Pointe To Rise

In the episode Susanne shares that over the past weeks a reoccurring theme that keeps coming in. Are we as performing artists better if we leave our 'day' outside the door? or can we reframe this statement and lean into the creativity of the art by using these emotions to fuel us in the art?

The life of a ballet dancer is both difficult and rewarding in many ways. In this episode, our guest guides us in finding your joy in dancing. Susanne Puerschel sits down for a chat with Sarah Shoemaker, Executive Director at International Ballet in Greenville, South Carolina. Sarah looks back on her experiences as a dancer, and the lessons learned from years of dancing. She also tackles the financial difficulties faced by dance troupes and they discuss what can be done to support the arts.

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Susanne.

Susanne shares a moment of her truth of how she has been denying herself to claim her successes within each day. She challenges us to look at each day rather than each year to see how we are moving closer to our achievements.

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Susanne.

The dance industry can be a very stressful world to be in. Many dancers lack the needed support to keep their mental health in good shape. Join our host, Susanne Puerschel, as she sits down to talk with the founders of Dancers Anonymous, Rose Knight and Arianna Babraj. Rose and Arianna tackle the mental health issues experienced by people in the dance industry and discuss how their collaborative effort aims to help their colleagues. We also hear how working together has touched their lives as well as their future plans for Dancers Anonymous.

Call To Action:

Dancers Anonymous and Sincerely Survivor (Our Australian partner in Mental Health) are collaborating to create tailored Peer Support Groups for dancers all across the industry. We are aiming to provide continued Mental Health support to Dancers and their experiences through moderated conversation with both Peers and Professionals. We are aiming to lead the charge in encouraging dancers to break the stigma of talking about Mental Health by providing a safe, moderated space to connect with Peers through honest, respectful conversation.

In this episode of Coffee Chat, Christy and I discuss the value of taking the time and working on your business and not just simply working in your business. We see the importance of breaking out of day-to-day robot work to give your business a vision. We give tips for how you can break the cycle, zoom out, and get a good bird's eye view of where your business is going.

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so much ❤
Susanne.

Susanne dives into her insight of how the past seven weeks have shown here the importance of family and the strength she has acquired from her time away from her family.

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Susanne.

Effective collaboration in every level is essential for business success. Former dancers who try their hands on entrepreneurship need to learn one critical thing about collaboration. If your mindset is limited to collaborating with others in the same industry, then you’re missing out on a lot of opportunities. Susanne Puerschel brings in Josephine Bonnington-Mailisi to talk about this. Josephine is a dancer, aerialist and teacher. In this episode, she shares her great passion for dancing, circus and more. She elaborates on her vision, pillars of content, her life-long dreams and the concept of gaining financial freedom.

In today's episode, we talk about the relationship between money and pleasure. We ask the tough questions and challenge some perceptions of money and pleasure arising from upbringing and other external influences. Christy and I discuss perceptions and attitudes towards money and pleasure that were groomed in our personal lives and are relatable.

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Susanne.

Susanne dives into her insight into how the past seven weeks have shown her the importance of asking more questions. Which has reviled to her the joy that comes from meeting new people, and sharing in their experiences.

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so much ❤
Susanne.