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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

Chamonix Bas – Healthy Dancer Feature

Chamonix Bas – Healthy Dancer Feature

   Healthy Dancer Summer Feature Chamonix Bas Where do you dance? Share a bit about your journey in dance. My journey in dance has been somewhat unconventional. I grew up doing competitive swimming, but unfortunately I quit when I was

Jess Spinner August 7, 2019April 12, 2021 Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Lauren Fadeley – Healthy Dancer Feature

Lauren Fadeley – Healthy Dancer Feature

Healthy Dancer Summer Feature Lauren Fadeley Where do you dance? Principal Soloist with Miami City Ballet Share a bit about your journey in dance… MCB is the third company I’ve danced with. Originally from Orlando, FL, I moved to NYC

Jess Spinner July 31, 2019May 23, 2019 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Alston McGill – Healthy Dancer Feature

Alston McGill – Healthy Dancer Feature

Healthy Dancer Summer Features Alston McGill Where do you dance? Share a bit about your journey in dance. I am currently a corps de ballet member with New York City Ballet. I began dancing at age three in Savannah, Georgia.

Jess Spinner June 5, 2019May 23, 2019 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

NYC Ballet Dancer Deanna McBrearty Shares Dance Career Lessons

Deanna McBrearty Start with This

Interview with former New York City Ballet Dancer Deanna McBrearty As a native New Yorker, I was spoiled in my younger years. I had access to performances by some of the greatest dance companies and performers in the world. New

Jess Spinner February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Change your approach to dancer health.

Annett Bone Dance

Guest post by Annett Bone “I know you’ve lost weight, but I need you to lose more.” Took me a minute to process this statement. Wait a minute, what? As these words sank in, I thought, “I’ve been working so

Jess Spinner February 7, 2019January 31, 2019 Health Opinions in Dance, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Always Margi – from Ballet to Anorexia and Back Again

Always Margi – from Ballet to Anorexia and Back Again

When I was young, I was a free spirit, known by the nicknames “tigger” (the bouncy, excitable character from Winnie the Pooh)  or “la salvage” which means “the wild one” in Italian… I think there was a theme going out

Jess Spinner August 4, 2018June 14, 2022 Mindset + Goals 2 Comments Read more

Allison Ansinn

Allison Ansinn

Allison’s Story The path… My mom was a professional ballet dancer and I started dancing at her ballet school when I was really young. When I was 13, I began training at the Rock School for Dance Education as a

Jess Spinner June 27, 2018July 26, 2018 Career Advice, Mindset + Goals No Comments Read more

Make Banana Bread Balls with TippyToeGirl

banana bread balls

Natasha Sheehan, dancer with San Francisco Ballet, has created a beautiful online presence that demonstrates just how healthy and balanced professional ballerina’s can be. Her outlook is informed and lovely and worth emulating. She spent a lot of time learning

Jess Spinner June 20, 2018May 11, 2021 Nutrition for Dancers 1 Comment Read more

Being “Whole” in the Corps of a BIG company…

New York City Ballet Corps Dancer

“Whole Dancer” Feature : New York City Ballet Corps Dancer Jackie Bologna Hi dancers! My name is Jackie Bologna and I am beyond excited to write a post for a platform as special as the Whole Dancer.  It is so

Jess Spinner July 27, 2017June 2, 2024 Career Advice No Comments Read more
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