35. How One Studio Owner Teaches Important Life Lessons Without Competing with Chasta Hamilton

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you feel like competing is an important part of your dance life? What would it look like if your dancers didn’t compete? My guest today is Chasta Hamilton. She is the author of</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1544514271/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1544514271&linkCode=as2&tag=passicoach-20&linkId=ef26ff7f3c0628a6e1a959fcf4b88780"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trash The Trophies: How To Win Without Losing Your Soul,</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the owner and artistic director of Stage Door Dance Productions. Chasta is reinventing the dance education model by focusing on character development and community involvement over the traditional competitive approach. Chasta and I agree that dance is a wonderful mechanism for teaching our dancers important life lessons, and I bet many of you agree with that too, but Chasta’s perspective on</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">how</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">dance teaches those life lessons is pretty unique. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are affiliate links below, which means I get a small commission if you follow the link to purchase Chasta's book. It's no additional cost to you, and supports both of us!</span></p> <p><strong>Mentioned in Today’s Episode</strong></p> <p>Book: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1544514271/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1544514271&linkCode=as2&tag=passicoach-20&linkId=ef26ff7f3c0628a6e1a959fcf4b88780"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trash The Trophies: How To Win Without Losing Your Soul</span></em></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website:</span> <a href= "https://chastahamilton.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://chastahamilton.com/</span></a></p> <p>Nonprofit: <a href= "https://girlsgearedforgreatness.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Girls Geared for Greatness</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">_