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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...
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.
Mar 143 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
Introverted Artists: The Hidden World Behind the Spotlight
May 2023 "You must be extroverted!" I heard the director of our ballet school proclaim to us. It was the first time I remember hearing...
Jul 5, 20234 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
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