Episode 24

BEHIND THE COMBO | EP 24 — with Haley Fitch 🎙️✨

This conversation is for every educator who has ever had a neurodivergent dancer in their class and wondered if they were really doing right by them 👇🏻

In this episode, I sat down with Haley, Dance Educator, Online Studio Owner, and Competition Judge, to talk about what neurodivergent-inclusive dance education really looks like, and what it actually takes to build a space where every kind of brain can thrive.

Because good intentions aren't enough.
Inclusion has to be built into the structure, not just the attitude.

We explored:
→ What neurodivergent-inclusive dance education really means and when Haley felt called to make it central to her teaching
→ How running an online studio has opened doors for neurodivergent dancers who struggle in traditional studio settings
→ The most common mistakes educators make with neurodivergent students, stemming from a lack of knowledge
→ What Haley sees as a competition judge and how that lens has shifted the way she thinks about what we ask of neurodivergent dancers under pressure
→ What a truly inclusive studio looks like structurally, not just in mindset

This one is for the educators who are ready to move past awareness and into actual change.

Because built differently doesn't mean built wrong 💜

Watch the replay and share one thing you're going to take into your teaching to better support neurodivergent dancers in your studio room?