Mindset
This type of health includes feelings, thoughts, and social connections.
Mental health
This type of health is about the well-being of the body and its ability to function.
Physical health
What is it called when the body enters a state of ongoing stress, leading to feeling drained (mentally and physically).
Answer: What is chronic stress?
True/False: Ignoring your need for rest in order to please others is an example of self-care.
Answer: False
Staying connected with any one of these groups can help prevent isolation.
Answer: What are friends, family or community?
True/False: Hiding emotions shows strength.
Answer: False
True/False: Good nutrition supports not just bone and muscle strength, but also mental clarity and energy levels.
Answer: True
This natural “feel-good” brain chemical is boosted by movement and helps counteract stress.
Answer: What are endorphins?
Asking for a water break during a long rehearsal is an example of this.
Answer: What is self-advocacy?
Talking to this kind of professional can help manage stress and emotions.
Answer: What is a therapist, counselor or mental health professional?
Bouncing back from a setback, like an audition rejection or injury, is an example of this mental strength.
Answer: What is resilience?
Long-term stress can weaken this system, leaving dancers more vulnerable to colds and illness.
Immune system
Stress raises heart rate and blood flow, sending more of this molecule to muscles for energy.
Answer: What is glucose?
True/False: Outside interests take away from a dancer’s artistry and growth.
Answer: False — they often enrich it.
Staying grounded in the present moment with breath and awareness is practicing this.
Answer: What is mindfulness?
Reframing negative thoughts into more balanced ones, like turning “I’ll fail” into “I’ll give it my best effort,” is an example of this strategy.
Answer: What is cognitive reframing, perspective shift?
Tiny fractures in bone resulting from overtraining, weakened recovery and lack of calcium and vitamin D, lead to these type of injuries.
Answer: What are stress injuries, reactions or fractures?
Name the two hormones, often called “stress hormones,” that rise during high-pressure moments.
Answer: What are adrenaline and cortisol?
Perfectionism can fuel motivation, but eventually leads to this mental state.
Answer: What is burnout?
Deep breathing, journaling, or talking to a friend are all examples of ___________.
Answer: Coping skills/strategies