But the one way we’re not using conditioning is to try to rush to get a dancer in shape for a difficult piece in-season. Once the season starts, if a dancer already isn’t in the condition she needs to be, rushing to try to make that happen with a lot of cardio is probably a recipe for wearing that dancer down. That’s where early off-season conversations around schedule, the previous year’s performances, and educated guesses about the coming year are critical.

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