Health & Body

Onstage in stark lighting, Precious Adams does a leaning retiré en pointe, arms extended on the diagonals in a wide tilted "V." She wears a teal leotard and black tights.

Cross-Training

How Running Helps Precious Adams With Endurance and Jumping

April Deocariza

Close-up of athlete massaging her leg with foam roller in a gym.

Health & Body

Fascia 101 for Ballet Dancers

Kyra Laubacher

Yasmine Naghdi does an arabesque onstage. She lifts her right arm and crosses her left arm across her chest and resting her left hand on her right shoulder. She is costumed in an off-white dress with lace trimmings, pink tights, and pointe shoes, along with a bejeweled headpiece and bracelet.

Company Life

3 Dancers Share Their Pregnancy Workouts and Wellness Routines

April Deocariza

Cross-Training

The Interconnected History of Pilates and Ballet

Catie Robinson

A young woman shown from the shoulders-up, with a sweat towel draped over one shoulder, drinks from a large water bottle after a tough workout.

Health & Body

Ask a Dance Dietitian: What Foods Boost Post-Workout Recovery?

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

Onstage, Felecia Baker poses in sous-sus on pointe in a white, ruffly tutu with lace details, arms in high fifth. Around her, corps dancers dressed in cherry blossom dresses pose for a final tableau.

Cross-Training

The Washington Ballet’s Felecia Baker Uses Gyrotonic for Mobility and Stability

Emma Love Suddarth

A young ballerina lying down, thinking, on a stage floor. She wears a bright blue pancake tutu and a beige leotard.

Career

How Social Cues in Ballet Can Affect Perfectionism

Kyra Laubacher

A weary ballet dancer slumps over a piano in a dance studio, her right hand holding a near-empty water bottle.

Health & Body

What You Need to Know About Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S)

Katie Slattery