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Why Matcha Tea is So Good For You: The Health Benefits of Matcha Tea

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Being that today is the day after St. Patrick’s Day, we decided to celebrate this “Day of Green” by focusing on one of our favorite green foods: Matcha Tea. But why matcha tea, you ask? Perhaps you don’t even know what matcha tea is! Well, in this article, we’re going to focus on the benefits of matcha tea, how matcha tea can help you, and why you should be imbibing this bright green…

Dieting Basics Chapter One: Dieting 101

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In my post 8 Basic Rules of Dancers Diets, I gave you all a basic framework of rules to follow in order to help make your diets more effective. These rules are not just for dancers, by the way. In the next series of posts, I’m going to go in depth for each of these rules. I want to provide you with more information than just a little paragraph behind a headline. And we are going to start…

Manhattan Dancesport Championships… Our Story

On Thursday last week Simeon and I travelled to New York City to compete in the Manhattan Dancesport Championships! It was a whirlwind trip.

Hey, I tried something new and interesting this time. Instead of just writing about our trip, I made a travel diary vlog entry about it! I’d love for you guys to watch it and let me know what you think. I did everything myself, from choosing the music to the…

Week One of USDC Preparation: 6/24-6/30

There are only 9 weeks left until USDC (United States Dancesport Championships) and our preparation is already in full swing! Last week, which was our week one of USDC preparation, was a packed week! I can’t wait to tell you all about it!

Week One of USDC Preparation: Overview

Simeon and I took time in our practice to video all 10 of our routines (9, not including Viennese Waltz), closely studied…

8 Basic Rules for Dancers Diets

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People ask me all the time how I keep my body in tip-top shape. This can be especially hard with all of our traveling! I want to help dancers and others, just like you, to develop some sound principles when it comes to diet and exercise. In this blog post series, we are going to explore some of the best principles to swear by when designing or starting on a new diet. These are the 8…

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The best way to develop those beautiful dancers’ legs is to simply dance more, and dance the right way. However, cross-training can be an effective way to help speed up the process. I’ve come up with a great workout that will not only develop beautifully toned, slim legs, but will also get your heartbeat up in the process. The best part about this dancers legs workout is that you can do…