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Eat for Your Summer Dance Schedule

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Adjusting Food and Routines for Summer You’ll want to eat for your summer dance schedule in a strategic way. The summer season brings an adjustment in schedule for most dancers. This means your eating plan and meal times will likely

Jess Spinner June 7, 2021June 15, 2021 Food Strategies + Meal Plans 3 Comments Read more

Avoiding Extremes in Healthy Eating

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The ballerina mindset, naturally can be a bit extreme. You’re conditioned to be that way and even taught that it’s necessary for success in this art. If you want to be the best you’ve got to give it all, all

Jess Spinner January 16, 2020December 31, 2022 Food Strategies + Meal Plans, Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more

Summer Intensive Prep Part I : Navigating a New Food Situation

Summer Intensive Prep Part I : Navigating a New Food Situation

Summer Intensive Prep Part I : Navigating a New Food Situation Summer Intensives mean a lot of new things…new teachers, new competition, new environment and of course a new food situation. I’ve worked with a number of dancer’s who saw

Jess Spinner April 16, 2019May 21, 2021 Food Strategies + Meal Plans, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Amber Ray on Dancing Abroad and Staying “Whole”

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Amber Ray on being a “Whole Dancer” When Jess asked me to write a feature for the Whole Dancer, I was flattered but also, to be honest, hesitant to accept. I thought to myself, “Am I enough of a ‘whole

Jess Spinner August 15, 2017June 14, 2022 Career Advice No Comments Read more

“Whole Dancer” in transition : Julianne Blunt

“Whole Dancer” in transition : Julianne Blunt

This interview features Butler University Dance Graduate, Julianne Blunt. Julianne is in a time of transition moving from college to her first professional job with the Sarasota Ballet Studio Company. We discussed how she maintains balance and what makes her

Jess Spinner July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 Career Advice No Comments Read more

Is coffee destroying your bones?

Is coffee destroying your bones?

Dancer’s are a notorious set of coffee drinkers. This is seen even in nasty eating disordered stereotypes that suggest we just drink black coffee and consume little else. You all know that food is essential to your life and energy

Jess Spinner May 25, 2017April 13, 2022 Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more

Getting skinny comes after this…

Getting skinny comes after this…

When I was dancing and pursuing dance professionally, I just wanted to be skinny. Of course, I had other goals and aspirations in dance, but for me skinny was an overarching goal and a daily concern. I thought that if I

Jess Spinner September 14, 2016June 27, 2017 Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Blind spots and facing fears

Blind spots and facing fears

Enrollment for The Whole Dancer Program is now ongoing! If you haven’t signed up yet, it could be that you’re not quite sure or don’t think the timing is right. Your summer might already be super packed OR you were just planning

Jess Spinner June 3, 2016June 27, 2017 Program Information + Details about The Whole Dancer No Comments Read more

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