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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...


Dance Your Way to a Sharper Mind and Happier Mood: The Neurology of Ballet
In this article, I want to share some fascinating insights into how dance, particularly ballet, interacts with our brains. As...


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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, 20233 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...
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