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This month’s blog is a throwback to a moment I was dreading, that turned into a personal breakthrough. Teaching from my wheelchair started me on a journey of what ballet can look like for folks like me, with complex and…

When I went away to ballet school, I learned a ton and made countless fond memories, but it was a lot to take on. 12-hour days were common; time and energy for the “extras” my teachers suggested, were not. I…

Happy September! What are you learning this fall that’s super fun? One of my favourite “tricks” to develop as I was learning ballet, was balancing for a really long time. Plenty of steps took me ages to get the hang…

Sometimes when a step or enchaînment goes great, it’s easy to tick it off your mental list and move onto the next item that could use some work. Dancers at any level can get stuck in correction mode, and miss…

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…

Enjoying movement and music with friends is huge part of why we dance, but that’s not all there is to it. As I see dancers striving to improve and taking on new challenges, there’s both a desire and a practical…

The first time I left the country for a ballet intensive I went to Boston Ballet School, and I wasn’t ready. I’d spent the previous year trying to get back into the swing of things after a period of shaky…