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The Real Challenges of Dance No One Talks About
Dancing at a high level is incredibly challenging. That’s not news. We often think about the obvious demands: high extensions, multiple pirouettes, picking up choreography quickly, and refining...
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The Whole Dancer Guide to Food, Nutcracker, Body Image, and Holidays
Holiday time is steeped in diet culture. People discuss the likelihood that they’ll gain weight through the holiday season. This inevitably leads to discussion of weight-loss goals for the new year....
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The Daily Stress of Dancing Professionally
Part of the allure of the dance world is the picture that’s created of the beauty and effortlessness. That’s the work, isn’t it? To make this exceptionally challenging thing look easy and effortless....
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How to Build Consistency as a Dancer: Tips That Actually Work
One of the things dancers tell me they desire, more than anything else, is consistency. What this boils down to is a desire to dance pretty much the exact same way from day to day. You want to land...
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Get Back in Dancing Shape
Yesterday I talked to a client who is just a few weeks into her summer layoff. She stopped having regular ballet classes just a week ago. While she said she’s been doing some other exercise, she also...
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Bloating in Ballet: What Dancers Should Know
A topic dancers bring up with me quite frequently in coaching sessions is concern about bloating. It’s relatively unavoidable, and it doesn’t have to dominate your thoughts when you’re in front of the...
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Dancer Success: The Importance of Mindset
Considering mindset for dancers is essential. Your challenges in dance start and end with your thoughts. The way you mentally approach your dancing is arguably more than half the battle. When I’m...
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Don’t Get Stuck on the Trainee Program Hamster Wheel
In the world of professional ballet today, there’s a structure that can leave dancers feeling stuck. Before you can get a paid company position, you often have to go through years of trainee programs,...
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Dear Dancer: Your Body Is Supposed to Change
Dear Dancer: Expect Your Body to Change. Prefer to listen to a podcast episode on this topic? Click below. There’s a lot of aesthetic pressure in dance. It’s important to talk about it realistically...
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For Your Dance Cross-Training Needs
When it comes to cross-training for dance, there are so many options to choose from…and a lot of mixed messages around them. Will weight training make you bulky? Is endless cardio the answer? What...
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Dealing with Casting in Dance
Alice and I are on the far ends of this photo. A rare occasion where we were cast in the same role. Dealing with casting in dance can be a challenge… We’ve all been there. The cast sheet goes up and...
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Ballet Help Desk Part II: Looking Forward
If you haven’t read Part I of Brett and Jenny’s interview, check it out here. Tell us about some trials and triumphs of being a dance parent. Brett: There are big and small trials and triumphs every...
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Ballet Help Desk: Part I
Ballet Help Desk and its founders Brett and Jenny provide dancers and dance parents with invaluable insights into the world of high-level ballet training. A world that’s often left a mystery, behind a...
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Dancers and Sugar: Some Key Considerations
Can Dancers Have Their Cake and Eat It? Every time I present something on food or eating plans, there are questions around sweets and foods you might categorize as “treats.” Most of us enjoy sugar and...
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BalletX: Prioritizing Dancer Wellness
Whenever I come across a company that’s making real changes to prioritize dancer wellness, I want to celebrate and share it. This BalletX feature is particularly exciting to bring to you all because...
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Dancer: Is Nutrition Support Actually What You Need?
First, I’ll say that there absolutely are plenty of situations where a dancer would be in need of nutrition support, education, and information. Any time a dancer is working through a diagnosed eating...
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Dancers: Be Intentional about Food Choices without Obsessing
In order to dance at a high level, you need to fuel yourself strategically. There’s lots of value in making thoughtful, sports-nutrition-focused food choices. However, for perfectionistic, type-A...
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How to Be a Successful Dancer
First, let’s get into what “successful” in dance even means. The good news is that it’s totally unique to you and you get to decide what it means. Your definition of success in dance may also change...
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Exploring HUETAPE with Founder Tamisha A. Guy
Tamisha, tell us a little bit about your dance history and background. Originally hailing from Trinidad and Tobago, I began my formal journey at Ballet Tech, where I received training under the...
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Optimal Nutrition for Summer Intensives
To ensure you’re dancing at your highest possible level during an intensive, create and maintain optimal nutrition. By prioritizing adequate and supportive fuel, you’ll dance with more energy, focus,...
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