Ballet Dance

2023 Best Ballet Summer Intensives: Backed by 20-year dancer.

Choosing a ballet summer intensive can be an important decision in a young dancer’s life. It can lead to growth, contracts, and even a spot in a professional company. But it can also lead to expense, injuries, time away from home and friends and family, and can be detrimental to how a dancer feels about …

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Professional Dancer Schedule: What should you expect?

It’s been your lifelong dream to be a professional dancer. You’ve worked hard, kept your nose to the grindstone, and now you’re closer than ever to realizing your dreams. What will your schedule look like as a professional dancer? While the schedule of a professional dancer will vary, many dancers start with body preparation, then …

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Should You Quit Dance: 12 steps to making a tough decision.

Many dancers both new and old, will at some point perhaps question whether they should quit dancing. The common story is the young, high achieving, soon-to-be professional, ballet dancer who has all sorts of pressures to deal with and is thinking of retiring from the ballet world. However, the idea of quitting dance applies to …

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