by Madeline Schrock | Feb 23, 2017 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Technique
As choreography becomes increasingly demanding, dancers must adjust their flexibility and strength to match. One major aspect of 21st-century ballet is a pliable back. Michelle Rodriguez, MPT, OCS, CMPT, founder and director of Manhattan Physio Group, and her...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 15, 2017 | Ask Amy, Wellness
Is there a healthy way to lose weight? After rehearsing all day, more exercise pushes me toward exhaustion. Help! —Alyssa This is tricky—the ballet industry puts enormous pressure on dancers to be thin. That can lead some to go to drastic, unhealthy...
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...
by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 15, 2016 | Career, Everything "Nutcracker", Health & Body, Wellness
Chances are, you’re a couple weeks into your Nutcracker run, and the exhaustion is starting to set in. With so many performances, your joints and muscles have less time to recover between shows, and you have less time to wind down and relax. For those days that...
by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 1, 2016 | Everything "Nutcracker", Health & Body
This time of year, we’re used to seeing dancers embodying the flavors of The Nutcracker’s magical Land of Sweets. But the real-life equivalents of those seasonal treats are more than just holiday guilty pleasures, and have benefits that could help you get...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 30, 2016 | Ask Amy, Everything "Nutcracker", Health & Body, Wellness
I always get sick during Nutcracker. Help! —Emily Long days, late nights, chilly weather and overworked bodies make the perfect recipe for disaster during Nutcracker season. I’ll never forget burning up with a fever backstage in my Arabian costume, or the time...
by Natalia Boesch | Nov 22, 2016 | Career, Company Life, Everything "Nutcracker"
Six pros reveal their most creative tricks for making it through everyone’s favorite holiday marathon. Alana Griffith: Artist, Milwaukee Ballet Griffith in rehearsal for Milwaukee Ballet’s “Waltz of the Flowers.” Timothy O’Donnell,...
by Suzannah Friscia | Nov 14, 2016 | Company Life
If you identify as a “night owl,” then you’re probably all too familiar with the feeling of running late. Maybe you’ve been trying to get into an early-morning cross-training routine for months, but when the alarm goes off, the struggle becomes...
