Anti-Bunhead Fitness

Adult Ballet Opportunities

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:03:47 -0700

If you are someone passionate about ballet but never went the professional route (or a professional just wanting to realign with your joy of dancing instead of worrying about the career aspects), this post is for you.

I've joined forces with a couple of lovely humans with the desire to bring experiences normally only available for the career-track dancers to the adult ballet community. These are two upcoming, amazingly unique opportunities to experience dance on a professional level without having to perform at a professional level. Meaning, no matter what level you are at, beginner through advanced dancers curious about these experiences are welcome to join!

Pop-up Pas De Deux Workshop

Friday, Oct 2, 6-8pm - Battery Dance - 380 Broadway, 5th floor, NYC

Join us this Friday for an adult partnering workshop with Pas De Deux Workshops & Coaching! These pop-up adult partnering classes (from beginner through advanced) are taught throughout southern California and the east coast, focusing on both the technical and artistic skills of partnering. If you are curious about how partnering works and feels, come join us this Friday!

Hint: we'll be learning some well-known rep from a very famous, stunningly beautiful ballet! This pop-up workshop caters to...Read More

FALL DETOX

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:40:13 -0700

With "back-to-school" anxiety looming just around the corner... I need a dose of confidence to set myself up for the season ahead. (To all my dancers out there... Nutcracker will be here before we know it!)
I always do my 2-week DETOX this time of year to get back on track after all the summer indulgences. Summer is a time for unusual schedules, unusual eating, and an overall more relaxed way of living. As it should be. That's nothing to beat yourself up over. In fact, I'm a firm believer that you get better results in the long run (not to mention have a WAY more enjoyable life!) by loosening your grip on diet and exercise every so often.
That's what my whole nutrition philosophy revolves around. It's the program I've been following the last 15+ years that gives me healthy control over my body without feeling tortured on an endless, bland diet! Giving yourself the freedom to indulge just means you'll be ready to put in a little extra effort when the time comes to do a little maintenance work... like right now as we prepare to go into the busy season ahead.
Whether you are a dancer getting ready to start up with your fall contracts or have a desk job that ramps up after the slow summer, you need to feel confident in your body and have the proper nourishment to perform your best. You can't afford to be distracted by sugar cravings, brain fog & energy slumps due to poor food choices, or feeling bloated & sluggish in your body.
Learn how to nourish your body to meet your goals -- whether they revolve around fat loss, performance, or pure enjoyment in life. But first, you have to get a handle on your cravings so you can...Read More

2 Retreat Opportunities

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:47:42 -0700

Yes... I am hosting two different retreats this year. With two different vibes. And I'm so excited about both! I've been planning these retreats for many months and have tried to curate a special, unique experience that covers what is needed by so many of us these days.
Life is hectic and fraught with worries and stress. It's all too easy to get caught up frantically working our lives away. We don't want to get to the end and realize we missed crucial moments to connect and really LIVE.
These retreats are designed to give you an escape from the everyday hustle so you can reconnect with what is meaningful in life. Plus, they are centered around simple health and wellness activities to help you feel grounded in your body & build beauty from the inside out.
As a Type-A workaholic who can't shut off unless I physically remove myself from my work, I need this. You probably need this too. It's just a matter of which retreat is the right fit for you...
Hunting Happiness Retreat
July 27-30 - Windham, NY
Who this is for:
Women looking to heal their bodies + emotions, connect with nature & each other in a meaningful way, escape the hustle of busy life and the pressure to do-more-be-more-get-more, and remember what it feels like to LIVE in the moment & EAT LIFE!
Girlbosses, overachievers, entrepreneurs caught up in the need to constantly...Read More

Étoile Adult Ballet Retreat

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:19:41 -0700

Remember how fun sleepovers and ballet intensives were when you were younger? Where you could immerse yourself in your passion, make new friends, and grow as a person and an artist?
We're bringing that back, but this time with an added element of self-care & body optimization for the adult dancer!
We are so excited to bring this new opportunity to the adult ballet scene! É toile Dance Competition and Bulletproof Ballerina's Hunting Happiness Retreats are joining forces to create a weekend retreat that offers dancing plus health and wellness activities to help you feel confident in your body... no matter your age!
Enjoy this weekend escape into the country while diving into ballet classes, well-known repertoire, and Bulletproof Ballerina's Fountain-of-Youth Protocol! This is so much more than a ballet workshop. This is an all-inclusive* retreat with health and wellness vibes, anti-aging secrets, friends, and...Read More

