“As soon as we feel comfortable that this is what my body does now, we get to actually experience it and do it.”
In this episode we speak with Brian McGinnis. We discuss the benefits of massage therapy for dancers, establishing a self care routine, shifting the paradigm in our view of stretching, the mind/body connection, allowing space for personal change and more.
If you have further questions for Brian or would like to schedule an appointment you can contact him through email at briandavidmcginnis@hotmail.com.
About Brian: Brian is a massage therapist in Boston, Massachusetts and Professor of Dance at the Boston Conservatory. He has a BFA in Dance from the Juilliard school and a Masters in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Brian has danced with a variety of companies including Lar Lubovitch, Elisa Monte, David Parsons and Jacqueline Buglisi.
“The mind is your greatest ally in the studio or your biggest enemy…Success comes down to, is your mind on your side, is it supporting you, is it working for you?”
In this episode we speak with Elizabeth Sullivan. We discuss being deeply engaged in your personal process as a dancer, choosing the feedback that will serve you, opting out of competition, dealing with rejection, the importance of speaking kindly to yourself, and more.
If you have further questions or would like to schedule a session with Elizabeth, you can contact her through her website at easullivan.com.
About Elizabeth: Elizabeth is a success coach and wellness mentor for dancers based in NYC and around the world. She danced for both the Cleveland and Boston Ballets. Elizabeth earned her degree from Dartmouth University and her masters in Arts Administration from Columbia University. She has her certification in coaching on nutrition from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and on the science of motivation and coaching from Wellcoaches school of Coaching.
“Gyrotonic ® is three-dimensional so you are moving in circles and you are spiraling your spine and you are spiraling your head and you are spiraling your fingers and you are spiraling your arms and your legs and your feet, and everything is in spirals. Which is a little bit more to me, as we are as humans.” In this episode we speak with Adriana Suarez. Adriana is a Professor of Dance at the Boston Conservatory, a certified instructor of both Gyrotonic ® and Gyrokinesis ® methods, and a former principal dancer with the Boston Ballet. We discuss the ways in which Gyrotonics ® is a beneficial form of cross training, the importance of body awareness and proper alignment during movement, additional forms of cross training for dancers, a way to re-imagine our warm up and cool down and more. If you have further questions for Adriana or would like to schedule a Gyrotonic ® or Gyrokinesis ® lesson, you can reach her at asuarez@berklee.edu.
“Stop worrying about what your neighbor is doing, and just think about yourself. Think about the positive goals you are achieving. Dance training is training, and you are never going to be perfect”
In this episode we speak with Michelina Cassella Kulak, PT. Mickey is currently the Senior Dance Specialist at The Micheli Center in Waltham, Massachusetts and has been the director of Physical Therapy at both the Boston Ballet Company and School and Boston Children’s Hospital. In this episode we speak about muscles that are weak or tight in dancers, a proper warmup/cool down, recommended forms of cross training, the importance of rest days, and how to approach dance technique during the adolescent growth spurt.
For further questions or to schedule an appointment with Mickey you can find her information on The Micheli Center Website: https://www.themichelicenter.com/
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