by Madeline Schrock | May 8, 2019 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Updated 11/14/22. Many workouts, one goal: When Nayara Lopes is asked what she does to cross-train, there’s no short answer. Some days she swims laps; other days she takes yoga. And then there are her elliptical sessions, strength-training with light weights and...
by Madeline Schrock | Feb 18, 2019 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Updated on 8/31/22. The NYCB principal started strength-training to improve her ballet technique and found a second passion. Gym Time Unity Phelan may be a star at New York City Ballet, but when she was a teen at the School of American Ballet, she struggled to build...
by Madeline Schrock | Jan 15, 2019 | Cross-Training, Profiles
This American Ballet Theatre principal has jump training down to a science. Jump To It Abrera in Harlequinade. Erin Baiano, Courtesy ABT. If you’re preparing for a role with a lot of jumping, consider stealing a page from Stella Abrera’s...
by Madeline Schrock | Oct 17, 2018 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Joffrey Ballet Star April Daly shares how she stays conditioned throughout the season—and makes her summers intense. Sweet 16 This fall marks April Daly’s 16th season with The Joffrey Ballet. “Every year I learn more and more,” she says of how...
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...