Jennifer Milner
A Dancer's Wish List 2022
Can you believe it’s that time already? Pointe shoes and blisters never completely dry out; random, half-eaten snacks congregate at the...
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Jennifer Milner
- Apr 6, 2022
- 5 min
Lessons Learned From a Long-Term Injury
This guest blog is written by Emily DeMotte, a 17-year-old pre-professional dancer working towards a career in ballet. In a dancer’s...
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Jennifer Milner
- Nov 23, 2021
- 6 min
A Dancer's Wish List 2021
Yes, it’s once again that time of year when everything feels both a *little* bit shinier, and a *little (lot)* bit more stressful. Pointe...
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Dr. Stephanie Potreck
- Sep 12, 2021
- 11 min
The Connection Between Mind and Body, and Their Roles in Nutrition and Wellbeing for Dancers
Who hasn’t tried to disconnect mind and body, and try to explain their symptoms by one, but not the other? This is very common, and...
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Jennifer Milner
- Aug 29, 2021
- 3 min
Strategizing Your Training Season
As a new season starts in schools and companies everywhere, I make time to chat with each of my dancers about the upcoming year. Starting...
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Jennifer Milner
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min
Choose Your Words
You know that phrase you hear when you’re a child? “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” It’s funny; I...
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Jennifer Milner
- Nov 24, 2020
- 7 min
A Dancer's Wish List 2020
Usually this is the place where I make a joke about everyone being knee-deep in the Land of the Sweets, and how exhausted you are, always...
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Jennifer Milner
- Sep 5, 2020
- 4 min
What Comes Next?
As COVID-19 continues to grip the world at large, the dance community struggles with not just the future, but the present. Some studios...
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Aidan Leslie
- Jun 27, 2020
- 5 min
Disjointed: My Life with EDS
To paraphrase John Green, I fell into chronic illness the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. It started for me the way...
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Jennifer Milner
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Emergence
Three months ago, the world shifted as people everywhere tried to learn how to exist under shelter-at-home conditions. Many of us went...
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Jennifer Milner
- Apr 30, 2020
- 4 min
The Quarantine Hip Crunch, and Other Safe-At-Home Trends
Every time I start a private session, I spend a few minutes checking in with my dancer. “What are you working on in ballet class? What...
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Jason Harrison
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Dancers in Quarantine: Hold on to Your Power
Today's blog is written by my friend Jason Harrison, owner of Present Tense Fitness. As I work with my dancers through this crazy...
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Jennifer Milner
- Mar 27, 2020
- 5 min
Finding Balance in the Chaos
As much of the country ends another week of shelter-in-place (or at the very least, extreme social distancing), I see many dancers...
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Jennifer Milner
- Mar 12, 2020
- 6 min
Staying Dance-Ready in Isolation
Colleges and universities across the country have suspended classes for weeks or even months. San Francisco Ballet canceled all remaining...
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Jennifer Milner
- Nov 22, 2019
- 5 min
A Dancer's Wish List 2019
Another year, and another Nutcracker is sneaking up on you. If you’re not already knee-deep in fake snow, you will be any second now. And...
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Jennifer Milner
- Aug 30, 2019
- 3 min
Back to Basics
I recently had the chance to observe Layla Amis teaching a master class, and at one point she said, “Listen, in ballet, every single step...
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Jennifer Milner
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
Planning Your Season
It’s early August, which means likely one of two things is happening: either you’re bidding a sad farewell to all your new besties from...
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Dr. Marissa Schaeffer
- May 5, 2019
- 6 min
When to Seek Care
When it comes to joining a new dance company, starting a summer intensive, or increasing your level of physical activity after a break,...
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Jennifer Milner
- Apr 5, 2019
- 7 min
Are Ballet Competitions Right For You?
“Ballet” and “competition” - the words seem to be antithetical, incompatible. How can you objectively judge art? In a competition between...
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Terry Hyde, MA MBACP
- Feb 26, 2019
- 3 min
Audition and Performance Anxiety
The first three months of the year can mean only one thing for ballet students: auditions for Summer Intensives and ballet companies. ...
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