Mindset, Mindfulness & Mental Wel...

Mindset, Mindfulness & Mental Wellness in Dance with Dr Chelsea Pierotti

The Mindful Dance Coach by Melissa Pearson
S1 · E2
Oct 13, 2026
58:17

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Let's explore dancer identity, burnout, mindfulness, mindset, and mental wellness for dancers.

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Chelsea was trained as a studio dancer in the Denver area, and spent summers training

with professional ballet companies, finishing her performance career as a professional

ballet dancer in Colorado. Chelsea was also a successful high school dance coach for

over a decade. She won multiple State Championship titles and was recognized as

Colorado’s Dance Coach of the Year and twice as the National Dance Coaches

Association’s Associate of the Year. Outside of coaching, Chelsea also has a Ph.D. in

Sport Psychology and is a Teaching Associate Professor at the University of Colorado at

Boulder. Chelsea currently runs a company providing online and in-person educational

resources for dancers and dance educators where her mission is to create happier, more

successful dancers, through positive mental skills. She specializes in many areas of

mental toughness including confidence, resilience, motivation, mindset, and leadership.

Visit her website chelseapierotti.com , and check out her podcast, Passion for

Dance at passionfordancepodcast.com

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