Kirsten Kemp

Guest Faculty, Summer Intensive

High-Performance Mindset Coach

Kirsten Kemp is a Professional Ballet Dancer and High-Performance Mindset Coach for ballet dancers, specializing in helping dancers attain optimum performance and mental well-being through mindset work. As a dancer, Kirsten has trained and performed with the Houston Ballet, graduated from the University of Utah with a B.F.A. in Ballet and a Minor in Business Administration, danced professionally with Oklahoma City Ballet, and is the creator of The Confident Dancer on YouTube and Instagram, an online community of over 20,000 dancers around the world. 

 As a coach, she holds many certifications including being an IBCP Board-Certified Trainer & Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming. In addition to working with top pre-professional and professional dancers from all over the world individually, Kirsten is an International Professional Speaker and Master Ballet Instructor. Institutions Kirsten has had the pleasure of being invited to speak at include Miami City Ballet, the Estonian National Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, the University of Utah, Point Park University, and many more.

 Kirsten is thrilled to have the opportunity to speak to the dancers at Ballet 5:8 and grateful to be able to spread awareness, encouragement, and practical tools that help dancers to thrive in their journeys.