by April Deocariza | Aug 4, 2026 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Oklahoma City Ballet corps dancer James Klump proves that cross-training, when done consistently, can have a profound impact over time. “It’s almost like compound interest,” says Klump, who joined OKCB as a trainee in 2020 and was promoted to apprentice in 2021. These...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Jun 1, 2026 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
When it comes to protecting, maintaining, and preparing her body for ballet, National Ballet of Canada first soloist Calley Skalnik recognizes the value of balanced training. During the pandemic, she partnered with fellow personal trainer Lucie Wang to co-found...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Sep 3, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
“Fitness is my passion,” says Felecia Baker. The Washington Ballet dancer, who plans to continue fitness training as her career after ballet, has achieved multiple certifications and works as an instructor in numerous forms of cross-training, including Gyrotonic....
by Emma Love Suddarth | May 22, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Ballet Idaho soloist Jonathan Harris fell in love with cycling as a kid, when he would watch the Tour de France every July with his dad. “I loved the sport—it looked so fun and so hard,” he says. As Harris got older and eventually could fit on a real road-bike, rides...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Mar 11, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Some ballet dancers fear weight lifting, bodyweight squats, and high protein, as they assume they will only lead to over-defined muscles and a bulkier frame. Angelina Broad, a Ballet Memphis company dancer and a certified personal trainer, has learned that, for her,...
by Claudia Bauer | May 17, 2024 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
This is only Evelyn Robinson’s first season at Charlotte Ballet, but it’s one of the biggest in her career: In early May she debuted as Odette/Odile on opening night of the company’s first-ever Swan Lake production. She brought radiant stage presence and refined...
by April Deocariza | Apr 10, 2024 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Minori Sakita recalls being rather naïve about how to effectively cross-train when she was starting out in her career. “I used to always go to the gym when I was in my first year in the corps, but I would be exhausted or get hurt,” she explains. “There was no strength...
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...