Health & Body

Two photos laid side-by-side showing Lydia Marbach doing Pilates on a reformer. On the left, she does Pilates lunge with one foot on the footbar and the other knee on the carriage. She rests her fingertips on the footbar and reaches up with a long spine. On the right, she does a standing split with one foot on the footbar, leg bent, and the other foot on demi pointe on the carousel. She stands tall, arms held out straight to the sides.

Cross-Training

Rochester City Ballet’s Lydia Marbach’s Favorite Pilates Exercises for Dancers

Kyra Laubacher

A close up of washing hands, with soap bubbles

Health & Body

Cold and Flu Prevention: Dancer Edition

Catie Robinson

Career

Anxious About Stamina During a Grueling Ballet? Here’s How to Cope

Amy Brandt

Two dancers in short white ballet dresses perform onstage. The dancer on the right battements a la seconde, arms on the diagonal as she looks out toward her bottom fingers. The dancer on the left faces upstage and crosses one foot over, with arms passing across in front of her.

Health & Body

Let’s Talk About Breast Support in Ballet

Kyra Laubacher for Dance Spirit

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