by Emma Love Suddarth | Sep 3, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
“Fitness is my passion,” says Felecia Baker. The Washington Ballet dancer, who plans to continue fitness training as her career after ballet, has achieved multiple certifications and works as an instructor in numerous forms of cross-training, including Gyrotonic....
by Emma Love Suddarth | Mar 11, 2025 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Some ballet dancers fear weight lifting, bodyweight squats, and high protein, as they assume they will only lead to over-defined muscles and a bulkier frame. Angelina Broad, a Ballet Memphis company dancer and a certified personal trainer, has learned that, for her,...
by Laura Cappelle For Dance Magazine | Mar 20, 2018 | Profiles, Training
When you spend as much time on the road as The Royal Ballet’s Steven McRae, getting access to a proper gym can be a hassle. To stay fit, the Australian-born principal turns to calisthenics—the old-school art of developing aerobic ability and strength with...
by Madeline Schrock | Nov 22, 2017 | Health & Body
If your usual workouts are feeling stale, Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project might be able to help. The contemporary ballet troupe recently launched an online exercise platform that puts its stars in your living room. LA Dance Workout on Instagram:...
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 | Apr 3, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
A fresh perspective: Last year, Katie Critchlow went through seven months of recovery for a debilitating ankle sprain, but the process transformed her outlook on cross-training: “You think that doing ballet class every day is enough, but it’s not,”...
by Madeline Schrock | Feb 22, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
The Royal Winnepeg Ballet principal adapts her cross-training for the company’s frequent touring. Travel savvy: Touring seven to eight weeks a year means Sophia Lee hits hotel gyms a lot. “I usually pack my runners and workout clothes,” she says....
by Kristyn Brady | Nov 22, 2016 | Cross-Training, Health & Body
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lesley Rausch says she did plenty of curls to tone her arms ahead of her summer wedding, but her physical therapist gave her another way to use those light free-weights that had a major impact on her jumps in the studio....
