💡 What’s needed next?
🤝 Co-develop MSTs with dancers & facilitators
🔍 Evaluate not just outcomes, but how interventions work
🧠 Use clearer frameworks that include mental qualities, not just techniques
#DanceWellbeing #PerformancePsychology

⚠️ Reporting on how interventions were adapted or delivered was often unclear.
Key fidelity items like “tailoring” & “modifications” were underreported.
🛠️ This limits how well we can evaluate what works.
#TIDieR

🎯 Some MSTs showed positive outcomes — especially when they reflected dancers’ goals, needs & context.
But…
🚫 No studies involved dancers in designing the interventions.
#ParticipatoryResearch #DanceScience

Our thoughts exactly… we feel that dancers describe what @ipcookson.bsky.social has mentioned but that interventions often don’t involve the target users in their developmental stages (athletes/ dancers). Good to hear though that my thoughts are shared! 😊

We are currently mapping different mental techniques/ skills other than «the canon» - self-talk, goal-setting, imagery (and sometimes mindfulness) in dance. Surely there should be more in sport too? Am often surprised how the narrative still goes: «these 4 tools will make you succeed»

Congratulations on reaching this milestone, Steve!

Merry Christmas @richsimpson95.bsky.social

Merry Christmas, Emma! Awww look at this furry beauty ❤️

Love it! Cats DO know. Happy Holidays, Maria!