INTENSE Week in the Life of a Professional Ballet Dancer: the Ups & Downs

[@HannahMartinRG]

So good to be back! Let me know what you have all been up to the last couple of weeks xxx

[@ragelnyg4895]

I am always impressed with how you still manage to do videos for us in spite of your sooo busy schedule. Take care! Hugs!!🙃😊😽

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you! You too!

[@divab63]

I love watching your videos. As a former professional in the 80’s, the whole idea of rehearsing and performing and then still doing your vlogs is crazy to me. Do make sure to schedule downtime when the run is done. So important for both body and mind. You have come so far ❤

[@HannahMartinRG]

Hehe, you know the struggles 😂🙈

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Thank you so much for finding the time to make a video despite the intensity of your week! It is lovely to hear from you and to enjoy your journey with you. That’s wonderful your parents were both able to watch you perform and that you could visit with them. I am super proud of you for recognizing that your 100% on one day may not look like your 100% on another day. “And that’s fine.” 🎯🎯🎯 Your ability to feel gratitude even during difficult times is one of the most important keys to mental resilience. Also, in your far distant future, when you look back at this time in your life, you will feel proud of what you accomplished. This includes deeply significant epiphanies and socializing. And you won’t have regrets. You are an amazing human being and your parents must be so proud!! Best wishes to you, your family and friends and everyone!! 🙏😛💜🍀💐🌤✨

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much. It’s so true that often things that I’ve felt down about and disappointed in within the present I actually reflect on and feel proud of at a later date when I’m able to gain more perspective. It’s a difficult struggle of being a perfectionist and a human being. The two don’t seem to work too well together sometimes 😂😂

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

@@HannahMartinRG Now that is very interesting wording and a terrific insight: “it’s a difficult struggle being a perfectionist and a human being. The two don’t seem to work too well together sometimes.“ As I gained life experience, I learned that every personality trait has a good side and a bad side. The key is to find the balance. So I suggest embracing the positives of perfectionism, which has helped you to reach the highest levels of rhythmic gymnastics and ballet. I think you are 21 years old now? So at 15-16 you were competing in the commonwealth games as the youngest English competitor and only three (?) years later, you were hired as a professional ballet dancer at one of the most highly respected companies on the planet. THIS IS JAW-DROPPINGLY AMAZING!! Oh, and you also participated on “the greatest dancer” and made it to the semis. Even if you “only“ made it through the auditions, this is still an incredible achievement of which few people can boast. Ask yourself: 1. If you were to hear this quick biography of anybody else, how would you feel about them? 2. If you were to meet your 10-11 year old self (however old you were when you decided you wanted to become serious about RG), and you told your younger self what the next 10 years holds for her, how would she react? Dealing with the negatives of perfectionism: 1. Your daily Bible study and quiet time (and that you have decided to prioritize this), 2. Your ability and willingness to reflect on your experiences, and emotions, 3. Your constant desire to improve, including at dancing, but also personal growth, 4a) Positive self talk is incredibly important. I wish I had learned about that 30 years sooner than I did lol. b) Choosing to disregard negative self talk. There is a difference between honest self criticism done in a kind way (like you would speak to a friend) and negative self talk. Look up the cognitive distortions because a lot of negative self talk will be on this list. 5. Remember everything you have achieved up to this point, including your successful recovery from surgery! 6. Sense of humor! This includes an ability to laugh at oneself. 7. Socializing! Probably most of your ballet friends are also perfectionists, and it can really help to talk to others who have the same difficult balancing act. 8. Gratitude for everything, of which I know you have tons! Hope this helps! You are a very unusual and extremely high achieving person. You could just spend your videos talking about how great you are and legitimately so, but instead you continue to be humble and you are always trying to improve. What a gem! 💎 Best wishes to you and your family and friends!! 🙏💜🧡💚🥰🌺🎶🩰💫

[@conradpowers4778]

So good to finally meet you in Sunderland. My family are huge fans of your channel. My mum still watches in care home where she is, as has dementia, and like I said my dad passed last year and was a church minister. We so love following your journey in gym and ballet and with your faith. Your videos are amazing. much love . God bless you Hannah ❤❤

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you for your kind message. I’m wishing you and your family God’s blessings and grace 🙏🙏

[@conradpowers4778]

@@HannahMartinRG Thank you. Happy Easter. Hope you manage a bit of a break and some quality family time x

[@Supermiri]

You are such a beautiful soul. Your joy and zest for life radiates through your dancing and videos. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Please take good care of yourself and don`t be so hard on yourself. You are doing amazing. Btw i love the idea of a poem about concealer! Lots of love ❤

[@danielgraham-scott3994]

Hi, just binge watched / listened the whole of 2024 so far! Working late, thanks for the company! Loving the total blank thoughts at times.. so totally know that feeling! Thank you again for keeping it real for us, your blogs are so interesting, so funny, so inspiring! Hope you're feeling well and yourself again soon.. now i better get back to working! Thanks! 😄

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed all the vlogs this year so far. It’s certainly been a rollercoaster but feel so privileged to get to take you all along with me!

