by Stephanie Kramer | Oct 4, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Marika Molnar, founder and president of Westside Dance Physical Therapy in New York City, recommends these useful exercises to control knee hyperextension. Exercises demonstrated by Manhattan Youth Ballet student Esmé Quirk. Videography by Meghan Keeney 1. Muscle...
by Stephanie Kramer | Sep 21, 2023 | Health & Body, Pointe+, Technique
Most dancers with hyperextended knees consider them a blessing—until something goes wrong. While hyperextension can create elegant lines, excessively mobile joints can be prone to injury. “They have to be handled with care,” says Adriana Wagenveld, a dancer with Grand...
by Avichai Scher | Nov 2, 2017 | Health & Body
When Erin Arbuckle takes ballet class wearing her New York City Marathon shirt, teachers often ask her, “You didn’t actually run that, did you?” She did, twice, and she’s running again this year on November 5. Arbuckle, 28, a graduate of School...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 30, 2017 | Health & Body, Technique
A beautifully winged foot is the perfect complement to an arabesque line. But according to Marika Molnar, president and founder of Westside Dance Physical Therapy, learning how—and when—to wing requires subtle work and an understanding of the leg’s alignment....