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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.

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

Linnea Swarting

A ballerina is shown from the chest up sitting on floor in studio to rest. She wears a white tutu and looks down at the floor, possibly sad.

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5 Cognitive Distortions Potentially Getting in the Way of Your Dancing

Madeleine Purcell Corbett

Close-up of a ballerina holding one pointed bare foot propped up next to her other foot, in tights and a pointe shoe, at stage theater

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The Biggest Foot-Hygiene Mistakes Ballet Dancers Make—and What to Do Instead

Jennifer Heimlich

A woman with an illness blows her nose in bed.

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Under the Weather? Here’s How to Decide Whether You Should Dance or Not

Jennifer Heimlich

A ballet dancer in a black camisole leotard and black trash bag pants sits on the floor and ties her pointe shoe ribbons in a dance studio.

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How to Thrive in a New Dance Environment

Jessica Spinner

A female ballet dancer, shown with her back to the camera, poses with her arms up in a swan port de bras position. She wears a long-sleeved white leotard and a white pancake tutu.

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How Threatening Is a Back Fracture to Your Ballet Career?

Stephanie Kramer

Heimlich, wearing a black sports bra and bike shorts, is seen in her living room with her laptop on the floor in front of her. She looks at the screen as she executes a modified plank position, with her left leg raised in a parallel passé.

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I Tried Grace & Form, the New Ballet and Workout App by Pro Dancers

Jennifer Heimlich for Dance Magazine

A young female ballet dancer in a tutu bodysuit and pointe shoes with beautiful feet makes an arabesque on a summer day on the terrace

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Using Your Summer Layoff as a Mental Health Reset

Jessica Spinner