Health & Body

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

In a large ballet studio, dancers do an adagio combination with legs held in a la seconde, arms in second position. One dancer in the middle wears a blue shirt that says "Athletico Physical Therapy."

Health

What Ballet Dancers Need to Know About Surgery

Kyra Laubacher

Five ballet dancers in practice clothes stand close to a mirror in fifth position and look at their reflections.

Health & Body

Body Image, Revisited: What’s Changed Since Pointe’s Spring 2000 Issue?

Amy Brandt

A young Black female dancer in a black leotard with pink trim looks at the smart watch on her right wrist. She holds a blue water bottle in her right hand.

Cross-Training

How Wearable Tech Can Enhance the Way Dancers Train

Tim Podesta

A group of dancers performing on stage stand enacting a scene at a dinner table. They wear vintage inspired costumes with the three men in suits and four women in dresses. They all raise a glass towards the center of the table.

Company Life

Ballet and Addiction: 2 Industry Leaders Share Their Journeys to Sobriety

Linnea Swarting