Category: Ballerina Mama

For me right now, it’s all in the hips (and the pelvic floor).  Baby dropped about 10 days ago causing me total panic since everything you read will say in 2nd and 3rd pregnancies babies …

Another Saturday, another trip to the ballet studio.  It’s the start of spring break so the class was extremely small and we got the biggest studio meaning lots of space to dance!  If only if …

Everyone has a teacher that they cherish and whom was a great influence.  For me, that person is my childhood ballet teacher.  She is still a huge influence on my life, dancing and teaching.  Every …

Before we even moved back to Florida, I sent in my resume in response to several dance teaching opportunities.  I continued to submit my resume after we moved until the fall openings stopped popping up.  …

Many dancers face injury in their dancing lives and I was no exception.  As a sophomore in high school I contracted tendonitis in my ankle, an overuse injury.  It plagued me through the rest of …

Anything that requires balance from riding a bike to surfing to dancing can be affected by any weight or size changes in your body.  Pregnancy obviously causes both weight and size changes.  This change is …

Another Saturday passed, another ballet class done.  Though I can’t call it successful (felt like I was going to pass out the last half and had to sit down for jumps for fear of ending …

If you’ve read my long-winded “About Melissa” section, you know that ballet has been dancing its way in and out of my life for the past few years.  Since returning to Florida from Dublin, I’ve …