The Feis Fit Podcast

Today we're speaking with special guest and Feis Fit Athlete Kathleen! Kathleen is a full-time teacher, competitive dancer, and mother to a toddler. In this episode, she shares her tips for fitting everything into her schedule, including how she prioritizes and manages her time.

While she leads a busy lifestyle, Kathleen has found a way to maintain balance in her life without sacrificing her passions or time with her family. Join us for an inspiring conversation on how to effectively manage time, draw healthy boundaries, and achieve a solid work-life balance, featuring Kathleen's practical and useful advice.

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You may have heard people say that's it's good to "learn from competitions" but how do you actually do that?!

Today we're talking about the DOs and DON'Ts on feis day.

If you feel like you're riding an emotional roller coaster when feis-ing, want to use every feis to maximize your improvement, or simply want more info on how to have a solid feis day...listen to this!

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Ever watch a dancer at a major and feel completely moved by the sound of their set dance but aren't sure why?!

Or do you receive timing comments in your treble jig at feis and aren't sure how to actually improve it?!

This episode if for you! Championship Irish Dancer, popular Irish Dance musician, and founder of The Feis App, Sean O'Brien is diving into the basics of rhythm and timing and how you can take your timing to the next level!

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Do you have dreams of touring the world in Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Rockin Road To Dublin, or another Irish Dance show?!

In this episode of the Feis Fit Podcast, world champions and professional dancers, Ciara Sexton and Scott Doherty break down what it takes to get into top Irish Dance shows!

If you’re a dancer with a dream of becoming a professional Irish Dancer, make sure to check this episode out!

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Personally, the whole “new year, new me” movement totally stresses me out and I often find it does more harm than good. 

Although starting the 2023 with big new goals may be helpful for some people, I want to share what I’ve found more helpful for myself and some of the dancers (and non-dancers) I’ve worked with! 

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Competitive Irish Dance can be a WILD ride! Here are some of the things I would tell my younger self when it comes to competition! 

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The other night I came home from a day full of clients and meetings and then I was up late answering emails and client messages…and when I finally finished for the day I said to my boyfriend, “I don’t feel like I’m doing enough.”

Which in retrospect this is kind of ridiculous…I crushed my to do, but also added to my to-do list as I went so in reality I was setting myself up for failure. There was no way I was going to complete every single task on a growing to-do list.

And I know I’m not the only one who has felt this way before…where it’s like no matter how much you do, it still doesn’t feel like you’re doing “enough.”

In this episode, we're diving into why this happens and how to let go of this mindset!

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We often talk about the physical side of injuries, but we don't talk quite as much about the mental challenges of getting injured and going through the recovery process. In this episode, sports and performance psychologist Bill Reid breaks down some of the dancers' biggest fears around injuries and how to start working through them.

Bill is co-founder of Persistence Psych, which offers psychology services for elite performers to help them reach their full potential!

Website: Performance Psychology for Elite Performers | Persistence Psych
IG: persistence.psych

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We are in full-blown Oireachtas season and this time of year there are dancers who are super excited, celebrating their success…and others who are extremely frustrated because they worked their butt off, put in so much time and energy, and still didn’t get the placement they wanted.

It’s easy to talk about success and how great it feels to work hard and then see results pay off. If you watch my IG stories or other dance IGs during this time of year, you see dancers celebrating their successes with their trophies, sashes, etc.

BUT what we don’t show or talk about quite as much is how much it sucks when you work your absolute hardest, dedicate time and energy to your dancing, and then don’t get the placement you want.

That’s why today I want to talk about how to work through the feeling of working your hardest, improving a ton, going into competition day feeling confident, and still not getting what you want…because it happens ALL OF THE TIME.

Let’s get into why this happens and what you can do about it!

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Getting the same comment all of the time even when you feel like you ARE doing it correctly? Watch your dance videos and realize you are dancing way differently than you thought?! This episode is for you!

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