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I’ve actually never even had one.
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When shes not dancing at ABT, Boylston rules on social media.
Boylston lives with her husband in Brooklyn.
Right now I feel like I’m doing pretty well.
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I’ve definitely had a lot of ups and downs.
A real low point was when our Met season at Lincoln Center got canceled.
But it’s still like our playoffs season.
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But I’m trying to stay positive, and give myself adaily schedule.
When it comes to practicing, I’ve been doing everything in my kitchen, basically.
I ordered a patch of marley, which is the special floor that we use to dance on.
I eat anegg and cheesesandwich that I make and usually put some spinach or arugula on it.
And then I’ll startwarming upfor my live-streamed classat 2 p.m.
I do a ballet class or a different workout class.
Last week I did aPilates classwith my friend on IGTVshe’s a Pilates instructor and an ex-ballerina.
And then after that I’ll eat lunch and then go outside.
Sometimes I’ll go outside and jump, as if I were in the ballet studio.
I can’t really jump in my apartment.
The floor is just too hard.
So I’ll go to an empty area outside and just jump.
People are very intrigued.
And especially kids; it’s so cute.
They’ll just stare at me and be like, What is she doing?
It probably looks extremely bizarre.
When the day is over, my husband and I will have a glass of wine.
He’s been doing most of the cooking.
Thankfully, because he’s a much better cook than me.
We’ve been watching the Michael Jordan documentary,The Last Dance.
And then I end my day with a bath and reading in bed.
I’m reading this sci-fi seriesthe first book in the series is calledThe Fifth Season.
It’s by N.K.
She’s based in Brooklyn, I think, so maybe I could meet her one day.
Honestly, we still are managing to have our time to ourselves, which is helpful.
My husband goes surfing in the Rockaways, and he’ll go for longbike ridesor skateboarding.
I feel like he does his thing, and then I have my ballet things.
So that’s been helpful, to have a little bit of space.
But overall it’s been really nice, because usually his schedule and my schedule are so opposite.
So I have to say it’s been pretty nice to spend more time together.
During my ballet season I make a run at sleep nine hours a night.
I think I need that formy bodys recovery.
I’ve been getting more like eight and a half hours, and I feel good.
Sometimes I do wake up a lot in the middle of the night, but that’s usually anxiety-related.
I really recommendThe Mothfor the middle of the night scaries.
It’s really good.
Because as a dancer you’re being critiqued constantly on every little thing.
And I think you just develop this really thick skin.
I think it’s completely detrimental.
Everyone has their own unique journey, their own unique struggles.
Another thing I tell young dancers is the most important thing is just to be healthy.
Being healthy is the most important thing for your body and mind.
But unfortunately, they don’t always have that.
I don’t really feel like I had that.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
