Anja Ofenstein (English‪)‬ Bildung Entwicklung Tanz - Educational Development Dance

Anja Ofenstein works as a sports scientist (MSc, TU Munich) in Munich and is a freelance sports psychology expert (German Association of Sports Psychology). Having participated in national  and  international dance competitions herself since childhood, she became interested in dance medicine and dance science during her sports science studies. Since 2016, she has been working with  dance students and dancers in the context of training therapy and injury rehabilitation. In her master's thesis, she investigated the influence of stress on injuries in professional ballet dancers of  the Bavarian State Ballet Munich and subsequently began her training as a sports psychology expert with the aim of focusing on dancers. Already during her training she started coaching injured  dancers on their way back to stage and held various workshops on mental training in dance, among others in cooperation with ta.med e.V.. As a sports psychology expert  she offers workshops and lectures as well as 1:1 and group coaching in mental training for performers. In particular, she wants to support dancers in promoting their performance and mental  health, but also to raise awareness of how an empowering and supportive environment in dance can sustainably contribute to the health of dancers and dance teachers.