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4 Inner-Thigh Exercises for Strength and Endurance

4 Inner-Thigh Exercises for Strength and Endurance

by Cory Stieg | Nov 30, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+

Practically everything we do in ballet, from dégagé to développé, requires inner-thigh strength. And yet, “it’s a really hard muscle to strengthen,” says Eliza Tollett, founder and owner of The Ballet Spot, a ballet fitness program with classes in New York City, Los...
Peak Performance Through Personal Training

Peak Performance Through Personal Training

by April Deocariza | Oct 13, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+

With the amount of time dancers spend in class, rehearsals, and performing, prioritizing cross-training may become an afterthought. However, making time for conditioning with the guidance of a personal trainer can be key to helping you work smarter, ultimately...
How Louisville Ballet’s Leigh Anne Albrechta Uses Yoga to Care for Her Mind and Body

How Louisville Ballet’s Leigh Anne Albrechta Uses Yoga to Care for Her Mind and Body

by April Deocariza | Jul 28, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+

Some ballet dancers spend their off-season traveling or learning new skills. In Louisville Ballet member Leigh Anne Albrechta’s case, she was able to combine both. During the summer of 2017, Albrechta spent her time off exploring Greece with a friend, visiting places...
Boost Your Jumps With Plyometrics

Boost Your Jumps With Plyometrics

by Haley Hilton | Mar 6, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+

There’s nothing quite like watching your favorite dancers soar across the stage in a sky-high grand allégro. It must be nice to know how to fly, right? According to New York City–based athletic trainer Megan Richardson, MS, Dipl Ac, LAc, ATC, with the help of...
Paddleboarding for Perfect Pirouettes: Eugene Ballet’s Danielle Tolmie and Mark Tucker

Paddleboarding for Perfect Pirouettes: Eugene Ballet’s Danielle Tolmie and Mark Tucker

by Helen Hope | Nov 29, 2022 | Career, Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+

Danielle Tolmie and Mark Tucker are no strangers to the great outdoors. When the Eugene Ballet principal dancers and husband-and-wife duo aren’t in the studio, they can often be found stand-up paddleboarding the rivers and lakes of Oregon. These days, you might even...
Injured All the Time? You Could Be Overexercising

Injured All the Time? You Could Be Overexercising

by Garnet Henderson | Nov 21, 2022 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+

Does it seem like you’re getting knocked down by one injury after another? Feeling weaker the more you train? These could be signs that you’re overexercising. For ballet dancers who have been taught a “more is better” approach from a young age, that might seem...
How Martial Arts Changed Tigran Sargsyan’s Partnering Style

How Martial Arts Changed Tigran Sargsyan’s Partnering Style

by Helen Hope | Aug 3, 2022 | Cross-Training, Health & Body

Three or four times a week since the age of 17, Los Angeles Ballet principal dancer Tigran Sargsyan has been hitting the gym to build upper-body strength. But when the pandemic descended, Sargsyan felt he should find a new way to maintain strength and stamina while...
Anna Ol on Learning to Love Conditioning

Anna Ol on Learning to Love Conditioning

by Linnea Swarting | Oct 27, 2021 | Cross-Training, Health & Body

After training and spending her early career in Russia, Dutch National Ballet principal dancer Anna Ol says she didn’t start cross-training until she moved to Europe. “Here, I learned how to take care of my body and train and prepare myself better,” she says. “In...
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