by Madeline Schrock | Sep 27, 2017 | Health & Body, Technique
The next time your teacher makes the class repeat a petit allégro combination endlessly, don’t groan. Aside from improving your footwork and ballon, you may notice that you eat healthier after class. James B Whiteside on Instagram: “ENTRECHAT SIX 🚀 📸...
by Madeline Schrock | Apr 3, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
A fresh perspective: Last year, Katie Critchlow went through seven months of recovery for a debilitating ankle sprain, but the process transformed her outlook on cross-training: “You think that doing ballet class every day is enough, but it’s not,”...
by Madeline Schrock | Feb 23, 2017 | Health & Body, Nutrition
If you’ve ever found yourself mulling over fresh versus frozen broccoli in the grocery store aisles, the debate stops now. According to findings from the University of California, Davis, the nutritional differences between fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables...
by Madeline Schrock | Feb 23, 2017 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Technique
As choreography becomes increasingly demanding, dancers must adjust their flexibility and strength to match. One major aspect of 21st-century ballet is a pliable back. Michelle Rodriguez, MPT, OCS, CMPT, founder and director of Manhattan Physio Group, and her...
by Nancy Wozny | Feb 23, 2017 | Career, Profiles
In her first season as a corps member with Oklahoma City Ballet, Devin Larsen stood among the 17 dancers who made the audience gasp as the curtain came up on Balanchine’s Serenade. But her path to getting there would make anyone gasp. At age 3, Larsen was...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 15, 2017 | Ask Amy, Wellness
Is there a healthy way to lose weight? After rehearsing all day, more exercise pushes me toward exhaustion. Help! —Alyssa This is tricky—the ballet industry puts enormous pressure on dancers to be thin. That can lead some to go to drastic, unhealthy...
by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 29, 2016 | Company Life
Love it or hate it, this is the time of year when people start talking about New Year’s Resolutions. While it’s exciting to think about what you want to work on in 2017, it can also feel daunting—especially because we often set unrealistic goals for...
by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 15, 2016 | Career, Everything Nutcracker, Health & Body, Wellness
Chances are, you’re a couple weeks into your Nutcracker run, and the exhaustion is starting to set in. With so many performances, your joints and muscles have less time to recover between shows, and you have less time to wind down and relax. For those days that...