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Dancing Through the Change: How to Cope During the Stages of Menopause

Lindsay Martell

Close up on the back of someone's feet, standing on a white floor. There is a fresh blister on each heel.

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Heel Blisters Are the Worst—Here’s How to Deal With Them

Jennifer Heimlich

A close up photo of a woman's left arm holding a free weight against her thigh while strength training at the gym. She wears green leggings.

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How to Make Sure Strength Training Will Pay Off in the Studio

Jennifer Heimlich

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Ask a Dance Dietitian: Why Does My Schedule Affect My Appetite?

Rachel Fine, MS, RD, CSSD, CDN, CEDS-C

Onstage, two dancers in purple, white, and gold costumes perform a pas de deux. One dancer does a penché on pointe, holding her partner's hands in front of her, as he lunges in toward her.

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Pool Adagio and Strength Training Are Game Changers for Oklahoma City Ballet’s James Klump

April Deocariza

A woman poses in first arabesque outside in a pool.

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How Ballet Exercises in the Water Can Benefit Your Technique

Julia Mary Register

Close up of the shoulders and neck of a young woman sweating profusely. She wears a white leotard and her dark hair in a ponytail.

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What Dancers Need to Know About Dehydration

Jennifer Heimlich

Miriam Miller and Peter Walker dance a pas de deux onstage. Miller, wearing a black and white striped leotard with a red waistband and and white tights, does a penché on pointe facing stage left as Walker lunges next to her, holding her waist. Miller put her arm around Walker's shoulder and lefts her right arm up. Walker wears a gray and black unitard.

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Straight Knees in a Hyperextended World

Hannah Chang Foster

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