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Empowered women, empower women. RP is
dedicated to empowering all types of women; women who own businesses, women
entrepreneurs, women who dance, and so many others.

In order to empower RP dancers, we interviewed one of our highly esteemed RP Teachers, Cory-Jeanne M. Houck-Cox.

What
empowers you?

Being an empowered woman is the ability to live my life as I
choose and being willing to focus and work hard for what I desire and believe
in, as well as learning from previous failures. 
During my career as a student and professional, I had several devasting
and debilitating injuries to my ankles and then, neck. Two and a half years on
crutches, 22 casts, 2 surgeries, followed later by fractured vertebras

We would like to recognize our RP Dancers & RP Artists who competed at YAGP in January & February!

. . .

Amber Huebner @werk.amber - (Los Angeles, Las Vegas,
Seattle) 2nd Place Senior Classical & Top 12 Senior Contemporary

Fancisco Schilereff @fschilereff – (Denver, Colorado) 1st
Place Senior Division, Male Classical Division

Farrah Hirsch @farrahhirsch – (Las Vegas, NV) 2nd Junior
Contemporary & Top 12 Classical

Kara Nelson @livelovedance_2003 – (Houston, TX) Had an
amazing experience at my first YAGP ever!

Competitions can be stressful and intimidating. But they don’t have to be if you prepare correctly and have the right tools for the job! RP is dedicated to providing you with high quality, innovative products that will help you reach your goals.

In order to provide the best advice on competition prep, we consulted with three of our highly esteemed RP Teachers: Alexei Kremnev, Anna Reznik, and Stephanie Murrish.

What is the best way to handle competition
nerves?

“Being well prepared,” says
Reznik and Kremnev. They also mention that it is important to “have realistic
expectations,” in order to keep nerves at bay and prevent disappointment.  Reznik and Kremnev add, “view each competition

with Dr. Lisa M. Schoene

In recent years, kinesiology tape has taken the athletic world by storm. Russian Pointe talked with dance specialist Dr. Lisa M. Schoene to learn more about the hows and whys of this wonderful tool.

Dr. Schoene has used kinesiology tape for years, and she has lectured and written about its effects. In the early 2000s, she took an in-depth course with the company that made the original tape, designed by Dr. Kenzo Kase. Dr. Kase, a practitioner of chiropractic and acupuncture in the U.S and Japan, invented the tape with careful specifications of design and materials, including acrylic glue and the wavelike pattern on the sticky side.

What is it for?

Dr. Schoene explains that properly applied kinesiology tape can help ease pain, prevent muscle fatigue, restore muscle function,

You worked hard all year, you were accepted into some of your favorite summer intensives, you chose an intensive (or two), and finally you arrived, with bulging bags of new pointe shoes (Russian Pointe, of course) and extra tights.

Now, it’s time to put your “best foot forward” by working hard and learning as much as you can. Your summer teachers are meeting dozens or hundreds of new dancers, so it’s important to think about how you can make the best possible impression – whether you’re hoping for an invitation into year-round studies or an apprenticeship or simply the unique guidance that a great teacher can provide when he or she takes an interest in you.

For expert guidance on how to stand out this summer, we turned to two inspirational artistic directors, Alexandra Koltun of Koltun Ballet Boston and Anna Reznik of Chicago-based A&A Ballet