The Ballerina Mindset: How to Protect Your Mental Health While Striving for Excellence

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. 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 12/07/2021
ISBN: 9780143136040
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2021 pg. 11
Library Journal 09/01/2021 pg. 83
Publishers Weekly 11/01/2021
Shelf Awareness 01/07/2022