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Thanks so much for your replies so far! I think that success is such an interesting field in the arts and dance in particular as it seems to be quite subjective or indefinable. As in there are those who want to be a principal in a prestigious company and those whose goal is an expressive one with the aim of reaching others. Of course these goals can also combine!

Hello everyone, I’m a researcher working at the Dance Lab at the university of Hertfordshire in collaboration with the charity Dance UK and Trinity Laban. Together, we’re looking to develop a resilience toolkit for dancers to help them become more resilient to the everyday challenges of professional training. In order to look at elements of performance we're asking what does it mean to be a successful dancer or successful within the domain of dance. What does being successful in dance mean to you? Thanks so much in advance for your input!

Thanks so much for your input so far! What you said about teaching Anjuli_Bai is a very good point, its interesting that you found this to feed into all other aspects of your professional life. Katymac, the shift from living at home to living away is a big jump for any student let alone in vocational training so can only imagine how hard that must be for your DD. Stirrups36, we're currently just working on one for dancers but I agree a parent focussed toolkit would also be very useful!

Hello everyone, I’m a researcher working at the Dance Lab at the university of Hertfordshire in collaboration with the charity Dance UK and Trinity Laban. Together, we’re looking to develop a resilience toolkit for dancers to help them become more resilient to the everyday challenges of professional training. We’re very much in the early stages of research but I was wondering if those of you who have been in professional training or are currently undergoing it would be able to tell me what aspects of dance training you find stressful. Thanks so much in advance!