How Long Should You Home Practice For?

If you are a dancer who likes to include regular home practice but is not sure what they should be working on, how to make best use of their time, or even how much time they should spend practising at home then you need to listen to todays show as Lauren breaks it down for you into 3 simple pillars!

Developing a bulletproof mindset - In today's episode we invite our new RNH Mindset coach onto the podcast to discuss the process of developing a champions mindset, how to overcome failure, bouncing back from injuries, advice for supportive parents and one top tip to change your mindset immediately!

It's the new year and this means thousands of dancers are making their new years resolutions and setting out their new years goals!

In our first podcast of 2019, Lauren shares with you some top tips for choosing your goals and how to make them actionable so that they actually happen.

Listen now and let us help you start your new year off right!

In the final podcast of the year, Robert rounds up all of the main topics and questions discussed in 2018 and gives you one final quick round Q&A session to finish of this year and make sure that you are primed and ready to train smart for next year!

In the final week of podcasts for 2018 Lauren summarises and reflects on the entire year discussing everything she learned along the way and sharing some important advice for 2019.

Listen as Maria Couglan from Today FM interviews Lauren Early on her world title victories, the sport of Irish dancing, Reaching New Heights and who her idol's were when rising through the ranks of the sport.

My top 5 tips on presentation!

As silly as it may seem, the finer details play a big part in our ability to reach the top by making sure we get noticed when we walk onto that stage. Sure your ability to dance will always outweigh how good you look, but if your someone that has perfected their steps then it only makes those extra marks that even bit more important.

Join Lauren on today's podcast as she discusses her best tips to maximize your image on stage!

What do you do if you drop from 8th to 38th? For every dancer that is improving there is a dancer that is struggling and watching their placings drop year after year. What do we need to do to turn this around? Is confidence the only thing that matters? Or are we completely missing the entire point of performance? If you are a dancer who’s performance has decreased in the last 1-3 years then you need to listen now as Robert teaches you how to get a grasp of your performance and then your mindset.

Body Language on Stage - One of the main things dancers overlook is their body language on stage.

Do you tend to look downwards instead of up, frowning instead of smiling?
How can you improve this? Are there tips or tricks that could help with this? Is it a question of increasing self-confidence? Or are there ways to train body language and appear calm and confident, even if stressed on the inside? Find out now on episode 46!

Post competition Rest - When is the best time to schedule a rest period for an Irish dancer? How long should that rest period be? What is the difference between complete rest versus active rest? and how do we begin training again after a rest period? Listen now as Robert shares the answers to all of these questions in episode 45 of the RNH Podcast Experience.