The Biggest Factor in Career Longevity as a Dancer

Wed, 20 May 2026 06:30:38 -0700

With my birthday being last week, I can't help but have thoughts about aging and the inevitable passage of time. But, I also have a lot of gratitude for being where I am today... having long outlasted the typical age of retirement in this brutal ballet career... and in some ways feeling more confident in my body & career than ever.
But it's been a sloooooow grind to get here. I needed the extra time. To master my body. To get a handle on my mental demons. To feel confident enough in my uniqueness to become a true artist & give everything to ballet without needing anything (validation or ego-boost) in return. The simple act of doing the art, going all-in with pure intent on connection & creation, is the reward.
If you've been following me a while, you already know I'm no thoroughbred. As a misfit and late bloomer, I have had to WORK to build a body I feel confident in. I had a lot of mental and physical struggles in my early dancing years (the time usually considered "peak" in a dancer's career) and needed decades to overcome those struggles.
I made a lot of mistakes. Learned a lot of hard lessons. Endured a lot of pain. That's why I'm so grateful to have these later years as a "seasoned" professional where I can enjoy dancing... instead of destroying myself with it.
But in order to get here... my body has had to hold up through decades of extremely demanding standards and the hard work to maintain those standards. So today, I share the single most important factor to that longevity:
Learning to manipulate stress - both how to inflict the right kind of stress to ensure your body stays in prime condition... and how to mitigate negative...Read More

SUMMER DETOX

Tue, 05 May 2026 08:30:23 -0700

Join us May 26, as we embark on this 14-day DETOX program together to supercharge swimsuit season!
Learn my personal nutrition philosophy that has helped heal my relationship with food (instead of torturing myself with endless diets that made me miserable & anxious)...and gives me confidence in my body through NOURISHMENT...not calorie restriction.
This 14-day SUMMER DETOX kickstarts fat loss by giving you control over your cravings and developing an intuitive sense of true nourishment.
This doesn't involve gimmicky diet trends or fancy supplements. This teaches you how to nourish your body with REAL FOOD while gaining control over your cravings & self-sabotage habits.
This is about returning to real nourishment...without all the fake man-made foods and preservatives polluting your system. Think of this as a reset for your metabolic health as you learn to eat in a way that turns you into a fat-burning-machine.
And best of all... there are no food scales, measuring cups, or calorie-counting involved.
This DETOX is not just about cutting out the sugars, junk food, & toxins... but ADDING IN the NOURISHMENT necessary to feel vibrant & confident in your body. What you eat is just as important as what you cut out... whether your goals are fat loss, athletic power, or pure enjoyment of life!
And you'll get more than just nutrition advice. We'll talk about lifestyle changes & techniques that will have you glowing with health, vibrancy, &...Read More

Hunting Happiness Retreat 2026

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:19:40 -0700

A luxury health & wellness retreat designed to build beauty from the inside out!
Let's Eat Life & HUNT HAPPINESS!
Remember how fun sleepovers were when you were younger? Consider this the adult version of that…with some health & wellness sprinkled in!
Join us as we build beauty from the inside out on this 3-night, soul-nourishing, curated-luxury-retreat.
I have a gorgeous chalet booked in Windham, NY, for this year's retreat (July 27-30)! Set in the heart of the Catskill Mountains, this is the perfect combination of luxury aesthetics & nature.
The clean design + high-end finishes combined with the outdoor firepit, hot tub, cold plunge, & sauna make this the perfect place to focus on health, wellness, and FUN!
We'll talk about embracing beauty as you age… while taking actions to preserve youthfulness at the same time.
The itinerary includes my Fountain-of-Youth Protocol (anti-aging secrets) plus lots of surprises to help you feel confident in your body & enjoy life! (Click here for more details on the itinerary.)
Set about 2.5 hours north of NYC... it's accessible by car for any NYC friends as well as those flying in from out of town to any major NYC airport. (As rooms book up, I'll help connect you all for possible ride-share options.)
Besides a few health-enhancing recipes (like my Glamour Gummies to boost collagen and "Morning Miracle" health tonic for a full-body cleanse), there will be plenty of cocktails +...Read More

