What’s your Cross-Training Plan? Cross – training may or may not be a missing link for you as a dancer. It’s possible you’ve got your cross – training plan all figured out but if you don’t, no worries, most dancers
Healthy at Home with Madeleine Purcell Madeleine Purcell trained at Connecticut Dance School before being accepted to ABT’s JKO School, where she trained for three years. She spent a final year training in the Balanchine style at Ballet Academy East.
Intuitive Eating and Performance Focused Eating they can coexist When it comes to food, there’s always something buzzy or popular going around. Often times, the food suggestions you’ll find are about eating less or dieting in some way. Intuitive eating
Healthy at Home with Carolyn Lippert Carolyn Lippert was born in Boston, Massachusetts and trained at Severance Ballet Conservatory with her mother, Carla Stallings-Lippert, and at the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Lippert joined the ABT Studio Company
The Missing Macro say yes to healthy fat Protein, Carbohydrates and Fat are essential Macronutrients. Your body needs them (all of them) to function. Even with the popularity of higher protein and fat diets, dancers tend to be somewhat fat
Healthy at Home with Betsy Mcbride Betsy Mcbride and I met at the Kaatsbaan Summer Intensive many years ago. She was still a teen but already dancing professionally with Texas Ballet Theatre, I was one of her RA’s. She was
Know Yourself to Reach your Goals Your expectations of yourself are likely high. That’s a natural dancer tendency. If you’re ready to dig a little deeper into what can get you working harder, this post is for you. In Gretchen Rubin’s
The words of Lindsey Donnell Dance Theatre of Harlem I want to thank you for listening to my story and all the stories of the Black Lives Matter movement. I’ve been feeling exhausted and emotionally drained from the news of the
The Info that Matters The Nutrition Label is worth discussing… As much as I preach about eating whole foods – fruit, vegetables, nuts, beans, seeds, avocado, maybe some lean meats and fish, I know dancer’s will end up eating some
Using your Voice in the Studio and in Life As a dancer you may have decided that movement is your most effective form of self – expression. It very well may be. But there is more power within you and