Health & Body

Minori Sakita jumps straight up into the air, her ihps and legs facing her left as she twists her upper body to the right. Her legs are in parallel with pointed feet, and the dancer raises her arms up in a V shape as she looks down towards her right. She wears a tan bandeau top and a long burgundy skirt, which billows up around her as she jumps.

Cross-Training

Cross-Training With Cincinnati Ballet’s Minori Sakita

April Deocariza

Five photos collaged together, showing different vegan snacks: trial mix, quinoa bowl, nut butter and banana wrap, veggies with hummus, and chia pudding.

Health & Body

5 Plant-Based Snacks for Your Dance Bag

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

A female dancer in dark blue leggings and a light blue sports bra lays on a yoga mat and does an isometric core exercises. She bends her right leg in towards her chest and pushes down on it with her left palm while extending her left leg and right arm out.

Cross-Training

Short on Warm-Up Space? Try This Full-Body Workout Before Your Next Class or Audition

Amy Brandt

A woman holds her left calf, sitting on the floor, in athletic clothing.

Health & Body

Ask a Dance Dietitian: Are There Foods That Prevent or Alleviate Muscle Cramps?

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

Close up of a Young woman taking a health supplement in the kitchen

Health & Body

Ask a Dance Dietitian: Should Dancers Be Using Supplements?

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

Ballet dancer practicing her technique in the dance studio

Health & Body

How to Audition With a Growth Mindset—Not Body Insecurity

Jessica Spinner

Jessica McCann, wearing a pink tutu, pick tights and pointe shoes, does a penché on pointe, looking out towards the audience. He raises her left arm high and her right arm low while her partner, Colin McCaslin stands behind her and holds both of her wrists for balance. He wears white tights and ballet slippers and a light-colored jacket with gold-trimmed cuffs.

Career

After Hip Replacement, PBT’s Jessica McCann Is Back Onstage and Sharing Her Recovery Journey

Steve Sucato

Yoshiko Kamikusa does a piqué attitude derriere croisé on her left leg during a performance of Swan Lake. She lifts her right arm high and stretches her left arm out to the side. She wears a white classical tutu , pink tights and pointe shoes, and a white feathered headpiece. A line of corps de ballet dancers stdn in a line on stage right, facing upstage with their right foot in B plus and holding their arms low, wrists crossed. Three other dancers stand upstage in tendu derrierre in effacé, their arms also low and crossed. They all wear knee-length white tutus, pink tights and pointe shoes and white feathered headpieces.

Cross-Training

Indianapolis Ballet’s Yoshiko Kamikusa Shares Her Stretching and Strengthening Routine

April Deocariza