Category Archives: How To
Looking for something substantial and sustaining or refreshing and light? A quick snack or on the go meal? Smoothies fit the bill. The typical dancer schedule doesn’t lend it self to long sit down meals (though I firmly believe it should be made a priority to have as many of these as possible). Most dancers [...]
Spotting is an essential skill for every turn you take. Good for you but not very palatable, frustrating, occasionally nausea inducing, many dancers approach turns with sighs and trepidation. Turns for most of us are the spinach on the menu of class exercises (and grand allegro is the dessert, am I right?). Spotting is one [...]
Related links and references: Am I Ready for Pointe Shoes? by April C. Lewis How to Sew Ribbons and Elastic to Pointe Shoes by April C. Lewis Pointe shoes and accessories at Chicago Dance Supply Model: Annemarie Lantz. Photos: Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth
For many years, “cleanses” have been in the media as something to do in order to flush out your system to “start over”. However, if you really look into many of these great bodily cleanses you see that most of the time you can’t do anything else while doing them, and they often last around [...]
Turning doesn’t always come naturally, but there are ways to improve your rotational skills. Learning to turn (and improving once you’ve learned) can be equally frustrating and rewarding–it’s the yin/yang of dance technique. Just when you’ve despaired about being able to turn, ever, out pops a perfect pirouette. Try to repeat and – whoops, gone! [...]
Work out your brain with a good book (or two). Dancers and books? We’re focused on working out our bodies, not our intellect, right? WRONG. You should be reading! I. Love. Books. I confess that I feel slightly anxious if I don’t have a book in my house to read. In my opinion [...]
The big day is tomorrow and every year I think that I am going to not over stuff myself on some of the best food all year, and every year I’m on the couch a few hours later sleeping off my food coma. Well, this yes is going to be different with these few helpful [...]
Did you know that Chicago Dance Supply carries a wide range of styles in pointe shoes? Our expert staff is ready to fit all shapes and sizes of feet as well as all shapes and sizes of wallets. New to pointe shoe lingo? To better understand the descriptions of the different styles of pointe shoes refer [...]
Knowing your body is key in avoiding injury and staying strong and flexible Do your biceps bulge if you so much as look at a dumbbell? Does your arabesque go sky high without any effort? Are your knees inclined to bow backwards, or are your calves the last word in definition? These attributes are clues [...]
