Audition and Performance Anxiety
The first three months of the year can mean only one thing for ballet students: auditions for Summer Intensives and ballet companies. ...
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Jennifer Milner
Feb 13, 20195 min read
Dancer, Love Thyself
On this Valentine’s Day, I want to talk about the one relationship that you’re guaranteed to be in the rest of your life: your...
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Jennifer Milner
Jan 11, 20194 min read
Pacing, Planning, and Practicing
Every January, well-intentioned non-dancer friends high-five me and say, “Hey! Nutcracker season is over! You finally get to rest!” I...
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Jennifer Milner
Nov 19, 20184 min read
A Dancer's Wish List 2018
If you’re a dancer, chances are your Nutcracker life is up and running - and running - and running. Thanksgiving’s just a blip on the...
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Jennifer Milner
Oct 28, 20184 min read
Planning Your Summer (Yes, Now!)
I know, I know - everyone’s still sipping their Pumpkin Spice Lattes and grumbling about Nutcracker rehearsals. Summer is soooooo far...
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Jennifer Milner
Sep 3, 20187 min read
The Art of Understudying
Last year one of my dancers understudied a role for the first time. She went through every emotion on the spectrum: elation at being in...
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Dr. Erica Force, PhD, CMPC
May 8, 20184 min read
Dancers and Mental Toughness
Hi everyone - May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and as many of you know, I'm a big fan of taking care of the dancer's mental...
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Jennifer Milner
Mar 24, 20184 min read
Separating "Could" From "Should"
“I’m exhausted from ten straight days of rehearsal, but I could probably survive one more class. I should do it - I don’t want the...
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Jennifer Milner
Jan 6, 20185 min read
How to Choose A Summer Intensive
Summer intensive auditions are waiting in the wings, impatiently watching as we say goodbye to 2017 and turn our noses reluctantly back...
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Jennifer Milner
Dec 13, 20176 min read
Should You Suffer For Your Art?
In The Red Shoes, an anguished dancer is caught between her controlling director - her art - and her boyfriend - her “real” life. In the...
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Jennifer Milner
Nov 30, 20174 min read
A Dancer's Wish List 2.0
Last year I made holiday shopping a bit easier for your loved ones, writing up a list of items most dancers would love to find in their...
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Karin Hosenfeld MS, RD, CSSD, LD
Nov 21, 20175 min read
3 Nutrition Mistakes Dancers Make
Today I've got Karin Hosenfeld writing for me - a nutritionist who's worked with the Olympic gymnastics team, professional hockey...
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Jennifer Milner
Nov 5, 20176 min read
How to Act Like a Star
You stand in front of a mirror with a hairbrush, practicing your Nobel Peace Prize/Tony/Dance Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award...
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Jennifer Milner
Sep 26, 20176 min read
Artist and Athlete: Finding Your Balance
Am I an artist or an athlete? It’s a question that constantly plagues dancers. The artistry required to transport an audience to another...
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Jennifer Milner
Aug 22, 20177 min read
What's the Deal With Cross-Training?
It’s a phrase you can hardly avoid these days - “cross-training”. You hear it from friends, as in, “I need to up my cross-training before...
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Jennifer Milner
Jul 11, 20175 min read
A Dancer's Pit Crew
I don’t follow racing much, but pit crews have always fascinated me: the idea of an entire team of people waiting breathlessly, with...
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Jennifer Milner
Jun 11, 20175 min read
When Should You Listen to Your Doctor?
So I’m not a doctor. I know waaay less than they do. At the same time, I know a lot more than the average dancer, having studied dance...
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Jennifer Milner
May 23, 20176 min read
Preventative Maintenance On the Road
Dancing away from your home base: it’s exhilarating, exciting, and fraught with uncertainty. Will the stage be too hard? Will there be...
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Jennifer Milner
Apr 23, 20176 min read
Developing a Post-Show Recovery Routine
The curtain comes down. You race back to your dressing room, adrenaline still pumping. You untie your pointe shoes, hang up your tutu,...
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Jennifer Milner
Apr 2, 20177 min read
6 Ways to Guarantee Burnout
A dance career is hard. It’s not for the faint of heart: the physical cost in the early years is staggering (pointe shoes alone require a...
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