by Madeline Schrock | Jun 20, 2018 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Words of wisdom: As a morning mental warm-up, Stephanie Rae Williams, of Dance Theatre of Harlem, recites an affirmation, like “Today is a great day” or “You can and you will.” After she suffered an injury onstage, she also started saying a...
by Madeline Schrock | Apr 11, 2018 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Madeline DeVries, of Alonzo King LINES Ballet, starts her days with a bike ride or strength work. Warm-up on wheels: Madeline DeVries’ commute doubles as a workout. Two or three days a week, the Alonzo King LINES Ballet dancer bikes about seven miles through San...
by Madeline Schrock | Dec 7, 2017 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Profiles
Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Angelia Generosa uses cross-training to tackle the company’s varied repertoire. Cross-training philosophy: Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Angelica Generosa kicked up her workout regimen a few seasons ago when she was first...
by Madeline Schrock | Nov 22, 2017 | Health & Body
If your usual workouts are feeling stale, Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project might be able to help. The contemporary ballet troupe recently launched an online exercise platform that puts its stars in your living room. LA Dance Workout on Instagram:...
by Madeline Schrock | Oct 4, 2017 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Profiles
Miami City Ballet principal soloist Lauren Fadeley uses company class, her home gym and the beach to stay strong. Amped-up class: Since joining Miami City Ballet in 2016, Lauren Fadeley has found new challenges in company class. “It’s more intense and...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 9, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Cross-training to heal: Since 2010, principal dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring has dealt with flare-ups of painful stress fractures in his shins. When we spoke, he was working on healing those “dreaded black lines,” substituting physical therapy, cardio and...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Jul 21, 2017 | Health & Body
Monday morning class after a three-day weekend? Stiff. After eight weeks off? Agonizing. For most professional dancers on their summer layoff, a break from the daily grind is simultaneously exciting and unnerving. These months are often reserved for recovery and...
by Madeline Schrock | Apr 3, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
A fresh perspective: Last year, Katie Critchlow went through seven months of recovery for a debilitating ankle sprain, but the process transformed her outlook on cross-training: “You think that doing ballet class every day is enough, but it’s not,”...