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2021 Gift Guide For Dancers

Hello there dancers and I guess we can officially say, Happy Holidays! The season of giving has found its way back into our midst and as always, we love to be a part of making your holiday shopping a blissful, and easy, experience! So in true From The Top Holiday tradition, we’re going to show… Continue reading 2021 Gift Guide For Dancers

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IGTV: Dance Myths Busted w/ Lexi Jenkins

Hello From The Top Family! We are so excited to share with you episode 2 of season 2 of our IGTV show! Today we are talking dance myths and we are busting them. From being a late starter to how dancers take care of themselves, come along with us as we debunk some of the… Continue reading IGTV: Dance Myths Busted w/ Lexi Jenkins

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Dance and Yoga: How The Two Benefit Each Other

Happy Friday, dancers and welcome back to From The Top! Today we are going to be discussing one of my favorite subjects and that is yoga! As you all may or may not know, I am a huge yogi and have been practicing yoga for years now. And though yoga has benefited me in many… Continue reading Dance and Yoga: How The Two Benefit Each Other

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Ways To Decompress After Performance Season

Welcome back, dancers and thanks so much for joining us today! As we end off this year’s recital series, we wanted to take the time to speak not only on preparation, but recovery. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, it is so important to have the conversation of just how mentally tiring being a… Continue reading Ways To Decompress After Performance Season

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Doing Away With Comparison

Happy Friday, FTT Family! Today we will discuss how to dismantle a topic that I believe we have all faced at some point or another in our dance journey, and that is the issue of comparison. While comparison is usually depicted as the idea of judging yourself against the quota of another dancer’s skillset, success… Continue reading Doing Away With Comparison

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The Dancer’s Lunchbox: Our favorite meals, snacks, smoothies and more to fuel you for long dance days

What is going on FTT Family and welcome back to another From The Top blog post! Today we are talking about a favorite amongst our community: Food! As you all know, here at From The Top, we love to eat. Making yummy dishes is  not only a delicious experience, needless to say, but having great… Continue reading The Dancer’s Lunchbox: Our favorite meals, snacks, smoothies and more to fuel you for long dance days

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Icons: African American Trailblazers In The Dance Industry

Hello From The Top Family and happy Black History Month! Today in honor of this month of celebration of black history and black culture, we wanted to take a moment and shine a light on just some of the African American trailblazers in the dance industry. Throughout the centuries, black people have changed the game… Continue reading Icons: African American Trailblazers In The Dance Industry

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Making The Transition From Student To Teacher

Hello my lovelies and welcome back to From The Top! The first month of a new year is coming to a close and we have seen quite a few new changes be put into place. In the evolution of time, we are aware that many of our From The Top Family may be moving forward… Continue reading Making The Transition From Student To Teacher

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Follow Along Ballet Barre Vol. 4

Happy Friday, Dancers and welcome to the first From The Top blog post of 2021! Today we are starting the year on a high note with volume 4 of our Follow Along Barre Warm-Up! As we head back to our regular class schedules, both as students and as teachers, we thought what better time to… Continue reading Follow Along Ballet Barre Vol. 4

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Love It or Leave It: Balera Longer Length Dance Shorts Review

Hello dancers and welcome back to From The Top! Today we are adding another installment into our “Love It or Leave It” segment with an in depth review of the Balera Longer Length Shorts! As you all may remember, in November of 2019 we shared a list of our favorite dance products and it is… Continue reading Love It or Leave It: Balera Longer Length Dance Shorts Review