Boost Your Confidence | Pro Tip from Cecilia Iliesiu

Our current Ballet 5:8 NOW Featured Guest, Cecilia Iliesiu, is a soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet. Learn from Cecilia how a professional dancer thinks, trains, and stays motivated.

This week's Pro Tip is about the little ways dancers can boost their confidence in class and rehearsal. Because dance is full of its mental battles as well as its physical battles, dancers can benefit from doing what they can to feel their best. Sometimes that means intentionally picking out a dance outfit.

Cecilia says:

Find a contemporary outfit.

We all know what to wear for a classical ballet (leotard / tights / skirts). But, when it comes to contemporary works, find an outfit that fits your role or the style of movement. Sometimes, I feel my best in exercise shorts and a t-shirt, and other times I wear baggy pants and a tight top. Wear what puts you in the groove.