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Interview With Roslyn Bazzelle, Creator Of PIYOLET
While researching for an article I wrote on The Yoga Dance Connection for Bella Online’s Yoga Site, I came across several fitness programs and DVDs that fused dance with other body practices. PIYOLET...
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Saturday Savvy: Stretching For Front Splits
If you’re struggling with getting all the way down in those elusive front-splits, there are two areas of flexibility that you’ll want to pay special attention to: the hamstrings and the hip flexors....
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The Skinny On The Bar Method For Ballet Body Fitness
Since the premiere of Black Swan in theatres, you may have noticed fans have been… er, flocking to dance and fitness studios. Whether nostalgic for their days as a dancing youth or inspired to obtain a...
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Is Cross-training A Good Idea?
The question of whether or not to cross-train has been a controversial one among the dance community. Ask five experts and you are likely to get five different answers. My take on cross-training:...
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Inspired By Dancers, Active Apparel by MPG®
Garments that feel and look so great on, you will want to wear them for everyday use. MPG® seamlessly fuses performance and technical fabrications in fashion forward and stylish applications to create...
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The Fit Dancer: Get off the couch for back-to-dance bootcamp!
Back-to-school time is upon us, and with the freshly sharpened pencils and crisp wide-ruled paper also come the frightening anticipation of returning to dance. While most studios offer some sort of...
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A Floor Barre DVD For Barre-Lovers
It’s my pleasure to introduce and welcome one of my favorite adult ballet bloggers, Lorry Perez of Bead109, as our guest to review a much asked about floor barre DVD — one of a series. If you love...
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BeachBody vs. A Dancer’s Body
“Training” by teammarche is licensed under CC by 2.0 Last year, sometime between the Thanksgiving season and New Year, I needed to up my training regimen. Blame it on the shorter days, the comfort food...
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How Yoga Can Help You Become a Better Dancer
“Yoga at Sunset” by Dennis Yang. Licensed under CC by 2.0 All dancers are ultimately on the same quest: to become better, stronger dancers. But in order to reach beyond their limits, many dancers...
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Why Dancers Practice Yoga
NYC professional dancer and choreographer Erin Cella needed a “palate cleanser”. Erin found, that after hours, days, and years of training, rehearsing, and performing in a variety of genres and...
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