[@isabelaandzico]

Also, as a fellow Christian, I have shared your channel with my sister and my family. They’re watching you from many different countries and they love your commitment to your faith. It’s hard to find someone like you to look up to. Deus te abençoe 🇵🇹🇧🇷🩰🙏🏻 3:24

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much 🙈🙏 that means a lot!

[@mackenzieshreve]

Hi Hannah. Hope you realize what a blessing your video's are to me

[@HannahMartinRG]

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[@schneiderkardiologe]

Thank you for this video. Absolutely amazing. And thank you for your bible work! God bless you.

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@leahwestrum6875]

😛😛😛As always love watching your vlogs, @HannahMartinRG You are such an inspiration. Please take extra good care of yourself. Don’t feel as if you are slacking, if you need to rest. Rest up. Have a ‘me’ day if needed. I truly admire you and wish you all the best these next few weeks. Take care, and God’s Blessings. ❤from across the pond.

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much. Definitely struggling with that at the moment as when you have been in such an intense period it feels wrong to take the foot off the pedal at all. 🙈 thank you for this reminder

[@AbigailHSE22]

😛 Another amazing vlog Hannah. We are loving the Sleeping Beauty performances, and the videos give us an insight into just how much dedication, and physical/emotional energy goes into them. We really appreciate it xxx

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you!! So great to see you the other day. And thank you for the Easter eggs!!

[@heidistangertzpacheco]

Hannah you are my bigest inspiration! Love you and tour chanel. Ceep upp the good work❤❤❤

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much 🙈🙏

[@sangchi317]

Every video of you is such a motivation!!!

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙈🙏

[@isabelaandzico]

As a natural lefty who was made to perform everything to the right BETTER than to the left, I’m really grateful that my coach/teacher/mentor Yelena Ryabinkina from the Bolshoi Academy did that. I’m now a completely even ballerina 🩰! Diana et Acteon variation left turn sequence? No problem! Lilac Fairy extensions is in act 1 and enveloppés to both sides? Excellent! Italian fouettés to either side? Yes 🙌🏻 degagé turns? Yes. Whenever I see you dancing I feel like you are very balanced - it’s a compliment and it has kept me injury free! Now question 🙋🏻‍♀️ if you had the option for let’s say the 32 fouettés what side would you choose? What side do you prefer overall? 🇵🇹🇧🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺🇷🇴🩰 1:13

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much! That’s a huge compliment as I’m really trying to be balanced. My definite inkling is to go the left. But pose turns and chaines I like to do the right 😂 fouettés would be a definite left! How did you get so balanced? Just extra practice to the weaker side?

[@isabelaandzico]

When I got to Moscow Yelena Ryabinkina, praise God, took an interest in me and recognized right away that I was a lefty and took it upon herself to turn me into a even ballerina because she knew that I’d need it, so I practiced a lot. My flexibility was already pretty balanced… she’d tell me that there were left moments and that id get more opportunities for being able to do both. I’m very intense from young age so that’s what I did. Fouettés to the left all day!!!🩰🫶🏻

[@SarahSymes-th5px]

😛 I always enjoy watching your videos, Thank you for sharing your life as a professional dancer.

[@iamredoctober]

Hannah, do you have a music playlist that you share? My niece and I like your taste in music. We always have our Shazam app ready to go when we watch your videos. Thanks.

[@HannahMartinRG]

I don’t currently have a playlist. Most of my songs come from a site called Audiio , they have great artists on there that are not so well known but really fabulous!

[@seagirlfl]

😛Thank you for another beautiful vlog. I so enjoyed the wonderful heartfelt comments about your parents. 🩰

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙈🙏

[@viktoria93133]

Just incredible. 🥰 Thank you Hannah! 🙏 😛

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙈🙏

[@Marina-rh2jc]

WOW! You Dance BEAUTIFULLY! 🩰💕 And your choreography is so Fresh!🍎

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much 🙈🙏

[@philippaclarke2844]

😛 Thanks for sharing Hannah! I have tickets for Sleeping Beauty in Bristol and I'm counting the days!

