by Pointe Magazine | Jun 11, 2013 | Company Life
Many dancers arrive home and pull out their foam roller to ease those sore muscles after rehearsal. But could the need for a post-rehearsal rollout be avoided altogether? Studies show that if you want to help prevent injuries and ease muscle tension, rolling is most...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Jun 6, 2013 | Nutrition
What you eat when you’re injured can change how quickly you get back in the studio. In The Injury Diet: Foods That Heal in Pointe’s current issue, Royal Winnipeg Ballet apprentice Emily Docherty shared how her stress fractures didn’t get better until...
by Claudia Bauer | May 28, 2013 | Health & Body, Nutrition
While training at The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, Emily Docherty was plagued by recurring stress fractures in her feet. “I tried everything—icing religiously, physical therapy, cross-training, special shoes,” she recalls. She...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Apr 24, 2013 | Company Life
Texas native Megan Zimny Gray only joined Dutch National Ballet in 2010, but her cross-training philosophy seems deeply European. “I’m not one of those dancers who gets on exercise bikes or treadmills,” says Gray, who was promoted to second soloist...
by Lauren Kay | Mar 18, 2013 | Company Life
Summer intensives can be a shock. Switching from five classes a week to five a day is a big jump—especially if you spent a month relaxing after the school year ended. “Unfortunately, many students come out of shape, and they suffer because of that,”...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Jan 23, 2013 | Company Life
Most people in the ballet world will tell you not to run. “It will wreck your knees.” “Your thighs will get bulky.” “All that impact will shorten your career.” Yet, in many ways, running would seem to be the ideal exercise for...
by Zachary Whittenburg | Nov 28, 2012 | Audition Advice, Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Intensives, Training, Your Training
This story first appeared in the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Pointe. At 15 years old, Elizabeth Murphy gave herself an assignment: Get accepted for summer study at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Then a student at The Rock School for Dance Education in...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Oct 4, 2012 | Company Life
It’s the end of the week, and if you’re like most dancers I know, your body is sore and achy all over. Well-meaning friends and teachers will probably tell you to hop in an Epsom salt bath. But will that actually help? Maybe, but most of the benefit comes...
