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David Hallberg
· 5 мая ·
November 2015 - This is me, just having arrived to Melbourne on a one-way ticket with a freshly shaved head. I heard that the Rehabilitation Team @ausballet were one of the most comprehensive teams in the dance world and @davidmcallisterausballet, Artistic Director of the company and Sue Mayes, the Principal Physio Therapist, agreed to help me figure out if I could ever get back on stage again, which was a big unknown at that point. The team got straight to work on my foot, which was swollen, red, and stiff. What you see in this picture was one of the first exercises I learned to begin the complete overhaul of my instrument: the “soft ball reach and press," activating the small metatarsals in the tiniest parts of the foot. This was the space where I would spend 5 hours a day on exercises in the first three months; I didn’t even see the inside of a ballet studio. The team (who I will introduce later on) brought me in as one of their own, and everyone in the building, from Admin to dancers, welcomed me unconditionally. This became my home, my refuge, my hiding place and the people inside became my family and friends. They gave me my career back.
Вот всё против. А он на сцену рвется. И ему не скучно снова и снова в "Жизель" входить. The man.
И в Большой хочет вернуться. Слышала сплетню, что артисты его не хотят и Вазиеву говорят. А ведь теперь и поверить в это могу.
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David Hallberg
16 мая в 20:18 ·
This was the most time-consuming but important exercise I was given. I arrived with insertional Achilles tendonopathy; extreme pain when I tried to run, jump, or push off the foot. The team, with years of research on tendons behind them, began loading it on a quarter demi-pointe with a weight belt and weighted backpack. I held it for 45 seconds, rested for 2 minutes, and repeated 5 times; twice a day. Every couple weeks I added weight and capped off finally at 40kgs.
I still do this twice a day religiously. If I cut it out my tendon pain returns. Tendons don't like rest, they like to be loaded the same every day; no surprises! When I arrived I couldn't run without pain, now I can execute Albrecht's 32 six's and sprint across the stage thanks to incremental loading.
David Hallberg 28 мая
...and all I could do was clasp my hands together and thank the universe