[@HannahMartinRG]

Yay!! I hope you will enjoy the show!!

[@AlisonFord-me2ns]

😛 love watching your videos Hannah

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much 🙈🙏

[@christiesachde3156]

😛I always enjoy watching :)

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙈🙏

[@anis6466]

Love your vlog videos 😛

[@kiraph]

Hi Hannah, I'm curious to know if you up your protein intake during your show week to help manange the fatigue?

[@HannahMartinRG]

I have to up my calorie intake significantly during show periods as the energy expenditure is through the roof. You are also so tired all the time so you need to find the energy from somewhere as resting isn’t often an option. I’m still finding a balance with this, but I’m getting better at knowing how much I need in order to give a confident performance

[@kiraph]

@@HannahMartinRG Good to hear. I can imagine it is a steep learning curve and you're always tweaking something. :)

[@annabellethefisher]

Peanut butter toast with banana is my favorite thing on earth. I make it on sourdough to and it's great 😛

[@rosiethompson7709]

I saw you on the night that cesar left. I’m sure it was a Wednesday, but it was incredible and already booking all the next shows as part of BRB friends! Don’t stop dreaming! X

[@HannahMartinRG]

It probably was! Maybe I got the days mixed up when editing 🙈 probably was editing those clips with a sleep deprived brain 😂😂

[@FranFox-rc1lg]

😛That must have been mental! You did superb.

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙈

[@kellstinkerbell71]

Missed you. Can’t wait for more vlogs. Have you thought of trying herbal sleep remedies. Surely if you got more sleep it would be so beneficial to you. Anyway. Have a good week. Thanks always for sharing. 😛

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you! I should probably look into those remedies as my sleep has worsened a bit again post shows. I think it’s a bit like jet lag because we are up so late and then I go back to a normal bedtime and wake up so early!!

[@kellstinkerbell71]

@@HannahMartinRG oh I can fully understand being an insomniac myself and I know how bad sleep deprivation is for me it’s not to be underestimated. Not good when your running on adrenaline and got ya brain ticking constantly. But honestly try some once you get into a different sleep pattern it will make a lot of difference. My heart when I see you so tired. I’m old enough to be ya nan! Happy Easter to you and your lovely family. Keep going your so blooming talented and such a lovely young lady to. Xx ❤️

[@SephoraDuLac]

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[@lucyrakauskas]

😛 you’re amazing! Xxxx

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙈🙏

[@buttercupgeorge]

Those headdresses look heavy. Do they mess up your balance while dancing? You look great in every costume. You reminded me of the days I was working on my masters thesis with three children at home with a babysitter. It's great to be young. You seem to be getting better at reading your body and accepting your limits. Good on you.

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you so much. Definitely still working on finding the balance with things but super happy to almost be finished with my degree. It will be hugest weight off when that is done 🙌🏻

[@alix5704]

What a beautiful family!

[@HannahMartinRG]

I’m so grateful for them 🙌🏻

[@carriegourley4867]

😛 Great video

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@AzariaSpace1]

It took me this long to realize that class/studying is learning ballet as opposed to college/university 🫣

[@HannahMartinRG]

Hehe 😂 so sorry I didn’t make that clearer

[@ericvansickle4305]

Hannah, have you ever thought about being anything else but a professional ballerina? Ever thought of going into teaching ballet somewhere? Do you think you'll move on from BRB for a lead position with a different ballet? 😛

[@HannahMartinRG]

Yes, I have. I’m still not sure what my post-career life will look like yet but hoping I’ve got a few years before having to truly figure that out. I definitely think it will involve teaching in some capacity.

[@nicoleholding]

What are you studying or did you mention is elsewhere? I am doing a PhD in history of medicine so always interested to hear wht other people are studying.

[@Elle-tt4kh]

I saw you and this show (sleeping beauty) without even realising it haha

[@danielmoore9214]

Maybe try a desugaring 🍚 rice cooker like a YumAsia with YumCarb function 😊

[@HannahMartinRG]

Never heard of that before! 🍚 thanks for the suggestion

[@danielmoore9214]

@@HannahMartinRG Rice 🍚 contains lots of sugar and this type of rice cooker makes it quite a lot healthier 😁

[@Georgia-GraceChurcher]

Your amazing 👏

[@HannahMartinRG]

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[@이서이-c1r]

Which company are you in right now? Just curious!

[@Anij34]

😛 Lord, I pray rest and peace over Hannah!

[@HannahMartinRG]

Thank you 🙏

[@orange-b2k]

we have the same water bottle, and im also a ballerina :)

[@HannahMartinRG]

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