A Ballerina's Journey with Strength featuring Diana Sorokova

Diana Sorokova is a ballerina and strength trainer, and in today's episode, she joins me to talk about her journey and experiences, how she got into strength training, and how she helps others do the same. We also talked all about dancers and how she is able to help them get better with regards to being strong and being healthy as well since being a performer can be very demanding both physically and mentally.We also broke down the types of dancers, their training and needs, and the things you as a trainer need to consider while working with dancers dancers. Then, Diana shared her experience with general population clients and how her app B.STRONG works.Diana and I dive into:- The challenges you encounter in training dancers.- The impact of strength training to a hyperflexible and hypermobile dancers- The recovery process for dancers, and the reasons why dancers seek help....and more!   Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.About Today's GuestDiana Sorokova is originally from Slovakia, which is where she began her dance journey. She started studying ballet at age 7, and by 17, she joined a professional ballet company in Slovakia. There she danced in each of their repertoire ballets as well as in some musicals and operas. Later, she studied at the Royal Conservatoire in UK. Her dance journey expanded to contemporary dance when she joined the premiere contemporary dance company in Mexico City, the Tania Pérez-Salas Compania de Danza. She has toured around Europe, Mexico and USA and spent five years in New York as a freelance dancer, experiencing different companies, participating in live events, photo and video projects, and found my passion in fitness which lead her to become a Personal Trainer.Gaining experience in training clients on a personal level led her to develop her very specific training style, Ballerina Strong. Her training method has helped not just herself but all of her clients to become stronger, flexible, more energized, and elegant.Diana SorokovaDiana on InstagramB.STRONG AppJoin the Facebook community!Are you a new fitness entrepreneur looking to attract clients? Maybe you're looking to dial in your messaging? Or perhaps you're experienced and looking to scale your business?Head on over to Facebo This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribeSupport the show