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Do I Have a Labral Tear? What You Need to Know About Treating This Common Ballet Injury

Do I Have a Labral Tear? What You Need to Know About Treating This Common Ballet Injury

by Katie Slattery | Nov 20, 2019 | Career, Health & Body

In fall 2012, New York City Ballet associate artistic director Wendy Whelan, then a company principal, was taking morning class when her foot slid out from under her, causing her to pull the very top of what felt like her right hamstring muscle. “It shocked me...
Beating Achilles Tendonitis: How to Avoid This Common Ailment of Pointe Dancers Everywhere

Beating Achilles Tendonitis: How to Avoid This Common Ailment of Pointe Dancers Everywhere

by Andrea Marks | Oct 19, 2017 | Health & Body

Bianca Bulle was always prone to ankle sprains. When she was 18, her recoveries became more complicated: She started experiencing Achilles tendonitis due to muscle weakness and fluid buildup in the ankle. “The last thing to get back to normal would be my...
Stay Away From These 5 Dangerous Mistakes on Pointe

Stay Away From These 5 Dangerous Mistakes on Pointe

by Josephine Lee | Jul 7, 2017 | Training, Viral Videos, Your Training

Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee shares advice on five common yet dangerous mistakes that she sees dancers make while on pointe from curling their toes inside their shoes to the ever-controversial...
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