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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

Is portion control the answer?

Is portion control the answer?

The Trouble with Portion Control A common word thrown around when it comes to following a specific eating plan is “control”. From that, you also see lots of diets promoting “portion control”. There are even eating plans that require that

Jess Spinner May 18, 2017April 30, 2020 Food Strategies + Meal Plans No Comments Read more

From The Dancer’s Best Body Program to Paid Company Contract

From The Dancer’s Best Body Program to Paid Company Contract

Imagine opening your email and seeing your first paid dancing offer! The feeling is incomparable – that sense of accomplishment after SO MANY YEARS of work – it’s pure joy, elation! Your hard work has finally paid off. You start to really

Jess Spinner April 12, 2017September 14, 2018 Food Strategies + Meal Plans, Program Information + Details about The Whole Dancer No Comments Read more

Food thoughts for the busiest days.

Food thoughts for the busiest days.

Being overextended is surely not foreign for you – dancers schedules are some of the busiest. For me, yesterday was one of those ridiculously busy days running from one thing to the next. After a non – stop morning, I

Jess Spinner March 10, 2017June 14, 2022 Food Strategies + Meal Plans No Comments Read more

Margot Aknin on The Dancer’s Best Body Program

Margot Aknin on The Dancer’s Best Body Program

“I have gone up and down with my weight, fighting food intolerance and pressure from peers and teachers, and am just so ready to find something that WORKS and is sustainable and healthy.  I am a very strong, positive person which is the

Jess Spinner January 14, 2017July 16, 2017 Program Information + Details about The Whole Dancer 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

Your Eating for Energy Questions – Answered.

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Dancers need to eat for energy. This means finding the foods that will maximize your performance in class and rehearsals. At a recent eating for energy webinar, we weren’t able to answer all of your questions so here are the

Jess Spinner August 28, 2015June 27, 2017 Nutrition for Dancers No Comments Read more
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