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BalletX: Prioritizing Dancer Wellness

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 it also highlights a past client of

Jess Spinner October 9, 2024October 15, 2024 Dancer Features No Comments Read more

Lucy Mangion on Finding Balance: Australia to NYC

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Tell us a bit about your dance background growing up and share what made you stick with dancing.  Ever since I could talk, whenever anyone asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I told them I wanted

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Aesthetics in Dance: How Do We Exist When We Don’t Fit the Mold?

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Guest post by Tatum Lang In this post, I talk about my experience with aesthetic pressure over the course of my dance career so far, as well as how to exist in an industry that perpetuates the message that unless

Jess Spinner July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 Body Image in Ballet, Dancer Features 9 Comments Read more

The Whole Dancer 2023 Ambassadors

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I’m so thrilled to introduce our amazing 2023 ambassadors for The Whole Dancer! Each of these dancers brings a beautiful and unique perspective on what it means to be a whole and balanced dancer in the pursuit of such a

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Leah Bueno: The Pilates Dancer

Leah Bueno Pilates Dancer

An Incredible Addition to Your Support Team To have greater, more sustained success in dance, it’s so important to bring supporting people onto your team. Many of the dancers I work with are looking for additional support to use their

Jess Spinner July 29, 2021May 2, 2022 Cross Training, Dancer Features No Comments Read more

Experiences of Body Shaming in Ballet

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Guest Post by Emily Read Trigger Warning: This post contains stories of body shaming, eating disorders, anorexia and toxicity in ballet culture. I’ve spent my entire life in the ballet world. I don’t think I’ve ever spoken to a single

Jess Spinner May 5, 2021May 19, 2021 Dancer Features 2 Comments Read more

Body Thoughts From A Man In Ballet

Body Thoughts From A Man In Ballet

Ballet Body Thoughts from a Man in Ballet Asher Taylor-Dawson shared some incredibly insightful thoughts on the dancers’ body in The Whole Dancer Facebook Group. I asked him to expand upon his ideas for this post. I hope that his

Jess Spinner August 27, 2020March 25, 2021 Dancer Features 1 Comment Read more

NYCBallet Dancer Olivia Mackinnon “Healthy at Home”

NYCBallet Dancer Olivia Mackinnon “Healthy at Home”

Healthy at Home with Olivia Mackinnon New York City Ballet Dancer and Ballet Inspired Fitness creator Olivia Mackinnon shares how she is staying healthy at home during quarantine. Balance is key as well as recognizing that staying in performance shape

Jess Spinner July 20, 2020April 12, 2021 Dancer Features No Comments Read more

OKC Dancer Madeleine Purcell “Healthy at Home”

OKC Dancer Madeleine Purcell “Healthy at Home”

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.

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ABT Dancer Carolyn Lippert “Healthy at Home”

ABT Dancer Carolyn Lippert “Healthy at Home”

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

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