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Ask the Dietitian: Dealing With Weight Fluctuations

Ask the Dietitian: Dealing With Weight Fluctuations

by Rachel Fine, MS, RD, CDN, CEDS | Aug 17, 2023 | Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+, Wellness

I’ve been attempting to shift my relationship with food, but, in full transparency, I am noticing weight fluctuations and gains. Is this normal? Is it possible to work toward a better relationship with food without gaining weight? —Katy Thanks for this...
How to Find Your Purpose—and Your Power—as a Ballet Dancer

How to Find Your Purpose—and Your Power—as a Ballet Dancer

by Claudia Bauer | Nov 24, 2021 | Career, Wellness

Between teachers, artistic directors, choreographers and the audience, ballet dancers have a lot of people to please. Advancement in a school or company is usually dependent on meeting—or exceeding—their expectations. The immense pressure to please other people can...
Ask Amy: Tips for Squelching Performance Nerves

Ask Amy: Tips for Squelching Performance Nerves

by Amy Brandt | May 11, 2020 | Ask Amy, Career, Training

Sometimes when I perform, I get wrapped up in my nerves and make sloppy technical mistakes—things that I don’t have trouble with in rehearsal. Are there ways to combat this? —Laura You’re not alone—even seasoned professionals struggle with nerves onstage....
Post-Performance Blues: How to Deal with Disappointment After the Curtain Comes Down

Post-Performance Blues: How to Deal with Disappointment After the Curtain Comes Down

by Rachel Hellwig | Jul 23, 2019 | Career, Wellness

Updated on 5/27/2022 The curtain falls, the costumes are packed away. Dancers say good-bye to the choreography, the adrenaline rush of being onstage and the special camaraderie of performing together. “You put your heart and soul into a show and then...
Start the School Year Off Right With These Back-to-Class Tips

Start the School Year Off Right With These Back-to-Class Tips

by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 5, 2017 | Training, Your Training

Though we wish summer could last forever, the weather’s getting cooler and that back-to-school feel is in the air. Handling the delicate balance between academics and dance can be hard, particularly when coupled with the fear of slipping into bad habits and old...
Is Your Summer Intensive Stressing You Out? Here's How to Deal with the Pressure

Is Your Summer Intensive Stressing You Out? Here's How to Deal with the Pressure

by Kathleen McGuire | Jul 11, 2017 | Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Study, Training

The summer I turned 16, my head swirled with “what ifs” as I counted down the days until the start of the Chautauqua intensive. I’d attended the program four years earlier, and the experience had been a harrowing one—my first lesson in the...
Is Anxiety Holding You Back? What's Normal, What's Not and When to Seek Help

Is Anxiety Holding You Back? What's Normal, What's Not and When to Seek Help

by Kathleen McGuire | Jun 8, 2017 | Health & Body, Wellness

This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. Lying awake in her hotel bed in Washington, DC, the night before her audition, Richmond Ballet dancer Valerie Tellmann-Henning was tormented with anxiety. At 31 years old, she was...
Had a Bad Class? Here's Why You Shouldn't Blame Yourself

Had a Bad Class? Here's Why You Shouldn't Blame Yourself

by Suzannah Friscia | Oct 15, 2015 | Company Life

As a dancer, you’re taught to carefully listen to your body so you can notice the early signs of injury and recognize when it’s a bad idea to push through the pain. But paying attention to your thoughts and attitude is equally important to your well-being,...
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