Setbacks Dancers Face

1. Being told you'll never make it
2. Attaching your success to one role
3. Constantly struggling to make rent
4. Constantly comparing yourself to others
5. Desire to be perfect
6. Proving that dance is a 'real' profession
7. Not being able to fit the desired look
8. Disconnecting yourself from your dancer self
9. Being put in a box
10. Communicating our feelings

These are some of the setbacks a dancer faces according to an article I read a few days ago (Link). Being a dancer I personally I feel that I can relate to all of these setbacks in one way or another which made me think about how I deal with them.

As I have been researching my subject of dancers coping with injury it has allowed me to discover a lot of aspects that make achieving your goals in a dance career challenging. Not only has it allowed me to understand how to help others deal with setbacks but along the way it is helping me understand my own personal setbacks and how I deal with them, if I even deal with them at all. Over the next week I am going to explore each setback and try and construct my own tips, using the ones given as inspiration.

I would recommend the article, it isn't very long and an easy read but it really encouraged me to change the way I think and help myself overcome some of these challenges. I know you can't change your mindset overnight but making small changes in your thought process over time can help you deal with issues in a better way.