The Secret to Indulging...Guilt-Free

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:14:34 -0700

Hello, friends! It's been a while since I checked in. Hope you've been enjoying the first few months of 2026. How is it already almost April?!
I just returned from a week in France where I spent a few days in Val d'Isere snowboarding in the Alps (or at least attempting to snowboard...true confession, I am not good but think it's incredibly important to do things you "suck" at. More on that later) and then a few days in Paris exploring the city.
Why is this relevant to you? Because it all comes down to food and indulging in life...while still feeling confident in your body & not guilty for going off your exercise & diet plan.
If you've ever been to France, you know the food is GOOD! Even in the little ski village and slopeside mountain eateries they offered the most gourmet, delectable food. Instead of your average USA ski resort fare of hot dogs and chili...we are talking quiche, fresh pasta, rich roasted meats, thick hot chocolate, crème brûlée, & pastries galore. And that's not even getting into what Paris had to offer.
Now, I have major body goals - both aesthetically and athletically. I have a few photoshoots booked in the coming months that I need to feel confident in my body for and am performing for the first time with Tom Gold Dance (a dream-company of mine!) April 9 & 10 (come see the performance if you are in Manhattan!) that I need to be physically primed for.
A younger version of myself would have been terrified about taking a week off from my normal routine and diet, thinking I had two options for this vacation:
1) Let myself indulge in the delicious food I desired but come back feeling miserable and guilty for veering off my disciplined plan.
2) Resist temptations & deny myself the enjoyment of the experience, leaving me anxious, restricted, & miserable the...Read More

HOLIDAY DETOX

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:28:03 -0800

Happy New Year to you all!
I hope you enjoyed your time with family & friends... and all the holiday indulgences! After a busy (albeit fulfilling!) Nutcracker season where I was intensely focused and "on" the whole month of December, I was ready for a real break over the holidays where I ate and drank whatever I wanted and let my body rest & recover.
All that means is that I'm actually craving some structure and discipline now that the holidays are over and ambitions for the year ahead are upon us.
That's exactly why I designed my HOLIDAY DETOX... to provide a step-by-step plan of action to get back on track and in control of your health & body at the start of the new year!
Join us January 12-25 where you'll get daily messages sent directly to your phone every morning (via WhatsApp) helping you take baby steps towards building confidence in your body and life.
This DETOX is not about calorie restriction or extreme dieting. Yes, we will be eliminating the junk calories and toxins that detract from your health & bog down your gut microbiome.
But we will also focus on ADDING IN the nourishment your body needs to run optimally, heal your hormonal tone, and crank up your metabolism... turning you into a fat-burning machine.
Plus, you'll learn my nutrition philosophy for life that includes 2 phases - the Vibrant Phase and the Clean Eating Phase. This philosophy is what allows me to indulge (sans food-guilt!) in my favorite treats while providing healthy control & confidence over my body... without feeling like I'm on an endless, bland...Read More

Nutcracker 2025

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:49:58 -0800

It's that time of year again...the holidays are fast approaching and dancers are gearing up for our most strenuous, fulfilling, busy time of year!
I just got back from a weekend in Ames, Iowa, where I had the honor of coaching Nutcracker rehearsals with the choreographers of the Iowa Youth Ballet. I've been guesting as Sugar Plum Fairy at this Nutracker at Stephens Auditorium at Iowa State University for the last 4 years...and it's been beautiful to watch these dancers mature as artists and human beings throughout that time.
I'm so grateful to Robert Thomas Dance Center and the choreographers and directors of the Iowa Youth Ballet for bringing me in to help coach these Nutcracker rehearsals and participate in the behind-the-scenes process. I'm a huge believer in art not being about the ego...but about the potential for human connection behind it. And this weekend was the perfect example of that. I hope the young dancers got just as much fulfillment, hope, and inspiration out of this weekend as I did! Thank you Ames, Iowa, for your warm welcome and genuine kindness. This is what art is meant to do -- connect us all on a level of real warmth, depth, & love.
I've had lots of questions about where I'm performing this season, so I'm adding all the info here in case you want to join in on some holiday magic!
Nutcracker Performances:
Wilmington, NC - Thalian Hall - Ticket info
December 5 at 4pm and 7pm
December 6 at 10am
Mount Airy, NC - Andy Griffith Playhouse - Read More