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 …
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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 …
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 …
Monday Meal Prep with Abby
“Being a dancer who only gets a 30 minute lunch break, makes finding a lunch that is filling but not heavy, nutritious but not bland, tricky but not impossible! For Read More …
Toes and Tall Tales
One of the most common questions I’ve received as a dancer is don’t your toes hurt? Yes. And no. Yes because after a certain period of time in any uncomfortable Read More …
From Ballet to Pilates and the Journey in Between: Interview with Mari Kõiv
Every Wednesday morning, for half an hour before class, I have the pleasure of taking part in Mari Kõiv’s Pilates class. Mari has been teaching at the Estonian National Ballet Read More …
Liam Morris: A knee injury and the road to recovery.
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing a colleague of mine, Liam Morris. Liam is an incredible colleague. He is known as being the “class clown”, you could say. You Read More …