🎙️ Coffee with Kelsey

Episode Title: Mind Over Movement: The Mental Game of DanceSport
Host: Kelsey Kizina

🌐 Website: ⁠BallroomDanceCoach.com⁠

📍 Based in Pittsburgh, PA | Virtual coaching available

In this deeply motivating and honest episode, Kelsey Kizina—award-winning ballroom coach and choreographer—tackles one of the most overlooked elements in competitive dance: the mental game.

We train for technique. We focus on choreography. We obsess over costumes and placement. But what about mindset? Confidence? Resilience under pressure?

Whether you're a kid preparing for your first competition, an adult rediscovering dance, or a seasoned athlete pushing to break through, this episode is for you.

Kelsey shares personal stories from the competition floor, practical mental training strategies, and tools she uses with her students every week to help dancers not only perform—but perform with confidence, clarity, and composure.

🧠 Why your mindset is your most important dance partner
🎯 What mental training actually looks like—and how to start
📖 A true story of falling mid-Samba in front of the judges (and what happened next)
💪 How to build confidence, not just wait for it
📝 Five practical tools to develop your mental strength
💬 How to reframe mistakes and train under pressure
🌱 Why progress—not perfection—is the goal
❤️ A heartfelt message for adult dancers managing life and nerves
🎯 How private coaching supports the full dancer—mind and body

“The most powerful part of your dancing isn’t your feet—it’s your mindset.”

“Confidence isn’t magic—it’s trained. Quietly. Steadily. Every time you show up.”

“The floor doesn’t define you. It reflects you.”

If you're ready to build not just your technique, but your total performance mindset, private coaching with Kelsey is available for dancers of all ages and levels. No partner needed. Just the willingness to grow.

🌐 Website: BallroomDanceCoach.com
📍 Based in Pittsburgh, PA | Virtual coaching available

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📸 Instagram: @kelseykizina
🌐 Website: BallroomDanceCoach.com

🎙 Coffee with Kelsey — Episode 13

Title: Raising Resilience: The Real Work of a DanceSport ParentHost: Kelsey Kizina | @kelseykizina

In this heartfelt and empowering episode, Kelsey Kizina, award-winning ballroom coach and professional finalist, pulls back the curtain to spotlight the real MVPs of the ballroom world—DanceSport parents.

Whether you're juggling snacks and shoes or sitting through endless rounds of competition, your role is more than supportive—it's foundational. This episode, “Raising Resilience: The Real Work of a DanceSport Parent,” dives deep into the emotional labor, mental strength, and day-to-day dedication it takes to raise a young athlete in the world of competitive ballroom dance.

Kelsey shares real strategies, mindset shifts, and heartfelt encouragement.

If today’s episode spoke to your heart, make sure to subscribe to Coffee with Kelsey and share this with another parent who’s walking the DanceSport journey too. Let’s grow this resilient, heart-first community—one dancer, one parent, one episode at a time.

Hosted by: Kelsey KizinaConnect: Instagram @kelseykizina Podcast Hashtag: #CoffeeWithKelsey

👉 Beginner DanceSport Classes for Ages 5–10 start this August!💬 No experience needed — just enthusiasm and a willingness to grow📍 Classes taught by Kelsey Kizina in a supportive, athletic-focused environment.

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Start Before You Feel Ready - Ep12

Welcome to a new season of Coffee with Kelsey! Thank you so much for joining me! Today, we’re chatting about taking the leap to start before you feel ready. Coffee with Kelsey, is hosted by professional finalist and 7 time award winning ballroom dance coach Kelsey Kizina. Be sure to follow the podcast for more episodes.

Join the conversation and follow Kelsey on Instagram ⁠@kelseykizina⁠

Schedule dance lessons, coaching, and join the email squad here ➡️ ⁠www.BallroomDanceCoach.com

Walking the Bridge to the Unknown - Ep11

Welcome to a new season of Coffee with Kelsey! Thank you so much for joining me! Today, we’re chatting about walking the bridge to the unknown. Coffee with Kelsey, is hosted by professional finalist and 7 time award winning ballroom dance coach Kelsey Kizina. Be sure to follow the podcast for more episodes.

Join the conversation and follow Kelsey on Instagram @kelseykizina

Schedule dance lessons, coaching, and join the email squad here ➡️ www.BallroomDanceCoach.com