Comments on: My Body Image Story in Ballet

By: Dancer: Is Nutrition Support Actually What You Need? - The Whole Dancer

Dancer: Is Nutrition Support Actually What You Need? - The Whole Dancer — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:33:45 +0000

[…] sometimes the sharing of life details that you’ve literally never shared with anyone. Believe me, I’ve been there and I totally understand that challenge. Since starting The Whole Dancer back in 2015, dancers have told me countless times: I’ve never […]

By: Healing from Body Image Distress in Dance - The Whole Dancer

Healing from Body Image Distress in Dance - The Whole Dancer — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:23:51 +0000

[…] This can happen quite easily, so if you come to a place where you feel distracted by your body in dance, don’t fault yourself. When you’re in a negative place with body image, it’s easy to start hyper fixating on a specific body part or your body in general. I’ve definitely been there. […]

By: 9 Mindset Skills for Your Summer Intensive - The Whole Dancer

9 Mindset Skills for Your Summer Intensive - The Whole Dancer — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:12:56 +0000

[…] The experience of an extended audition via summer intensive was supremely stressful for me. I didn’t have any other offers, and if it didn’t work out in Orlando I didn’t know what I would do. I also had few coping mechanisms to manage the stress, and my food and body relationship was extremely negative. […]

By: Dancer Success: The Importance of Mindset - The Whole Dancer

Dancer Success: The Importance of Mindset - The Whole Dancer — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:47:24 +0000

[…] My weight fluctuated over the years, but in my mind, my thighs would always be too big. […]

By: Ballet Broke Me but I'll Still Let My Daughter Dancer...Here's Why. - The Whole Dancer

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 01:46:37 +0000

[…] At 13 I attended my first Ballet Summer Intensive away. I over ate for much of the summer and gained some weight. Upon returning to my ballet school, my teacher patted me on the thigh and said, “that wasn’t there before.” So I started my first diet. I wouldn’t eat anything with more than 3 grams of fat. Coming off the height of the low-fat 80’s diet craze, that’s what my 13 year old brain came up with as the way to lose weight… […]

By: Your metabolism isn't the problem... - The Whole Dancer

Your metabolism isn't the problem... - The Whole Dancer — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:10:56 +0000

[…] When I was dancing, I remember feeling that if I wanted to reach my body goals I needed to just eat as close to nothing as possible. I don’t even remember blaming anything like my metabolism or genes. It just seemed that to be as thin as some of my fellow dancers it would take extremes. […]

By: Rewrite Your Body Story - The Whole Dancer

Rewrite Your Body Story - The Whole Dancer — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:40:16 +0000

[…] often shared where my body image issues began (for full details on that, read more here). I was 13 and had just returned from my first Summer Intensive away. My main teacher at my home […]

By: BALLET BROKE ME BUT I’LL STILL LET MY DAUGHTER DANCE…HERE’S WHY. – Varidhi Singh

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:42:08 +0000

By: What I mean by "best body" - The Whole Dancer

What I mean by "best body" - The Whole Dancer — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:46:01 +0000

[…] also a dancer so I know the difficulty you might be facing in that acceptance of yourself. I have been there big time. That’s why one of the number 1 goals of The Dancer’s Best Body Program is to support […]

By: Why honoring your hunger cues is essential. - The Whole Dancer

Why honoring your hunger cues is essential. - The Whole Dancer — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:09:27 +0000

[…] “it feels good when I feel hungry.” While I understand where they’re coming from (yes, I’ve been there) when you get to a place where you feel good when you’re running on empty, it’s […]