The New Rules of Cross Training for Dancers

by Annelise Eastes

"The New Rules of Cross Training for Dancers" is a guide to improving aesthetics, building technique, and preventing injury. Using a holistic approach, this book bridges the gap between classical dance training and exercise science. A must read for any aspiring professional dancer, the author describes this book as a letter to her younger self. It's everything she's learned through both experience and education that she wishes she had known while transitioning into the professional world of dance. "The New Rules of Cross Training for Dancers" was written with the goal of helping young dancers avoid the major frustrations of dance: reoccurring injuries, getting cut from an audition due to aesthetics, and lacking the control to progress technically.
Chapters include why dancers should lift weights, sample workouts and warm ups, mindset, fitness myths, cardio, nutrition, tracking progress, and more.
About the author: Annelise Eastes is a professional dancer with a BFA in Ballet Performance from Butler University as well as a personal trainer certified by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the American Council on Exercise. She is also a Corrective Exercise Specialist certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

86 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 12, 2019