by Lydia Murray | Sep 22, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
As your fall schedule ramps up, your body may need some extra care. Restorative yoga can provide rest and gentle cross-training. “Ballet dancers tend to put their bodies through extreme physical exertion and stress, so restorative yoga is a relaxing, calming way to...
by April Deocariza | Jul 28, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Some ballet dancers spend their off-season traveling or learning new skills. In Louisville Ballet member Leigh Anne Albrechta’s case, she was able to combine both. During the summer of 2017, Albrechta spent her time off exploring Greece with a friend, visiting places...
by Helen Hope | May 25, 2021 | Cross-Training, Health & Body
Some ballet dancers think yoga is boring, or just isn’t for them. Shelby Elsbree wants to convince you otherwise. “Yoga is an extraordinary physical and mental supplement to your dance training,” says the former Royal Danish Ballet and Boston Ballet...
by Madeline Schrock | Nov 4, 2020 | Health & Body, Wellness
As we continue to deal with a dance industry in flux due to the coronavirus, dancers seem to be encountering even more stressful situations. But there is one thing that’s in your control: According to research published in the journal Complementary Therapies in...
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 Emma Love Suddarth | Jul 21, 2017 | Health & Body
Monday morning class after a three-day weekend? Stiff. After eight weeks off? Agonizing. For most professional dancers on their summer layoff, a break from the daily grind is simultaneously exciting and unnerving. These months are often reserved for recovery and...
by Madeline Schrock | Apr 3, 2017 | Cross-Training, Health & Body
Yoga has become a popular form of cross-training for ballet dancers, thanks to its stretching, strengthening and stress-relieving benefits. But it also poses challenges: How do you adapt your flexibility and turnout and shed your competitive nature to get the most out...
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...