You were in the right place at the right time. Should you feel guilty for finding your path of success whilst your friend grafts for 20 hours per week taking classes, seemingly moving horizontally?
But you have to be determined and disciplined. Having a solid routine helps massively. Thursdays were reserved for swimming and gym. We spent 5 hours on a Monday, followed by 4 hours on a Tuesday, another 3 on Wednesday followed by another set of 4 one hour classes on Saturday morning. It was intense more than enough for me.
Dance and ballet classes are notorious for getting addictive. Believe me, it never ends. As dancers we strive for perfection. Usually, the class will begin at 10 am and rehearsals can continue until around 6 pm, with regular breaks.
And yes, you may occasionally see a dancer in line at Jake's for a double dip chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cone. Pointe shoes are made of layers of fabric and glue covered with satin. Pointe shoes do not have a heel like normal street shoes but have a sole which is made of hard leather. Dancers sew satin ribbons and elastics around the ankle to keep the shoes on securely. Many professional dancers have shoes custom made to their feet, which costs quite a bit more than a standard pair of pointe shoes.
I think I missed out by never having that street life doing stupid things. Sergei Polunin, speaking in But for some perhaps it has not come as so much of a surprise. In various interviews, Polunin has hinted at feeling constricted by ballet.
Sara Matthews is the director of the Central School of Ballet and a former professional dancer. She told Channel 4 News that dancers can only deal with the pressures of reaching the top because they love dancing. Professional dancers have often trained for more than a decade before they join a company, with the most intense vocational training beginning at Sara Matthews, Central School of Ballet.
Still, Honrado recommends prioritizing aerobic exercise. There are plenty of options: Look up aerobic programs online, jump rope in parallel with good sneakers , climb stairs, run with good form and shoes , go biking or do laps in a pool if you have access to one at home. For now, aim for 30 minutes three days a week.
Once you're two to three weeks out from returning to the studio, progressively increase that to 30 to 60 minutes four or five days per week. Honrado suggests using imagery to mentally rehearse pieces you'll need to perform soon after returning. If you have the music to your choreography, listen to it while visualizing yourself performing every step.
The mind-body connection can be a surprisingly powerful tool to help you get performance-ready. For jumps: A plyometric program can increase the power of your jumps, and help you work on your stamina, says Honrado. Try these five plyo exercises from our sister publication Pointe. Just make sure you're wearing good sneakers. For partnering: "There's only so much you can do with push-ups," admits Honrado.
If you have weights or a medicine ball at home, practice upper-body exercises like lat raises and overhead squats while focusing on core alignment. You can also get creative and improvise your own equipment by stuffing a backpack with heavy text books or filling used juice bottles with water.
For arabesque: Honrado suggests yoga to work on your spinal extension and range of motion. For core strength: If you often get corrections about pelvic placement or core stabilization, take Pilates classes on YouTube or Instagram Live.
For flexibility: Save the stretching until after you're warm from a workout or at-home dance class, says Honrado. To increase flexibility, he suggests holding positions for only 30 to 60 seconds, and repeating each side two to three times in order to avoid over-stretching, which could lead to injury. Two to three weeks before your regular schedule resumes, Honrado suggests starting to be active for around the same number of hours that you'll be dancing for in the studio, through a mix of class and cross-training.
Once you're back, proper nutrition and hydration will be critical to make sure you're fueled appropriately. But most importantly, you'll need to listen to your body. Hopefully teachers and artistic directors will allow dancers to ease back into their schedules gradually, knowing that their bodies will be de-conditioned from the weeks away from the studio.
As exciting as it might be to be back, and as eager as everyone might feel to make up for lost time, the number-one priority should still be to take care of your health. After months of practicing in a cramped space at home, young dancers have dreamed of training in a spacious, airy studio. And when the facilities are as resplendent as the brand-new dance center at Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts, everyday technique class is to be savored.
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