Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “teacher”
Across the world, dancers and teachers are eager to return to their studios to continue their training. How can you prepare yourself for the return to your studio - whether you can go back this week, or in 3 months time? Here are a few simple, yet effective exercises to get you started, straight from Ms Yana’s DanceFit class. You ...
Lockdown blues getting you down? Fear not - we have you covered! With the recent extension of the lockdown, many of us are facing challenges that we never knew existed. Keeping ourselves safe, healthy, and positive while being stuck at home can be quite a task! Here are a few tips to keep you physically and mentally active while we ...
A lot of misconceptions about a dancer’s diet come from the light figure that many have. When people see a lean, muscular figure, they might assume that it comes from dieting and numerous dietary restrictions. In actuality, a dancer’s diet involves more food than you might think! It’s easy to forget that a large part of a professional dancer’s skills ...
It’s easy to get intimidated when you hear that most ballet dancers start taking ballet classes from the time they can walk. It’s easy to think “it’s too late for me to start now” when you see a video of a nine-year-old on Instagram with her leg stretched up to her ears. But if you love to dance, it is ...
If you ask yourself how much of your life you have spent looking at a screen, would the number of hours per day shock you? It may not come as a surprise to find out that staring at the screen has become a species-level problem. Whether its hours of binge-watching youtube or a series, working at a computer at an ...
From working tirelessly in the office to working tirelessly in the studio, the team behind The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet is one made up almost entirely of strong women who push us towards our dreams, watching us grow into graceful dancers and wonderful people. But how much do we know about them? Yana Lewis - Artistic Director What did ...
