a high-pressure environment.
Grace Under Pressure
A principal ballerina’s hard-won perspective on staying grounded while pursuing excellence in demanding work.
Come here for
- The collision of artistic ambition, athletic discipline, and mental strain
- A dancer’s perspective on stage fright, criticism, and packed calendars
Expect
- Personal experience shaped into practical guidance
- Warm, candid reflection on the demands behind effortless performance
Where it sits
| Mental Health | 50% |
|---|---|
| Ballet & Classical Dance | 43% |
| Getting Motivated | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ballet & Classical Dance
- Getting Motivated
- Building Success
- Authors
- Megan Fairchild
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- December 7, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Mental health under pressure · Striving for excellence · Overcoming performance challenges
- Reading lane
- Ballet & Classical Dance