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by Amira Mourad
Want to know what happens in the locker room and beyond in the Pro Sports Dance Space? Amira Mourad the founder of The Cultivate Code and former NBA dancer and coach is giving you the inside scoop on what it takes to actually make it onto a pro dance team. And spoiler alert - it’s so much more than dance.
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- 6 days ago19 min
Stop Wanting to Feel Confident Before You Audition
You keep admiring the dancers who get called out into the small group and wondering why it's never you. It isn't confidence they have that you don't. It's audacity.In this episode I'm talking about the difference between being confident and being audacious.This one is for the dancer who keeps standing in the back and keeps telling herself she'll go full out once she feels confident.Register for our free masterclass: https://cultivatecode.co/cutApply to our programs: https://cultivatecode.co/applyDM me "apply" on Instagram @thecultivatecode
- 1 weeks ago9 min
Choose your hard: why the right environment beats the easy one
We help aspiring pro dancers train to make it onto NFL and NBA dance teams, and the excuse I hear most is “I don’t want to train virtually.”In this episode, I’m talking about what’s really underneath that excuse, and why convenience has been the wrong filter for choosing where you train. This one is for you if you keep finding reasons a program won’t work for you, instead of asking if it’s the environment that will actually get you onto an NFL or NBA dance team.Apply to our programs: cultivatecode.co/applyDM me “apply” on Instagram @thecultivatecode
- 2 weeks ago11 min
Picking Your Training Program: Track Record, Accuracy, and What You Walk Away With
You've had the same three tabs open for weeks and you still haven't picked a training program. The comparing feels productive. It's the thing holding you back. In this episode, I'm talking about how to choose between pro dance training programs and the three filters I use before I invest in anything, whether it's your first audition season or your fifth. If you keep reaching finals with no idea what went wrong, this episode shows you what the right program should be giving you. Apply to our programs DM me "apply" on Instagram @thecultivatecode
- 3 weeks ago16 min
The Difference Between Talented and Coachable
You can be the best dancer in the room and still not make the team. This episode is about the difference between talented and coachable, and why coachable is the thing that actually gets a dancer picked. If you've been cut without an explanation, if you noticed other dancers getting corrections in prep class and wondered why you didn't, or if you've caught yourself thinking you're already doing it right, this one is for you. If you want to walk into your next audition coachable and not just talented, this episode is a must-listen. Ready to take the next step in your pro dance training. APPLY Apply for our training program here Connect with Amira Instagram: @thecultivatecode // @amirarokeach Listen to Amira + Emily's Episode: The Real Reason Why You Freeze At Auditions
- Jun 25, 202619 min
What Judges Are Actually Scoring You On at NFL and NBA Dance Auditions
Most dancers walk into auditions with no idea what they're actually being scored on. Not because the information doesn't exist, but because nobody in the dance world has ever handed them the rubric. In this episode, Amira breaks down what is objective and what is subjective on a pro dance scorecard, from the inside perspective of someone who has judged NFL and NBA auditions. Technique and the ability to learn and execute choreography are in your control. Entertainment, personality, and everything outside of dance, your interview, your social media, how you conduct yourself in the room, those are the elements most dancers never prepare for and the ones that break an audition at the highest level. If you want to know exactly what judges are looking for, register for the free masterclass at www.cultivatecode.co/cut or DM "MASTERCLASS" to @thecultivatecode on Instagram.
- Jun 18, 202620 min
You're Not Dancing Full Out. Here's What That Actually Means.
Most dancers have been told to dance more full out. Almost none of them have been taught what that actually means in the body. In this episode, Amira breaks down the Three Ps: Polish, Power, and Presence. These are the specific, trainable skills that judges notice in the first eight counts and that most coaches never name. Amira covers the LCS process and why skipping the cleaning step is the reason most dancers never look like veterans in the room, where power actually comes from and why stamina is the audition filter nobody talks about, and what presence means from head to toe including the musicality piece that separates dancers who perform a routine from dancers who translate it. She also tells the full story: getting cut from Suns veteran tryouts, packing her suitcase the next day, driving to the Warriors, and what a coach said to her the day everything about performance clicked. If you made it to finals and still didn't hear your name called, register for the free masterclass at www.cultivatecode.co/cut or DM "MASTERCLASS" to @thecultivatecode on Instagram.
- Apr 16, 202641 min
The Real Reason You Freeze at Auditions (and How to Stop) | ft. Emily Judice
You've trained for months. You know the choreography. And then you get to the audition and your body just won't cooperate. You freeze, you shrink, you second-guess every move. It's not a talent problem. It's your nervous system. In this episode I sit down with Emily Judice, nervous system coach for high-performing women and former dancer, to unpack what's really going on when you choke under pressure, why training harder actually makes it worse, and what to do instead. We get into why more programs and more coaches won't fix the real issue, what your nervous system is actually doing when you freeze or hold back, the beliefs that are keeping you stuck in what Emily calls a familiar hell, how to regulate your body before you walk into an audition room, why confidence isn't something you build from perfection, and what it means to be the version of yourself who already belongs on the team. If you've ever walked out of an audition knowing you didn't perform to your potential, this one's for you. Connect with Emily: Be That Girl Podcast (Apple + Spotify) Instagram: @thatgirlemilyjudice Website: bethatgirlcoaching.com Train with TCC FREE MASTERCLASS: The 3 things most dancers get wrong in auditions and what to do instead. Save your spot: cultivatecode.co/3-secrets Ready to start prepping for auditions? DM me "apply" on Instagram. Instagram: @thecultivatecode Website: cultivatecode.co/apply
- Apr 9, 202653 min
College Dance Team Coaches Q+A: Audition Expectations and Team Schedules
In this coaches’ Q&A panel, head coaches Brianna (University of Houston), Maddie (Cal Berkeley), and Jonni Rogers (University of Miami Sunsations) introduce their programs, discuss technique and style expectations, and explain how pro dance experience influences game-day performance. They outline audition formats and timelines, virtual and in-person rounds, choreography learning, interviews, and solos, and emphasize qualities like coachability, resilience, movement quality, and team fit. The coaches share advice for dancers transitioning from high school to college teams, managing comparisons and confidence, and preparing for the pace of learning weekly material. They also break down demanding seasonal schedules across football, basketball, volleyball, community events, and UDA competition (Miami), including summer training, bootcamps, workouts, and performance expectations such as facials and hair-ography.
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Want to know what happens in the locker room and beyond in the Pro Sports Dance Space? Amira Mourad the founder of The Cultivate Code and former NBA dancer and coach is giving you the inside scoop on what it takes to actually make it onto a pro dance team. And spoiler alert - it’s so much more than dance.
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