If you’re one of the many dancers heading back into the studio soon, “excited” doesn’t even begin to cover it. You’ve missed dancing alongside your friends, you’ve felt the lack of IRL corrections, and you’re desperate to really jump and turn for the first time in months. (And if you’re not back yet, you’re probably […]
Maki Onuki has been with The Washington Ballet for a remarkable 14 seasons. She’s danced lead roles in almost every ballet in the company’s repertoire, from Serenade to Giselle, Swan Lake to Don Quixote, Le Corsaire to La Sylphide. This fall, Onuki was in rehearsal for TWB’s fall program, NEXTsteps, set to originate a role […]
Have you heard the story about the dancer who needed a double hip replacement…at age 16? It’s not an urban legend—just ask iconic choreographer Mia Michaels. In a video series about dance injuries, produced by Apolla Performance Footwear, Michaels tells the tale of a teenage comp kid who pushed so hard she ended up in […]
As dancers, we always want to be doing #TheMost—more turns, springier jumps, higher extensions. We want to cram as many technique classes as we can into our already-busy schedules. But our bones, muscles, and tendons can’t always keep pace with those ambitious training goals. That’s when overuse injuries (aka “the bane of any elite athlete’s […]
Physical discomfort is inevitable when you’re spending tons of hours in the studio every day, but some pain shouldn’t be suffered through. “Dancing through pain can make an injury worse and lead to more time away from dance,” says Dr. Joel Brenner, medical director of dance medicine at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in […]