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New to this, any dancers out there?

brianyancey24
brianyancey24 Posts: 4
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I'm a avid ballet dancer and just seeing if anyone else might have some helpful tips for staying lean

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  • RaspberryTickleChicken
    RaspberryTickleChicken Posts: 629 Member
    Hello & Welcome to MFP!

    Professional or for leisure? Do you pas de deux?

    hmmm this is a tough one because typically I'd recommend heavy doses of lean protein and heaping of veggies (not iceberg lettuce sort of veggies) like spinach, broccoli, kale. And keep complex carbs to a minimum.

    However since you are a dancer, you need a good level of carbs for energy.

    Perhaps you may want to adjust your macros to protein / carbs (even %) then whatever is left on fats. Also if you do a lot of partnering work, strength training will also help.

    Best of luck to you!
  • kellycartlidge76
    kellycartlidge76 Posts: 17 Member
    Hi I love any type of dance, anything that gets the heart rate going, I'm new on ere too add me :)
  • brianyancey24
    brianyancey24 Posts: 4
    Yay! I'm new as well! This is already a fun app!
  • brianyancey24
    brianyancey24 Posts: 4
    And I do a lot of partnering being the only male at the studio. I do lyrical hip hop jazz etc. my macros are protein and carbs are 35%, my fat intake is around 30% my metabolism is super fast.
  • brianyancey24
    brianyancey24 Posts: 4
    Also I'm finding hard to add people? Is there a certain way to do it from here?
  • hlo9603
    hlo9603 Posts: 104 Member
    Does Zumba count? Haha! I'm not a professional dancer but I do Zumba 3-4 times a week!
  • bramley1911
    bramley1911 Posts: 40 Member
    I dance with a dance entertainment group where we do a mixture of all sorts of styles but mainly contemporary/commercial. I love dancing, wish I'd had the opportunity to go professional.
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