More Than Dance

Krissy Phillipino
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Dance. Mindset. Motivation.More Than Dance is where real life meets the dance floor. Hosted by Krissy Phillipino, a dancer, choreographer, and studio owner with over 30 years in the industry. This podcast dives into the mindset reframes and quiet magic that take shape in the choreography, inside the studio, and through the work of showing up for yourself over and over. Expect episodes packed with storytelling, dance wisdom, raw truths, and the kind of pep talks you didn’t know you needed. This isn’t just about dance. It’s about who you become when you let yourself go all in, even through the ugly stages, the moments when nothing feels like it’s clicking yet, and the times when you question yourself. From confidence and self worth to mindset shifts and breakthroughs More Than Dance is where movement meets transformation. Whether you're a seasoned dancer, brand new to movement, or simply someone who craves personal growth and deep, honest conversations, this space is for you. Because this was never just about dance.It’s about who you become while dancing. It’s more than dance. Follow: @krissyphillipino @kdfstudio

  1. 1d ago

    The Secret To Become A Better Dancer | Ep 147

    This episode is all about positivity and how positivity is one of the secrets to becoming a better dancer. I talk about what you’re feeding your brain when you’re in class because your brain is listening to you. If you keep telling yourself all the things you’re doing wrong, eventually you’re going to believe that. But the same thing can happen when you start pointing out the things you’re doing RIGHT. Dance is interesting because we’re constantly thinking about everything we want to be better at. What didn’t I get? What do I need to work on? Why can’t I do that yet? So in a way, we’re almost training ourselves to look for everything that’s wrong. And then we leave dance class and somehow remember the three things we didn’t do instead of the 25 things we DID. In this episode, I talk about finding the positive facts too. What DID you get? What felt better? What did you remember? What did you do today that you couldn’t do before? Recognizing these things creates momentum. You feel better about dancing, so you dance more. You get more reps. You keep showing up. And ultimately, that helps you become a better dancer. We also talk about how positivity spreads. It’s an energy in the room and something that we can give to each other. You can still want to get better without making everything you’re not good at yet the only thing you see. Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

  2. 6d ago

    Find Your Community Within Dance | Ep 146

    This episode is all about finding your community of people and how dance can help you do that. The dance studio is such a great place to become part of something that is SO much more than dance. You’re around like minded women, you’re seeing the same people every week, you’re learning together, and you’re going through a lot of the same things together. And I talk about this from my own perspective too and recognizing the times when I’m isolating myself and maybe I actually need MORE relationships and more connection in my life. Because the more relationships you have, the more opportunities you have to find people you connect with over different things. Maybe one person understands one part of you and someone else understands another. And when you dance together, you already have this thing that connects you. You’re going through similar things. You understand what it feels like to learn something new, be uncomfortable, struggle with choreography, finally get something you’ve been working on, or walk into class after having a crappy day. And maybe you’ve been feeling lonely or like you haven’t found your people yet. Make your community what you want it to be. Call people in. Put yourself in places where connection can actually happen. aka go take the dance class! Because there might be people waiting for you that you haven’t even met yet. And dance might be the thing that brings you together. Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

  3. Sep 29

    Changing Your Goals For Who You Are Today | Ep 145

    This episode is all about shifting your goals and giving yourself permission to change them. When you set a goal, you can have every intention of doing it, but you also don’t necessarily know what’s going to be realistic for you that year. You don’t know what’s going to happen. You don’t know how you’re going to feel. You don’t even know if you’re going to want the same thing six months from now. Goals shift because WE shift. Life shifts. Things happen. And the same thing happens in dance. You might walk into dance class thinking, “Today I’m really going to work on my facials.” And then you get there and you’re in a sh*tty mood and you don’t want to work on your facials. Maybe the goal for that class becomes being present. Maybe it becomes moving your body. Maybe it becomes staying in the room and taking class. That doesn’t mean you failed at the original goal. You got new information and you adjusted. This episode is permission to change the goal.  Shift it. Adjust it. Make it fit where you actually are now instead of forcing yourself to stick to something you decided when your life looked different and do it without the guilt. Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

  4. Sep 24

    What To Do When You Feel Pain While Dancing | Ep 144

    Remembering that dance is athletic is really helpful because when you dance, at some point, you’re probably going to experience some kind of pain. In this episode, I go through the steps of working through what’s happening in your body and figuring out what to do with it. There are different kinds of pain, different reasons for it, and different ways we need to respond to it. The idea isn’t that you should expect to dance and NEVER have pain. It’s learning how to dance with pain when you can and understanding what your body is actually telling you. I talk about defining the pain, doing the research to understand what might be going on, and how learning even a little bit about anatomy can be SO helpful when something hurts. The automatic thought of , “I’m in pain, so I can’t dance" doesnt have to be the only thought, you can have something going on in your body and still find ways to dance. Maybe something needs to be modified. Maybe you need to move differently. Maybe you need more information about what’s actually hurting before deciding what you can and can’t do. This episode is about knowing your body better, understanding the pain instead of immediately being afraid of it, and figuring out how dance can still exist while you work through it. *I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. I am not a physical therapist and this is not physical therapy advice. Consult your doctor for your pain. This is not a substitute for that.  Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

