Which Ballet Summer Intensive to Pick
Summer intensive auditions are coming to a close and chances are, you have started to receive some of your acceptance letters in the mail. Most of you audition for tons of different summer ballet...
View ArticleBallet Strength Cross Training
Ballet Cross Training The school year is almost coming to a close which means it is time to start planning your summer ballet cross training. Whether you have decided to attend a summer dance intensive...
View ArticleBallet Strength Goes Beyond the Barre
Are you looking to advance in your current ballet company? If you are like most dancers, your goal is to rise through the ranks of a ballet company and eventually get the opportunity to dance...
View ArticleBallet Strength Visits The Olympics
In front of the Basketball Stadium. I was very fortunate this year to be able to attend the London Olympic games. My fiance, who was the coach of two BMX medalist in Beijing in 2008, had another BMX...
View ArticleBallet Strength Training Programs
A few weeks ago I launched a brand new method of cross training for dancers. I had been receiving emails from ballet dancers all over the world asking for my help with injury prevention and...
View ArticleAnkle Strengthening for Pointe
Lots of you have written in to me looking for exercises that you can do to strengthen your ankles for pointe work. I went ahead and filmed a few quick videos of exercises that you can do to work the...
View ArticleBallet Performance Nutrition Advantage
Is your ballet nutrition giving you an advantage during performances and rehearsal? A common topic that comes up between my Ballet Strength clients and I is performance nutrition. Let’s face it, if...
View ArticleBallet New Year’s Resolutions
What are your New Year’s ballet resolutions? Are you looking to improve your flexibility? Do you want to work on your turns and balance? How about your jumps? I have launched multiple videos on You...
View ArticleJoffrey Ballet in San Diego: Review
It is not too often that world renowned ballet companies make their way to San Diego so I jumped on the opportunity to see the Joffrey Ballet perform at the San Diego Copley Symphony Hall on Tuesday,...
View ArticleGet Amazing Ballet Arms
If you are like most dancers, chances are you have had correction or two about your upper body and arms. Without the muscular strength to properly hold your arms in place, you will fall victim to one...
View ArticleContest Alert
You could WIN a Ballet Strength DVD! 3 lucky Facebook fans will win a Ballet Strength DVD. Just click on the photo below to head on over to the Ballet Strength page and “like” and “share” the photo!...
View ArticleCore Conditioning for Dancers
Making sure that your core is strong is an essential part to your performance as a dancer. The following are three exercises that you can do to strengthen your core for turns, jumps, balance, and...
View ArticleUpper Body Toning Exercises for Dancers
Want to sculpt a lean, toned ballet upper body without the bulk? While, as dancers, we are great at holding our arms and moving from position to position, there isn’t a whole lot of focus on...
View ArticleGetting into a Ballet Company
What does it take to get into a ballet company? Many of you may be asking yourself this very question right now as you embark upon a summer intensive program in hopes of being accepted into the company...
View ArticleNutrition for Dancers – Career Saving Advice
Did you know that proper nutrition can make or break your day to day ballet performance? With the intense physical demands that are being put on dancers these days a solid nutrition routine is a must...
View ArticleBreaking Pointe – Human or Dancer?
As a former professional ballet dancer, I admit that it is exciting to see a ballet reality TV show such as the CW’s Breaking Pointe getting so much attention. I support the show and the dancers who...
View ArticleTendu Tuesday – Preparation for Turns
I have coined the phrase #TenduTuesday in the dance world and every week it makes me think about just how much we use the tendu in dance! The tendu is used in preparation for many of the turns we do...
View ArticlePreventing Ankle Sprains in Dance
The most common injury in dance is a sprained ankle. If you have been dancing long enough, chances are, you have gone through this injury and the long rehabilitation process that comes with it. As a...
View ArticleBallet Strength Exercises for Arms and Partnering
Today we are going to talk about the shoulders and how a little bit of Ballet Strength training for the shoulders can help improve your port de bras, enhancing your partnering skills. Your port de bras...
View ArticleBallet New Years Resolutions
The New Year starts tomorrow – have you set your goals or resolutions for the year? When we think of the “year” as dancers, we tend to look at it the way we look at the school year, September through...
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