TED 10 | Confidence and Personal Growth Through Bachata with Coach Wil

The Empowered Dancers Podcast

Dancing is more than just movement; it's about confidence and feeling fantastic. However, taking those initial steps into the dance world can be quite challenging, especially if you lack prior experience.
From those first beginner steps into dance and now inspiring others to take their first steps into the bachata community, Coach Wil delves into confidence-building techniques, his own stories, and the personal growth and empowerment that comes from learning to dance, Wil offers listeners his insights into navigating the social dance floor with assurance and growth.
What to expect in this episode:
(0:00:00) - Introduction
(0:02:20) - A Champion For Beginner
(0:04:42) - Primary Objective: Finding The "WHY"
(0:08:08) - Dancing Is Teamwork
(0:12:14) - The Best Thing For Beginners: Fundamentals
(0:16:30) - Connecting With One's self first
About Coach Wil
With over a decade of experience dancing Bachata across Asia and Europe, Coach Wil brings knowledge and passion to the dance floor. From collaborating with a vibrant Bachata community in Bangkok to teaching and coaching in Switzerland, Coach Wil's expertise includes in-person and online instruction. Coach Wil's teaching style is a unique fusion of urban, sensual, and Dominican bachata styles, infused with his own personal background and experience. He strongly emphasizes mastering the fundamentals, basic steps, footwork, body movement, and arm movement, while also honing in on the essential element of musicality.

Connect with Coach Will
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_wil_84?igsh=ZHRlbHgzeDh5Nmhl
Website: https://rdfbeginneredition.carrd.co/
About Bobbie Miles
Bobbie Miles is a social dancer based in Bristol. The salsa, bachata, and kizomba scene is special to so many, Bobbie included. The more she danced however, the more she became aware of inappropriate behaviours in the scene, ranging from low-level “creepiness” to undeniable abuses of power. Bobbie realised that she will no longer keep quiet, be subjected to any sort of misconduct, and nor should anyone else. She is an advocate for speaking up, boundary setting, and respect in the dance scene. Through The Empowered Dancers Podcast, she promotes transparency, understanding, and accountability and as a public speaker, she talks about putting boundary setting and respect into practice, both on and off the dance floor.
Resources:
Download my 5 Top T

About Bobbie Miles:
Bobbie Miles is a social dancer and empowerment coach in the salsa, bachata, and kizomba scene. Dancing is a happy place for Bobbie, as it is for so many. In order to foster safer dance spaces for all dancers, Bobbie is on a mission to promote more accountability and responsibility surrounding boundaries, consent and safety within the community through education and conversations that matter. Bobbie is a coach and advocate for speaking up, boundary setting, and promoting respect in the dance scene. Through The Empowered Dancers Podcast, she promotes transparency, understanding, and accountability and as a coach and public speaker, she focuses on boundary setting and respect in practice, both on and off the dance floor.
Resources:
Download my 5 Top Tips to boost your confidence on any dance night! https://empowereddancers.com/5tips
Practice saying NO on the dance floor: empowereddancers.com/no
Connect with Bobbie Miles
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