by Gavin Larsen | Jun 26, 2023 | Health & Body, Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
Sarah Whitehead, now a dancer with Ballet Tucson, remembers the sinking feeling of getting an injury during a summer intensive. As a teenager hoping to land a spot in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s year-round Professional Division program, she felt pressure to dance to...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 11, 2017 | Ask Amy, Health & Body
Lately I’ve been having problems with my ankles. After class, they hurt around the bones. I don’t know what would be causing this, besides the fact that I force my turnout a bit. But wouldn’t that affect my knees? —Katie Forcing your turnout can...