by Madeline Schrock | Sep 30, 2020 | Health & Body, Nutrition
Whether it’s cubed and roasted or puréed into a comforting soup, butternut squash takes center stage this fall. The flavorful seasonal favorite is an excellent nutritional choice for dancers. Here’s what’s packed into one serving: Getty Images...
by Haley Hilton | Jan 6, 2020 | Career, Health & Body, Nutrition
It’s that time of year when cold weather and busy performance schedules have you craving delicious comfort foods. To help make winter cooking less daunting, we’re sharing three professional dancers’ favorite recipes. For added confidence that these...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Apr 2, 2019 | Career, Profiles
It started with a weekly tradition among friends. “We have Mondays off, so we would do P+P—paella and poker,” says San Francisco Ballet corps member Diego Cruz. After nearly ten years honing home-country recipes, Cruz and his co-founder, former SFB...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 30, 2017 | Company Life, Nutrition
Who says dancers don’t eat? In 1979, the corps of American Ballet Theatre went on strike in a fight to increase their wages (starting corps members made a measly $235 a week). “We’re underpaid and overworked” said soloist Rebecca Wright in a...
by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 29, 2016 | Company Life
Love it or hate it, this is the time of year when people start talking about New Year’s Resolutions. While it’s exciting to think about what you want to work on in 2017, it can also feel daunting—especially because we often set unrealistic goals for...