  5. Sep 22

    How To Declare That Something Is Worth Celebrating | Ep 143

    In this episode I talk about declaring that something is worth celebrating. I talk about my journey with celebrating the studio’s anniversaries and how every year I would create a party and a theme, but I don’t know that I ever really felt like anyone could understand the magnitude of what I was actually accomplishing. And it got me thinking about celebration and validation and why sometimes something feels even bigger when somebody ELSE sees it too. There’s a reason words of affirmation are one of the five love languages. It feels good when someone recognizes something you did. It feels good to get the compliment. It feels different when somebody else sees what you’ve accomplished too. Nothing is automatically going to be celebrated unless you decide to celebrate it and make it a big deal. People will celebrate something however big you decide to make it. I talk about DJing weddings and how I’m not DJing for just one person in the room. I’m helping create the energy for ALL of the people in that room to celebrate. Someone decided this day was a big deal, planned the celebration, invited everybody, and now everyone is there treating it like the big deal that it is. And sometimes we hit these really big milestones and they don’t FEEL as big as we thought they would. We accomplish A LOT and sometimes we actually need to create the moment that allows us to recognize it. Things feel more special when you make them special. I challenge you to plan the celebration.... I am going to too! Happy 15th Birthday to my dance studio Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

  6. Sep 17

    How To Be Discouraged In Dance Without Accepting Defeat | Ep 142

    That night you struggled you actually did a lot more. Sometimes its not about the exact dancing and getting it exact that is why or how you enjoy a dance class In this episode I give you my best tricks for not accepting defeat and how to take control before it controls you. I teach you how to make it a place of ease and not a place of stress with examples like: 1. Living in the moment, being present and grateful that you are able to move and dance or that there is something like this in your town.  2. set and intention and make updates throughout the class to lower the pressure.  3. Adjust the thermometer - lower intensity, lower endurance, understand your body and energy levels to preserve your stamina so that you can do your goal  4. Find out whats realistic for you, realistic goals - goals are a rough draft. Micro goals are great too and more! Listen so that the next time you are on the verge of throwing the towel in, you can stop and take your power back! Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

  7. Sep 15

    Signing Up For Your First Dance Class | Ep 141

    This episode is to help get you READY for what your first dance class is actually going to be like. Dance will challenge you physically, mentally AND socially. I don’t want you walking into your first class thinking it’s going to go perfectly. Because that’s delusional. And I know you KNOW that, but there’s still this little part of us that wants to walk in, pick everything up, look like everybody else and feel like we belong immediately. You probably won’t. And that does NOT mean dance isn’t for you. You cannot walk into your first class and expect to dance like the people who have been putting hours and hours into learning how to do this. And I say that as ENCOURAGEMENT because I don’t want you to take one class, look around and think, “I didn’t look like them. I didn’t feel like them. Maybe dance isn’t for me.” It could absolutely be for you AND be really hard at first. We talk about keeping your expectations in check, the stories you might already have about yourself like “I don’t have rhythm,” and even how every single night of dance can be different. You can have an AMAZING class one night and come back expecting the same experience the next time and… nope. Welcome to the dance roller coaster. Some people put off starting because they think they need to prepare to dance before they learn dance. You don’t need to lose weight first. You don’t need to study dance first. You don’t need to already be athletic or flexible or have danced when you were younger. Dance is for everyone! Nobody loves acclimating to something new. It’s uncomfortable. It’s hard on your brain AND your body. But then your brain starts figuring it out. Your body starts figuring it out. The thing that felt SO hard starts getting easier. GET IN THE CLASS and then you can ask yourself would you rather the hard of dancing and learning or the hard of spending the rest of your life wishing you had started. Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

  8. Sep 10

    Finding The Joy In Being A Beginner Dancer | Ep 140

    There is something really special about being BRAND NEW at something. In this episode, I talk about the joy of being a beginner dancer and how freeing it can actually be to walk into a room where nobody expects you to have it all figured out yet. Dance gives us this really cool opportunity to play again. To make time in our lives for something that is literally just FUN, meet people who are figuring it out right alongside us, and build confidence simply by being willing to try. The more we grow, the more we’re going to find ourselves in rooms where we don’t have all the answers. Being a beginner lets us practice that. It lets us ask the question, try the thing, mess around with it, and realize that not knowing what you’re doing isn’t actually as scary as we make it. We also talk about how being new at dance can pull you into the moment because you HAVE to be there. You’re paying attention to your body, the movement, the music, and what’s happening right now. This episode is really an invitation to enjoy the part where you don’t know yet. There is plenty of time to get better  and for now, you get to be a beginner. Follow: Krissy: @krissyphillipino KDFSTUDIO: @kdfstudio

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Dance. Mindset. Motivation.More Than Dance is where real life meets the dance floor. Hosted by Krissy Phillipino, a dancer, choreographer, and studio owner with over 30 years in the industry. This podcast dives into the mindset reframes and quiet magic that take shape in the choreography, inside the studio, and through the work of showing up for yourself over and over. Expect episodes packed with storytelling, dance wisdom, raw truths, and the kind of pep talks you didn’t know you needed. This isn’t just about dance. It’s about who you become when you let yourself go all in, even through the ugly stages, the moments when nothing feels like it’s clicking yet, and the times when you question yourself. From confidence and self worth to mindset shifts and breakthroughs More Than Dance is where movement meets transformation. Whether you're a seasoned dancer, brand new to movement, or simply someone who craves personal growth and deep, honest conversations, this space is for you. Because this was never just about dance.It’s about who you become while dancing. It’s more than dance. Follow: @krissyphillipino @kdfstudio

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  • Creator
    Krissy Phillipino
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    148
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 More Than Dance
  • Show Website
    More Than Dance