Episode 19. Stepping into the New Season
As of a week ago, the summer months have officially come to an end and for most artists the new season is underway. As promised, we have returned with my Read More …
Tag: ballerina
No One Size Fits All
– This article was originally written for the Latvian Dance Magazine. Eating Disorders. Have you ever thought about how weird it is that even the person most alienated from ballet knows that ballerinas Read More …
Celebrating Coworkers
-This article was first written for, and published on, the Latvian Dance Magazine. – All Photos by YugaPhoto Once upon many auditions, I was telling a friend about a dancer Read More …
Mental Health in the Ballet World and Three Steps In the Right Direction.
Sports Psychology is something that has been quickly growing amongst athletic fields and has recently been gaining momentum in the ballet world as well. Though it’s becoming more common for Read More …
From Epic Fail to Christmas Classic: The History of The Nutcracker
Whether you are a ballet fan or not you probably know of “The Nutcracker”. Even if you haven’t been to see a performance, at the very least you’ve heard the Read More …
The Journey of Joy Womack.
Joy Womack is a principal dancer with the Astrakhan State Theater of Opera and Ballet in Russia. Her journey is anything but typical. Her story is laced with many twists Read More …
Starving for the Truth: Ashley Latvala on the realities of food culture in ballet.
Today’s Conversation is with Ashley Latvala. Ashley, born and raised in Washington State, USA, was on track to becoming a professional ballet dancer up until the end of high school. Read More …
5 Tips for Mid Season Maintenance
Back in September we got to hear 5 tips from physiotherapist, Sirli Hinn, for coming back to work. Now we find ourselves at mid season which for many is, physically, Read More …
Saying No to Say Yes: Interview with Mindset Coach, Kirsten Kemp
For those of you who don’t know who Kirsten Kemp is, I am so sorry. She is an incredible human being who offers so much wisdom and light to the Read More …
Foot Care
I did a little online survey the other week to round up dancers’ favorite foot care treatments. If you read Toes and Tall Tales you know that though we don’t Read More …