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I caught a contemporary ballet livestream on Saturday night. It was a joy to watch and a huge accessibility win. When I tune in to shows from home or attend in-person, I’m automatically scanning for my access needs. Maybe you…

A few of us ended last year with a Nutcracker themed barre, brain-teaser centre, and Party Scene repertoire over Zoom. Alongside the fun, for me, it was the first fully accessible ballet class I’ve experienced in several years. I live…

Fun ballet legend for you — when the world famous Ballets Russes went on tour, they refused to travel without their teacher, Maestro Enrico Cecchetti. They depended on classes that refreshed and strengthened their techique, so Cecchetti created a formula…

When I was a tiny ballerina-in-training, my teachers often referenced the “Days of the Week” system that Maestro Enrico Cecchetti formulated to coach healthy, well-rounded dancers. Ballet scholars have almost mythologized this as the perfect class schedule — one that…

I haven’t taken class since 2019. I tried barre about six months after my bike accident, and went a wee bit overboard…the penché didn’t look too shabby, but my unprepared muscles and joints had a different opinion! A few health…

Have you tried the airplane test? A 2022 review says it’s the MOST SIGNIFICANT test to determine pointe readiness and predict future injury in young dancers en pointe. 1 I think it’s also a good predictor of how much fun…

Is your dance floor kinda iffy? Most floors aren’t built to support dancers through all the jumps, turns, and pointework ballet offers. Between my touring Nutcracker days, outdoor performances, and some teacher training deep dives when Zoom ballet was new,…