In my first session of teaching in the outreach program, in Richmond, one of my students said this while laying on his side "walking" in a circle around his shoulder (You know kind of like what Macaulay Culkin did in Getting Even With Dad), "I don't want to leave, this place is magical!" In that moment my heart melted, but my brain went straight to having no idea how to support this child's need to always be moving while keeping his focus on the task at hand. This was from m

After a long day walking around on your feet, you may notice some fatigue or even swollen ankles. Some runners and other physical practitioners have told me they have been diagnosed, by their doctors, with plantar faciitis. As I tell my dancers, "anything iitis means inflamed". So Plantar, meaning the bottom part of your foot, fascia, meaning the connective tissue, is iitis or inflamed and can become a terrible discomfort to say the least. I will be offering, in this part, so

My dance bag has changed since I was in a ballet company to the life as a teacher and freelancer, but not by much. As a dancer or a physical person one should be prepared for anything, the realities of life will not give you what you need; you have to find a way of fixing those issues. Dancers get bruises, blisters, ingrown toes nails, tight to pulled muscles and everything beyond and in between. So here is what a dancer should carry in there dance bag to be prepared for anyt