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Poor Diet and Injury in Dancers – Dancer Health Study Part I

Poor Diet and Injury in Dancers – Dancer Health Study Part I

Poor Diet and Injuries in Dancers Part 1 of the Nutrition in Dancers Study The training required to become a professional ballet dancer is rigorous. Competition is fierce, even while training, and once a professional level has been reached, dancers

Jess Spinner June 17, 2018May 3, 2021 Food Strategies + Meal Plans, Nutrition for Dancers 1 Comment Read more

Make Energy Fudge with Jenelle Manzi

Jenelle Manzi Fudge

Interviewing Jenelle Manzi of New York City Ballet and hearing her approach to indulgent foods was so inspiring. It is possible to eat sweets especially when you make them “indulgent AND functional”. Sweets that can help your body and dancing?

Jess Spinner June 13, 2018July 26, 2018 Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more

Christina shares her Eating Disorder Recovery story.

Christina shares her Eating Disorder Recovery story.

I started dance at the young age of four, and since then, it has been my truest love. I was never aware of my body until 7th grade when my dance studio had fittings for a quite revealing jazz costume.

Jess Spinner June 10, 2018July 26, 2018 Mindset + Goals 3 Comments Read more

Eating in a cafeteria during your summer intensive!

Eating in a cafeteria during your summer intensive!

Eating in a cafeteria can sometimes feel like a game of roulette – you never know what you are going to get. For a dancer that needs to fuel themselves for a long day of class and rehearsals this food

Jess Spinner June 5, 2018April 13, 2018 Food Strategies + Meal Plans No Comments Read more

Pumpkin Muffins – Dancer Recipe Inspiration with Robyn Jutsum

Pumpkin Muffins – Dancer Recipe Inspiration with Robyn Jutsum

Pumpkin Muffins by Robyn Jutsum Here’s my recipe for pumpkin bran muffins with oatmeal crumble (inspired by “Joy of Cooking” pumpkin muffins and “Baked” pumpkin chocolate chip bread): For the Muffins: 1 cup of canned pumpkin puree 2 large brown

Jess Spinner May 30, 2018May 17, 2018 Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more

The Keys to Balance and Wellness in Dance

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Contestants at the Los Angeles auditions for SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2018 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Adam Rose/FOX

Who’s Excited for Season 15 of So You Think You Can Dance?! The competitive nature of dance is undeniable. Whether you’re a competitive dancer or you’re vying for your next professional job, you’re bound to face competition and with that

Jess Spinner May 30, 2018June 6, 2018 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals 1 Comment Read more

Build a Better Salad

Build a Better Salad

Salads can be healthy, however, by now you’ve probably learned that they can also be quite unhealthy. A salad can be a great meal option but you have to make it well rounded. If you make a salad full of

Jess Spinner May 23, 2018April 12, 2021 Food Strategies + Meal Plans, Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more

Herb Chicken and Asparagus : Dancer Recipe Inspiration with Adrianna de Svastich

Herb Chicken and Asparagus : Dancer Recipe Inspiration with Adrianna de Svastich

One of my absolute favorite concepts in nutrition is that of “bio-individuality”. It’s the idea that because we are all so very different from our genetic makeup to our lifestyles and physiology that there’s no one – size fits all

Jess Spinner May 16, 2018May 25, 2018 Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more

Naturally Sassy: Ballerina turned Fitness Guru Extroadinaire

Naturally Sassy: Ballerina turned Fitness Guru Extroadinaire

Naturally Sassy Sassy Gregson-Williams is a former Professional Ballet Dancer turned fitness and wellness guru. Her recipes and workout programs are available on her site Naturally Sassy where she shares her philosophy about food: “The Naturally Sassy philosophy is all

Jess Spinner May 8, 2018April 12, 2018 Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Recipe Resources for Dancers

Recipe Resources for Dancers

There are an abundance of recipe websites these days. Lately, I’ve been finding tons of inspiration from dancer food blogs. They’re smart and beautiful and prove that dancers do indeed eat AND eat well. While each of these dancers takes

Jess Spinner May 1, 2018November 20, 2023 Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more
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