104.7 FM Interviews Owner
Shesha Marvin, co-owner of ATOMIC Ballroom, discusses the benefits of social dancing and how to join and contribute to a community on the Laguna Beach KXFM 104.7 radio broadcast Moody, hosted by Eddie Margines, clinical psychologist. They are joined by Grant Sterling, a Psy.D. doctoral candidate and long-time dancer at ATOMIC Ballroom.
Key discussions and takeaways include:
- Social dance as a boost for self-confidence
- Benefits of participating in dance community: how to join and contribute
- Beginner’s mindset & learning to be ok with making mistakes
- Working through fear & avoidance
- Many different motivations to be a dancer: for the exercise, for socializing, for mental health, or choosing a path to get serious about training and skill-building
- ATOMIC as a “third place”—where you spend time outside of home & work
- Having a community to plug into anywhere in the world
