All posts tagged "cross-training"

• 

  43

  Dance Advice

  New Year’s resolutions: Dancers’ hopes for a fresh 2025

  New Year’s resolutions can be a way to reset and start a new year feeling fresh and positive. Whether your New Year’s...

• 

  805

  Dance Advice

  Outside of classical: Pointe shoes and the unique needs of contemporary ballet

  In ballet companies, contemporary dance has moved to the main stage. The floating bourrées of the Willis in Giselle have given way...

• 

  1.5K

  Dance Advice

  If the shoe fits: Meet Leanne, master pointe shoe fitter

  Everything about Leanne is colourful. Your attention immediately goes to her outfits that tend to favour vivid shades of pink. Next, you might...

• 

  741

  Dance Advice

  Dancers from around the world: Achieving great things

  What does it take to be a dancer? There are countless factors at play, but we believe that no matter where we...

• 

  644

  Dancer Health

  Keep your body healthy over the holidays: 10 dos and don’ts

  The holiday season is nearly upon us, and for many dancers, that means a break from their rigorous dance schedule. That can...

• 

  1.8K

  Dancer Health

  West End dancers and wellness: How Crystal Nicholls helps performers be at their best

  How do West End dancers who perform eight shows a week stay healthy and well? Well… it takes work. And sometimes some...