Having a pre – show eating plan is so important to help you avoid the dressing room sugar traps – hello sugar, candy, cookies, sweets! While those things are easy to pop into your mouth, they are not the best
Standing Tall When Dance Pushes You Down by Stacy West Have you ever had a teacher or choreographer who said or did something that made you feel bad about yourself or your dancing? If you are a serious dancer the
It’s only November but already, planning is at the front of my mind. I’ve started thinking about my vision for 2017, what I’d like to accomplish and how I’d like to make a difference. This week, I’d like to help
Be intentional. Dancers certainly get pushed into the Holidays somewhat prematurely. It’s only early Fall but I’d guess you’re working on Nutcracker in some form or another. Personally, this really helps me to get excited for the Holidays and the
When I was dancing and pursuing dance professionally, I just wanted to be skinny. Of course, I had other goals and aspirations in dance, but for me skinny was an overarching goal and a daily concern. I thought that if I
Bottom Line: It’s up to you You have a lot of power in your life. Admittedly, it doesn’t always feel that way. This weeks challenge presents a small way to assert that power. It’s all about you. This simple switch
It’s never comforting to feel like you’re making food choices on a whim, unsure of whether they’re the “right” choice or if something else might have been better. Are you ready to make healthy choices more easily and consistently? If
If you’re spending part of your summer at an intensive and the rest on a more relaxed schedule, this challenge is for you. Summer feels like an easy time to let things go. You’re supposed to be relaxing, right?! Yes.
Get your conditioning routine on pointe as the summer time challenge series continues! If you’ve missed any of the challenges in this series, that a minute and look back at what has already been covered. There has been a food
I hope not! Of all the dancers I’ve ever know, very few were what I would call “mean”. However, in being “quiet” or soft spoken, you might not always come out with feedback for yourself or your peers even if