High guys! Sorry it’s been a while since my last post, I’ve been busy with work, and I’ve had a lot of planning to do for things coming up. Part of that planning includes this new regime I’ll be sharing with you! This a longer post than usual but read on to find out all…
Tag: ballet
Insanity Update- Is Insanity Right for Ballet Dancers?
So it’s been a little while since my last Insanity update, mainly because I haven’t been exercising over the bank holiday weekend after our downstairs neighbours’ complaints! Read my Insanity adventures here with the first post and second post about my experiences. Being around 2 weeks in now, I’m starting to see a lot…
April Favourites
I haven’t done a favourites blog before, but I wanted to do this so that I could share some of the things I’ve been obsessing over this month. This might become a monthly feature- I might even do this in video format in the future, because I love watching favourites videos on YouTube! Let me know…
The Dancer’s Journal
So I’ve already mentioned this journal in my What’s In My Dance Bag post, but I really wanted to do a full review with pictures, because it really is an amazingly useful and beautiful product. I found this in the Bloch store in Covent Garden, just behind the till as I was paying, and I…
48 Thoughts Every Dancer Has During Class
Do I have time to eat this banana? No, probably not, I’ll get a stitch …ugh, I’m so hungry, though OK I’ll just have it No one had better be in my spot at the barre My calves are so tight And my hips I hope today is a Good Arabesque Day Oh my god,…
The Insanity continues…
Hi everyone! Here’s the next instalment of my Insanity diary… if you haven’t caught up on my foray into the world of cardio so far, you can read the first post here. DAY FOUR: CARDIO RECOVERY When I saw the word “recovery”, I felt happy. I felt hopeful. About two and a half…
Insanity! It begins…
So, our household has recently gotten into Insanity- you know, the super-difficult at-home workout programme? I’d heard of it, and known people who had tried it and gotten great results, so I decided to try it out. I initially did this a few times in preparation for my dad’s wedding (I was trying to…
What’s in my dance bag?
I love reading “What’s In My Dance Bag?” posts, they provide such a cool insight into the weird and wonderful things that other dancers use every day. Ballet is a very traditional art, and it’s also very taxing on the body… this means that every dancer knows lots of tips and tricks that might seem…
Mental Training
So it’s been a while since my last post- sorry! Life has been crazy; mainly work has really gotten on top of me the last few weeks, people’s hours have been cut meaning we’re operating with less staff and therefore I’ve been finishing super late. The last couple of weeks were a…
Preventing Soreness
Okay, so hopefully everyone is starting to get back into the swing of things now following the Christmas break. Those first couple of weeks back can be a real pain- literally. After time off, coming back to ballet and re-strengthening those muscles you don’t use often in daily life can equal a lot of soreness….