“A tribute to your excellent work with us. Towards the end of April 2018, and having had a recent dance competition not go anything like as well in places as it should have, we were not looking forward to future competitions with any excitement or enthusiasm, and were not enjoying our regular dance classes or lessons as much as previously.
Thanks mainly to your coaching sessions which started in early May, our dancing has been transformed, to the point at which we have achieved some outstanding personal bests in competitions, compliments from judges as well as from fellow competitors, as well as more compliments from our dance teacher, who said this week we were both improving at a more rapid rate. We have a competition tomorrow which we are both really looking forward to, and have a much more positive attitude to our dancing now.  Your coaching style was one of approachability, friendliness, helpfulness, and resourcefulness, combined with gentle probing to get to the heart of the issues. The coaching style was applied differently to each of us, as although we are a couple and dance together, we are individuals within that and have different strengths and weaknesses, and different needs. Once again, thanks for all your help, which has given us through positive thinking more resilience to weather not only dancing’s ups and downs, but also life’s ups and downs.  We cannot thank you enough for helping us achieve what we never thought would be possible for us. Onwards and upwards!” – Dance couple

“At 65 years of age I found myself involved in the swing dance scene, which has a culture of dancing with as many different partners as possible in an evening instead of just your significant other. I was very reluctant to do this because I felt unhappy offering my deformed left hand to a follower as an invitation to dance. As a consequence, I was missing out on opportunities to practice and improve, I felt constantly under pressure to go over and ask someone to dance and I was not really enjoying dancing. Before contacting Karen I had made some changes to my dancing, such as using a lot more right-hand leads which had improved my overall confidence, but….. I still couldn’t do it! During our coaching session on Skype we explored some of the reasons for my reluctance to ask women to dance and why I did not have the confidence to do it. This unearthed a 50 year old incident when a teenage young woman refused to hold my hand in the middle of a “folk” dance. I had not actually thought about this incident for many years, but it is apparent that it had a significant and lasting effect on my teenage self. Karen went on to show me how to think about that incident and to prevent it impacting on my enjoyment of dancing today. Within days of our coaching session my wife and I went to a social dance and I felt confident enough to ask several followers to dance and two weeks later at another dance my wife complained that she couldn’t find me to dance with her because I was already on the dance floor! Thank you Karen for finding that last piece of the jigsaw and putting it in place for me. Now I can look forward to fully enjoying the swing dance scene.”  ADM, still dancing.

“Thank you so much for our coaching sessions.  I have so much more confidence now – we just went out and really enjoyed our competition and did exceptionally well.  My teacher told me that he’d never seen me dancing so confidently, and now that I’ve mastered the confidence we can really start to make the most of my presentation skills.  I know how to control the nerves, and really smile – judges seem to notice, my fellow dancers seem to notice.  And my confidence levels seem to be benefiting my normal life as well, as I’ve had the added bonus of attracting lots compliments!” – C, Dance Student

“Lucy wanted to say thank you so much for your help!  Lucy and I found the session really useful.  Lucy was really positive and excited after speaking to you.  I saw a massive improvement in Lucy’s attitude over the last couple of weekends, after she used your techniques.  She was still nervous but she managed her nerves.  Lucy had a fantastic competition, she got 3 firsts, a second and a third.  What I thought was really good, was that you adapted your style to explain the techniques to Lucy.  Thank you very much, it made the festival far more enjoyable for me as well.”  – Kirstin Brown, mum to Lucy (aged 10)

“I cannot thank you enough for the positivity and happiness you are already giving to our dancing and our lives. The dancing is getting better and better for both of us, largely down to your efforts I say.  You’re worth your weight in gold!” – Dance Competitors

“OMG, thank you, thank you, thank you! I find that I am more confident and more sure of myself and my dancing. I feel more comfortable in my dance classes. We actually had a show last week and I was super confident and had a ton of fun. Your tips are helping a million! I feel so positive that I just might audition for the junior company when next they have auditions. Wish me luck!”   – Kai, Dance Student

“I’ve been practising and using the techniques we spoke about. They are really helping with my dancing and at work. I’ve now focussed very much on three areas of my life: work, family and myself. You’ve been the catalyst for all my changes, which I will be eternally grateful for, and I’ll be in touch for more advise and techniques for my next stage of change.” IS, Dance Student