by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 29, 2017 | Health & Body, Training
Five years ago, an idea popped into the head of longtime Ballet West patron and practicing psychologist Dr. Aharon Shulimson: “Do ballet dancers’ brains function differently than the rest of us?” Shulimson and his wife Julie Terry, president of the...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 6, 2016 | Company Life
When you can’t remember the choreo. (Julie Kent in Lilac Gardens, photo by Rosalie O’Connor) Whether you’re polishing choreography for your upcoming student showcase, or boosting your stamina for your summer intensive (or both!), these tips for...
by Suzannah Friscia | Feb 4, 2016 | Company Life
The National Ballet of Canada in rehearsal, photo by Karolina Kuras. Have you ever wondered what’s going on in your brain when you’re learning a new ballet? A new study from York University, published this week in the journal PLOS ONE, used ballet dancers...