This interview features Butler University Dance Graduate, Julianne Blunt. Julianne is in a time of transition moving from college to her first professional job with the Sarasota Ballet Studio Company. We discussed how she maintains balance and what makes her
Sleep and energy
You know that you can improve your energy by eating more healthfully. This is a topic of great importance for dancers so I’ve touched on it before and will definitely touch on it again. For today, I want to get
Common Nutcracker traps!
In a lot of ballet companies, Nutcracker season proves to be the busiest, most hectic time of year. Add to that your personal holiday commitments and you can easily fall into overwhelm. There’s a lot of very unhealthy tactics dancers
The Importance of Mindset…
and Overcoming that One Comment that’s Holding you Back Most professional dancers can think back to one offhand comment that they’ve internalized and allowed to affect way too much of their dancing careers and psyche. For me there were a couple