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Dancers and Sugar: Some Key Considerations

dancers and sugar

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 even that burst of

Jess Spinner October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 Food Strategies + Meal Plans 2 Comments Read more

Eat with Ease during Quarantine

Eat with Ease during Quarantine

Creating your Custom Dancer’s Meal Plan You have very specific needs as a dancer and in our current situation, being intentional with food is going to support you in so many ways. By making healthy, intentional choices you’re going to

Jess Spinner April 22, 2020January 1, 2022 Food Strategies + Meal Plans No Comments Read more

Holiday Eating Strategies – Indulge with Balance

Holiday Eating Strategies – Indulge with Balance

Food takes a pretty central role in the Holiday Season. If you’re struggling with your weight or feeling stress about maintaining your dancer body, the whole holiday food circus can be overwhelming. Auditions are right around the corner. You might

Jess Spinner December 18, 2019December 19, 2019 Food Strategies + Meal Plans 1 Comment 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

The importance of habit in feeling longer and leaner

The importance of habit in feeling longer and leaner

Have you been working to lose weight? Do you feel bulky and struggle to achieve a longer appearance? Do these goals sometimes feel like lost causes? When you look in the mirror, it’s common and easy and it even becomes

Jess Spinner January 12, 2017June 27, 2017 Program Information + Details about The Whole Dancer No Comments Read more

Healthy Choices : A key to your best body

Healthy Choices : A key to your best body

It’s never comforting to feel like you’re making food choices on a whim, unsure of whether they’re the “right” choice or if something else might have been better. Are you ready to make healthy choices more easily and consistently? If

Jess Spinner July 27, 2016August 4, 2017 Food Strategies + Meal Plans 1 Comment Read more

Abby Zinsser on The Whole Dancer Program

Abby Zinsser on The Whole Dancer Program

My entire life I’ve been told that I was going to have to work harder than anyone else to become a professional dancer. I’m only 4’11” and as I got older, my height became something I hated and it began to make

Jess Spinner June 7, 2016June 27, 2017 Program Information + Details about The Whole Dancer 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

Ashley Forché on The Whole Dancer Program

Ashley Forché on The Whole Dancer Program

Ashley Forché joined The Whole Dancer Program in September of 2015 as she was embarking on her first year as a trainee with Nashville Ballet. As the weeks and months went on, she shared with me some of the positive

Jess Spinner April 30, 2016August 3, 2017 Program Information + Details about The Whole Dancer No Comments Read more

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