by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 1, 2016 | Everything Nutcracker, Health & Body
This time of year, we’re used to seeing dancers embodying the flavors of The Nutcracker’s magical Land of Sweets. But the real-life equivalents of those seasonal treats are more than just holiday guilty pleasures, and have benefits that could help you get...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 30, 2016 | Ask Amy, Everything Nutcracker, Health & Body, Wellness
I always get sick during Nutcracker. Help! —Emily Long days, late nights, chilly weather and overworked bodies make the perfect recipe for disaster during Nutcracker season. I’ll never forget burning up with a fever backstage in my Arabian costume, or the time...
by Natalia Boesch | Nov 22, 2016 | Career, Company Life, Everything Nutcracker
Six pros reveal their most creative tricks for making it through everyone’s favorite holiday marathon. Alana Griffith: Artist, Milwaukee Ballet Griffith in rehearsal for Milwaukee Ballet’s “Waltz of the Flowers.” Timothy O’Donnell,...
by Suzannah Friscia | Nov 14, 2016 | Company Life
If you identify as a “night owl,” then you’re probably all too familiar with the feeling of running late. Maybe you’ve been trying to get into an early-morning cross-training routine for months, but when the alarm goes off, the struggle becomes...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 2, 2016 | Ask Amy, Higher Ed
Should I turn down an apprenticeship to finish my dance degree, or should I put my education on pause? — Ashleigh Congratulations on receiving an apprenticeship offer! They don’t come every day. If you think you’re ready for company life, and will be...
by Suzannah Friscia | Oct 27, 2016 | Company Life
As dancers, you know how rewarding creative endeavors can be—but you also know how tremendously challenging they are. Sometimes we just don’t feel inspired, or new ideas seem out of reach. Creativity is complicated: Earlier this month, researchers at Kent...
by Madeline Schrock | Oct 12, 2016 | Cross-Training, Health & Body
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. You may not understand exactly what causes a tight IT (iliotibial) band, but you’ve probably experienced that uncomfortable tension along the outside of your thigh. While it’s not...
by Nancy Wozny | Sep 30, 2016 | Nutrition, Profiles
They say injury can be a great teacher: When Texas Ballet Theater dancer Carolyn Judson was sidelined with a back injury in 2007, her interest in health piqued. “I wondered how I could heal myself, so I began to research and read,” she says. “I was...