Meet Ella, 15, and she lives in Virginia. She dances at Virginia Beach Ballet Academy. She struggled with concerns about her weight as young as 9 from negative comments.

Meet Constanza Medina Salcedo, and she is 12 years old. She lives in Aguascalientes, México, and her studio is Ballet Clásico Aguascalientes BCA. She wants to continue preparing and studying to be able to join a dance company and achieve her dreams of being a professional dancer.

If you feel sore after a workout or just want to relax, consider the tension in your muscles. These are a few tips for relieving muscle tension in your body.

Meet Kinsley Grace, 11, and she lives in Denver, CO. She dances at Summit Dance. She actually started her IG account because she was having a really hard time with eczema and her skin.

Recovery after a workout is as important as maintaining form while running or dancing. Learn the best ways to recover after a tough workout.

Meet Layla Goodwin, 13, and she dances at The Dance Ground PA. She has always had to work hard to get more flexibility, as she still is today.

Now, we understand that not every dancer needs to do the splits in order to succeed in their career. However, stretching is still very important to make sure you don’t injure yourself while dancing. Stretching is simply used to increase range of motion and muscle tone, along with flexibility. But how often should you be stretching your muscles as a dancer? We reached out to our awesome dance community and here’s what they had to say.

Meet Olivia Lappenga, and she is 14 years old. She lives in Michigan and Florida and her studio is Sarasota Cuban Ballet School. Keeping up relationships with her friends outside of dance has been hard.