In this episode of The Normal World, host Annaleid Bakker interviews Vera Tsyganova about her professional ballet career.

We spoke about how she started with ballet and how she got into the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg at age 14. How her career progressed from Russia to Israel, to the Dutch National Ballet. Her hip injury, which forced her to quit, and life after her professional ballet career

If you're interested in Annaleid's Powerful in Balance coaching program, send her a DM on Instagram: @actuallyannaxo

Or check out her newest podcast: Powerful in Balance

By sharing her story in this podcast, Annaleid hopes to support other (former) elite athletes or those approaching retirement. She also sees this podcast as a personal healing journey — a way to create something she wishes had existed when she left her elite career behind. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to podcast@actuallyanna.com with "Podcast" in the subject.

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In this Dutch episode of The Normal World, host Annaleid Bakker interviews Delaila Amega about her elite handball career.

We started the episode speaking about how Delaila started playing handball. She worked her way towards the Dutch National team and playing for the German Bundesliga. After tearing her ACL multiple times, it was time to move on from the sport into normal life.

If you're interested in Annaleid's aligned self-leadership coaching program, send her a DM on Instagram: @actuallyannaxo

Or check out her newest podcast: Powerful in Balance

Make It Happen academy: https://make-it-happen-academy.teachery.co/make-it-happen-academy

Hannah's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hannahmartinRG

By sharing her story in this podcast, Annaleid hopes to support other (former) elite athletes or those approaching retirement. She also sees this podcast as a personal healing journey — a way to create something she wishes had existed when she left her elite career behind. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to podcast@actuallyanna.com with "Podcast" in the subject.

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Normal World, host Annaleid Bakker interviews Hannah Martin about her elite rhythmic gymnastics and professional ballet career.

Hannah started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 8, when she discovered that the sport embraced her flexibility. She worked her way towards going to the Commonwealth Games and World Championships to represent her country. She talks about leaving the sport at 14 and pursuing her passion for ballet. After graduating from Elmhurst Ballet School, she joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet. We also spoke about the year she was injured and the challenges she faced when she had to rediscover herself outside of ballet.

If you're interested in Annaleid's aligned self-leadership coaching program, send her a DM on Instagram: @actuallyannaxo

Or check out her newest podcast: Powerful in Balance

Make It Happen academy: https://make-it-happen-academy.teachery.co/make-it-happen-academy

Hannah's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hannahmartinRG

By sharing her story in this podcast, Annaleid hopes to support other (former) elite athletes or those approaching retirement. She also sees this podcast as a personal healing journey — a way to create something she wishes had existed when she left her elite career behind. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to podcast@actuallyanna.com with "Podcast" in the subject.

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.