I wanted to create a community where adult ballet dancers can work hard and improve technique, while still cultivating joy and caring for our health and wellness holistically. My friends and I have run into many situations where adults are either ignored, or where our desire to be the best dancers we can be is not taken seriously. We want our technique to be corrected, and to explore our artistry and performance skills. We want teachers to see our potential and to give us the tools to reach it.

My parents took me to The Nutcracker just before I turned three, and from that moment, I only ever wanted to be a ballerina. I trained as seriously as I could, but we lived in very small towns and there weren’t many options for classes. When I was 16, the environment at my studio became too toxic to continue, and I quit. I danced occasionally through university and into my working adult life, but it wasn’t until another 16 years later that I came back to ballet in a real way, and boy has it been hard!

I dove deep into anatomy, sports nutrition, yoga, Reformer Pilates, so many YouTube rabbit holes, and I couldn’t believe the amount of information that exists now that just wasn’t available when I was a teenager. I’ve learned so many things that could have helped me then, and all I can think is, “The second best time is now!” I won’t be a prima ballerina at the Royal Ballet, but I know I can still improve, and I know I have something artistic to contribute.

As a kid I didn’t have access to the best technique, cross training, or sport science, nor did I have information on maintaining good mental and emotional health. If I had, perhaps I wouldn’t have left behind the thing I loved the most. Now I’m giving myself all the things I didn’t have, and I want to share them with you!

I want to know, how do you plan to influence the ballet world? What can we do to make it better? Together.