Sport Psychology for Ballroom Dancers

A lot of dancers experience feeling nervous at competitions, or maybe even in lessons or at practice. We have all felt the sensation of becoming nervous and suddenly we forget our choreography or we are not able to dance our best. We start sweating and our mind is suddenly a mess and unable to focus on the task we are about to perform. Within sport psychology we usually call this anxiety, but for the purpose of this article we will use the word nervous. When we become nervous

Sport psychology is defined as the study of how psychological factors affect performance. In simpler terms it’s about how the mind affects what you do, and how you can optimise your performance as well as your wellbeing. Performance is in a very broad sense and can be both in a sport setting, preparing for an exam, in business or any situation where you have to perform to your optimal potential. Sport psychologists usually don’t deal with any clinical disorders, such as perso