Queen Stylzz is among the greatest avenue dancers within the nation. The Baltimore-native has been dancing her total life, and earlier this yr, she gained the Purple Bull Dance Your Fashion: Baltimore competitors. Not solely does dancing maintain her match and wholesome, nevertheless it additionally helps her relieve stress and anxiousness.
EBONY lately caught up together with her and mentioned the advantages that dancing has had on her psychological well being. She additionally shares some tips about learn how to cope with stress and anxiousness, particularly as a performer.
EBONY: What has been the primary good thing about dance in your psychological well being?
Queen Stylzz: The primary factor dance taught me is persistence in all areas of my life. It has helped me to be extra affected person with my pals and to be extra affected person with myself. It has additionally helped be extra affected person with my thoughts—to take the time and work out every thing that is happening inside my thoughts, and repair the issues that I did not know I may repair.
How do you cope with stress?
I do yoga. I pray. I meditate. I keep round very constructive folks, like my mother and different relations. I maintain motivational quotes and affirmations round me—in my telephone and in my home.
Do you ever get anxious? How do you cope with these emotions?
I’ve all the time form of been at warfare with my anxiousness. Anxiousness is all the time poking me, like, hey, you recognize, we’re nonetheless right here, proper? However I would like all people to know, you may have anxiousness and you’ll nonetheless crush it. You are able to do no matter you need. You may nonetheless compete in entrance of individuals and win. The extra that I dance and check myself by placing myself in conditions that check my talents, the much less I am afraid of failure, which then makes anxiousness only a phrase.
What do you do whenever you really feel anxious on stage?
First, preparation prevents poor efficiency. Second, having somebody to speak to helps me to grow to be much less anxious. And lastly, prayer additionally helps to minimize anxiousness.
