Dr. Aimee Martel, DPT, PT

☃️Winter Workshop Collaboration coming 9/29, we hope to see you there! - https://mailchi.mp/05cc9aecd319/winter-workshop-collaboration

🩰🥑Next Sunday! -

🩰🥑Next Sunday! Join Dr. Aimee and Kirsten Graves, RD for an exciting collaboration between PT and nutrition designed to help you prepare for your upcoming summer intensives and camps. Perfect for dancers headed away for intensives, graduating seniors headed to dance programs, or dancers staying locally for long da...

Pointe Shoe Fitting here TOMORROW 4/9 -

Pointe Shoe Fitting here TOMORROW 4/9 The amazing Elseana from The Pointe Shop will be in my office tomorrow, Tuesday 4/9 for in office fittings. Grab your spot ASAP!

🥑Nutrition and 👩‍⚕️PT collaboration COMING SOON! - https://mailchi.mp/c069fcb2664f/nutrition-and-pt-collaboration-coming-soon-12803293

🥑Nutrition and 👩‍⚕️PT collaboration COMING SOON! Summer Intensive Prep - Register now and reserve your spot - https://mailchi.mp/7150109978e8/nutrition-and-pt-collaboration-coming-soon

Pointe shoe fitting on site next Tuesday 3/5 - https://mailchi.mp/fc7f89bd64c3/pointe-shoe-fitting-on-site-next-tuesday-35

Parents, this is a great opportunity!

NEW course: Pointe Safe for Parents
by Kendall Alway PT, DPT

* Do you have questions about going en pointe?
* Are you the parent or guardian of a young dancer starting pointe?
* Are you considering going en pointe?

You have questions. We have answers.

🩰 Please join us this Sunday, February 25th at 9am PST live on Zoom.
You can register by scanning the QR code above or visiting the link in our bio.

🩰 How did we make Pointe Safe for Parents?
We asked our Pointe Safe Certified Instructors if there is anything they wish parents knew about their child going en pointe, and we listened!

We developed this course to share information about dancers transitioning en pointe, and to further communicate with dance parents about pointe readiness.

Questions before Pointe Safe for Parents begins?

Reach out to [email protected]

Please share this email with anyone who you think might be interested in this offering, and we will see you on Sunday!

💝🙏Thank you! - https://mailchi.mp/c358909e43df/thank-you

I was lucky enough to work with Babatunji a couple times backstage with Lines Ballet. He radiates light, and it was an honor to meet him. His story is inspiring. I hope you’ll give this a read. Can’t wait to see Flower!

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/dance/babatunji-johnson-oakland-flower-18348359?fbclid=IwAR04GqO9M1mu0ZuLmCdWI8VD70efYisLwrWsEpJW4DNM6omH8CJcYLYHd7s_aem_AbisJMFfqcJb_L-6ytnNNt85t2eqYiQ_w3zbocVCt54sEGdZn0-_N61sR27JR4Im1BQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

How an Oakland-based dancer went from krumping to ballet and now the big screen Co-starring in a new film with prima ballerina Misty Copeland, Babatunji Johnson finds his home — and transcendence — in dance.

This is beautifully written, I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/arts/dance/dancer-retirement-new-york-city-ballet.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwAR1mN4YioR9-9PV0PgW__kCJjSuf1kddXin6fiIHzG_I8971fsNnl6ooZNY_aem_AZC1rloPNnrTYrmAJnJ8xzljvWy_vPeWXsLA2Xj64KClqhD5JD51gGIeeMgmGul2OXA&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

On Leaving the Life of the Body: A Dancer Reports “I know that I am about to give up one of my primary ways of being me,” Russell Janzen writes about retiring from New York City Ballet after 16 years.

Here is the post I referenced this morning for those interested.

The Perils of Forcing Hyperextension in Ballet: A Plea for Educated Practice Social media promoting unsafe hyperextension techniques, disregarding students' limits and health.

✋ I will not repost photos of unsafe practices, so here is one with me and a Lego Degas as a filler.

⚠️This is about overstretching. One of the most dangerous and ineffective ways to gain USEFUL range of motion.

👎This madness is only going to start to end when we stop giving the social media posts attention. Stop rewarding the damage being caused with our “likes” and “OMG gorge” and “so jealous” and “gonna try that today!”.

Keep scrolling. Show your support in other ways.

😢Your children aren’t trick ponies. These practices do not serve their well-being or ensure their future career. It will more likely completely derail it.

🗞️There was a very timely post from PBT today and I will share the link in my bio for the rest of the week.

🚨 We are sounding the alarm. Please listen.

Check out my interview with Dance Plug! Does your studio offer or require a pointe readiness screen?

The Young Ballet Dancer's Dream: When is It Appropriate to Start Pointework? | Dance Articles To achieve the effortless look seen on stage, it is important to go en pointe at the right time and with the proper training. But every student is different, so here’s how to determine if a dancer is ready.

Power Your Jumps this weekend! - https://mailchi.mp/057733622282/power-your-jumps-this-weekend

🛑 BEFORE YOU BUY BACK TO SCHOOL SHOES! 👟

💁🏼‍♀️Pro Tip: instead of just doing the “wiggle your toes” trick to check sizing - simply remove the shoe insert and have them stand on it.

😳 The pink insert shoe “fit” with the wiggle test, but look how much her foot is spilling over the side of the insert! You can see how much her foot would be squeezed in the actual shoe (and those were a “wide”).

🤔Black insert definitely better…

😁Gold inserts best. No spillage, and it’s a foot shaped shoe. She put those on and said “oh, my foot feels free”! Feet need room to function how they’re supposed to, and many shoes fail in that respect.

*not medical advice, just my opinion based on my experience as a PT and mom. This trick can be helpful for adults as well! I certainly do it when I buy shoes.