Swan City Ballet

Contrary to outdated ballet beliefs, working out won’t hurt your dancing. It’ll elevate it.

The best dancers aren’t just dancing. They’re building a body that can dance.

TIP #16: Cross train. Your ballet gets better when you do🩰

What activities do you love outside of ballet? Drop it below 👇

🦢🎀 GIVEAWAY - SCB dancers, I’m giving away one of my favorite items, a journal! Here’s why…

So many dancers finish class and forget what they worked on by the time they get to they get home.

Writing down tips, corrections, and reflecting on small wins help us work towards a better version of ourselves.

It’s helpful to keep track of our progress inside and outside of the studio. Everyone is focusing on something different and the helps dancers of all levels reflect in all the best ways. Connecting body, mind, and soul.

To enter:

1. Follow 🩰
2. Tag someone you’d want to journal with 📝
3. Join the mailing list (in bio) for a bonus entry 🦢
Entires close 5/27 11:59EST. Winner announced 5/28

TIP #15: Journal your progress. Write it down so you don’t forget! ✨

You’re not behind.
You’re learning.

Some things will click in a week. Some will take a year. A few might take longer than that and that’s just the ballet process 🩰

Keep going.

Tip #14 It’s okay to not get it right away. It takes more than just one class 🤍

Some days, nothing clicks. Your balance is off, your brain can’t remember the combo.

Bad class days happen to every dancer, all levels. beginner, advanced, professional.

Keep building, you’re still training and progress is being made.

You’re working your mind and body. Show up anyway. 💙🦢



Tip #13 Bad class days are how you earn the good ones. 🩰

It’s 10pm. The day is done.

I know the couch is already calling, but before you sink in, just 5 minutes.

A quick neck roll, a back stretch, drop into a lunge. It’ll be worth it.

Consistency is key.

Tip #12 Stretch daily!

Progress over perfection.

Nobody walks in perfect. We’re all here to work, grow, and show up for ourselves.

That’s the whole point(e) 🩰

Tip #11 Ballet isn’t about being perfect It’s about making progress.