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The Inside Look: Why Some Dancers Overcome Stage Fright While Others Struggle
Stage fright: Why do dancers thrive but others falter? The psychological and physiological reasons.
The Black Swan: Ballet’s Dark Reflection
Black Swan is one of ballet’s most powerful symbols, but there was no Black Swan in the ballet Swan Lake until 1920.
After the High: Coping with Post-Ballet Blues
Might this be a familiar feeling? You’ve booked a ballet workshop, prepared for it, overcome physical and emotional challenges, and...
Berlin Ballet Retreat 2023: In the Words of The Participants
My enduring memory of my week with Franziska at the Berlin Ballet Retreat 2023 will be witnessing the creative process and the attention to
Aug 30, 20234 min read
The Gravitational Pull of Ballet in Berlin: Holistic Ballet Retreat 2023
Michelle Gladwin © 2023 It is surreal, given the intervening pandemic, that already four years have passed since the first magical Berlin...
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Love Doing Ballet: Positive Habit Or Addiction?
December 2022 Another year has passed. I would like to remember it as a happier, lighter, freer, and more positive year than the two...
Feb 23, 20232 min read
24 & 24: From Ballerina to Ballet Teacher
In the summer of 1998, 24 years ago, just before my 24th birthday, I landed at Gatwick; with one bag and one suitcase.
Aug 17, 20226 min read
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