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...

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...

As COVID-19 continues to grip the world at large, the dance community struggles with not just the future, but the present. Some studios...

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...

Three months ago, the world shifted as people everywhere tried to learn how to exist under shelter-at-home conditions. Many of us went...

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...

Today's blog is written by my friend Jason Harrison, owner of Present Tense Fitness. As I work with my dancers through this crazy...

As much of the country ends another week of shelter-in-place (or at the very least, extreme social distancing), I see many dancers...

Colleges and universities across the country have suspended classes for weeks or even months. San Francisco Ballet canceled all remaining...

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...

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...

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...

When it comes to joining a new dance company, starting a summer intensive, or increasing your level of physical activity after a break,...

“Ballet” and “competition” - the words seem to be antithetical, incompatible. How can you objectively judge art? In a competition between...

The first three months of the year can mean only one thing for ballet students: auditions for Summer Intensives and ballet companies. ...

On this Valentine’s Day, I want to talk about the one relationship that you’re guaranteed to be in the rest of your life: your...

Every January, well-intentioned non-dancer friends high-five me and say, “Hey! Nutcracker season is over! You finally get to rest!” I...

If you’re a dancer, chances are your Nutcracker life is up and running - and running - and running. Thanksgiving’s just a blip on the...

I know, I know - everyone’s still sipping their Pumpkin Spice Lattes and grumbling about Nutcracker rehearsals. Summer is soooooo far...

Last year one of my dancers understudied a role for the first time. She went through every emotion on the spectrum: elation at being in...