Liam Pentland

I like to read to help me in certain areas of my life. Currently I am reading about leadership skills as I am running a dance studio with a group of friends. In this blog I will explore key insights I have found when reading these 3 very influential and practical books - “The Chimps Paradox”, “The Culture Code” and “How to win friends and influence people.” Leadership is an important skill to inspire a positive and hardworking atmosphere so clients and employees enjoy their work and are motivated to giving their best efforts, to consequently enable the studio to be successful.  1. Understanding the Chimp Paradox: "The Chimp Paradox" by Dr. Steve Peters analyses the complexity of the human mind. In a simple and clear way Dr. Steve Peters enables us to be aware of  and manage our emotions and decision making in order for us to be more in control, confident and leading with our higher self. When running a dance studio it is extremely helpful to manage your own emotions whilst at...

I am currently undergoing an adventure. A never ending journey of creating self expression through movement. Through my many years of learning different ways of moving, listening to a wide range of teachers and experiencing many different sounds and genres of music I try to keep my mind like a sponge, soaking in information and knowledge that I enjoy and admire whilst rinsing what doesn't serve me. Consciously or unconsciously, I select this information to create my own authentic art, which reflects who I am and where I have been. During this blog I would like to open a discussion on how being aware of your preferences, blurring boundaries and contrasting movements seem like key anchors when finding your own artistic expression. Reflecting on my past choreographies, similar choices seem to continuously show up. I decided to label these choices and allocate them a place in my imaginary tool box. Groove, Footwork, Floorwork, Isolations, Arm concepts to name a few. Experimenting and l...