Article By: David Jays, Updated May 14, 2021
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Darcey Bussell, as a young principal dancer at 22 years old in 1991, was one of the first dancers to seek out performance psychology. Upon connecting with Britt Tajet-Foxell, a Norwegian-born physiotherapist retrained as a performance psychologist, Bussell worked through things like injury, pain, and defeating stage gremlins. Fast forward to 2020, Tajet-Foxwell is still working with dancers at the Royal Ballet, which has become a normal part of self-care and preparation.