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Tate Lee

@tatemichaellee

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Physiology @ucla
Freelance pro dancer • ex-LA Ballet, Colorado Ballet
Head Trainer @themaledanceconnection
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Malasadas and cable rows. Balance.

HI with the parents 🌺 taken in Hawaii by @tatemichaellee

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8 days ago

Glad I can still keep up with him. Half Dome and Clouds Rest checked off with the old man. taken in Yosemite National Park by @tatemichaellee

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4 months ago

Stop doing more. Start building capacity. 🧪🩰 I was a Prix de Lausanne candidate when I learned the hard way: technique ≠ tissue capacity. I was performing on the world stage… in chronic pain.
That cycle followed me to Colorado Ballet—where “more class” kept failing.
During the 2020 break (before LA Ballet), I rebuilt: long-length loading + explosive power to build an engine that can tolerate the job.
Now as a freelance dancer—while finishing my physiology degree—I meet the demands without living in daily class, because my training is for load, not just shape.
If your technique is improving but your body is breaking: you don’t need more class. You need a better engine.
Train for the load. Not the look.
(Apply for the next cohort — link in bio 🔗)
#DanceScience #PerformanceTraining #BalletStrength by @tatemichaellee

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8 months ago

The stage shows the art.
The gym builds the engine. 🧪🩰

Training like an athlete didn’t just increase my power—it kept me on stage.
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#balletscience #athleticdancer #maledancer #strengthandconditioning by @tatemichaellee

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9 months ago

From lifting dancers to lifting pipettes.🩰🧪

Same discipline, different 9-5. by @tatemichaellee

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9 months ago

Dec ‘22 at the @dolbytheatre

Just stumbled on this footage with the boys @cesar_ramirez_333 and @ryo.0222a Truly thankful for my seasons with @losangelesballet —it was an incredible chapter. Nothing beats that Hollywood stage energy. taken in Dolby Theatre, Hollywood by @tatemichaellee

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If your 540 feels low or sluggish, stop looking at your rotation and start looking at your plié.

The 540 isn’t won in the air; it’s won in the last 10 degrees of your knee extension.

When you plié for this jump, you’re loading in the upper portion of your squat.

That’s exactly why I use the Poliquin Step-Up. It targets that specific “top-end” quad power so your plié doesn’t leak energy when you hit the floor. You need that VMO strength to handle the instantaneous load before the explosion.

But the real secret to the height? That’s the hip snap.
This is why we train Nordic Curls. Your hamstrings are your primary hip extensors. If they aren’t “snappy” and explosive, your hips won’t move fast enough to get you vertical. You’re basically using your hamstrings to whip your pelvis into the air.

The Fix: Train the top of the squat for the drive, and train the Nordics for the snap.

Stop fighting gravity and start using your physiology

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#dancescience #biomechanics #physiology #poliquinstepup #nordiccurl by @tatemichaellee

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9 months ago

thailand,
january ‘25 by @tatemichaellee

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a year ago

kauai,
january ‘25 by @tatemichaellee

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a year ago

japan,
august ‘24 by @tatemichaellee

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a year ago

No summit selfie, but no search party either. I’ll take the trade. taken in On the Mountaineer's Route - Mt Whitney by @tatemichaellee

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2 years ago

First time performing this role in 8 years, and it couldn’t have been more special! Grateful for an incredible Nutcracker season, working with so many amazing schools, and sharing the stage with my partner Megan at the Long Beach Terrace Theater with the incredible Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. On top of that, I balanced school, finished the semester with straight A’s, and managed finals while performing 12 shows as Cavalier. Huge thanks to everyone who had my back backstage—water, tissues, and all—especially during that final weekend. Until next year🎄❄️ by @tatemichaellee

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