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 | 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 Madeline Schrock | Jun 14, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Morning whirlwind: As a mother of two boys, the a.m. hustle is hectic for Ballet Austin’s Aara Krumpe. But she always makes time for a 15-minute home workout on her Pilates reformer before company class. She uses the apparatus to warm up her feet and calves and...
by Madeline Schrock | Nov 21, 2016 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Morning zinger: Jessica Collado makes a pitcher of a spicy drink with turmeric, ginger, lemon juice, coconut water and cayenne pepper at the start of each week. “It’s the first thing I drink when I get up. It’s good for my body and wakes up my...
by Madeline Schrock | Mar 31, 2016 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. Om at home: Three days a week, Van Buskirk spends about 20 minutes waking up with yoga. “I build muscle easily,” she says, “so I like to balance it out by stretching and...