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The Red Bulletin May 2019

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Bracewell’s RP-X<br />

Recovery Boots use<br />

sequential pressure<br />

to boost blood flow<br />

after exercise<br />

PRECISION:<br />

William<br />

Bracewell<br />

Currently performing<br />

selected dates as the<br />

lead in <strong>The</strong> Royal<br />

Ballet’s production of<br />

Romeo and Juliet, the<br />

28-year-old First Soloist<br />

is used to difficult<br />

roles. “<strong>The</strong> hardest was<br />

[choreographer Wayne<br />

McGregor’s 2016 ballet]<br />

Obsidian Tear,” says<br />

Bracewell. “It’s intense<br />

– 25 minutes of<br />

constant but incredible<br />

dancing.” <strong>The</strong> Swanseaborn<br />

dancer carefully<br />

fuels his body for<br />

optimal performance:<br />

“I think functionally:<br />

pasta for energy two<br />

hours before a show,<br />

and protein to repair my<br />

muscles afterwards.”<br />

Bracewell has also<br />

learnt visualisation<br />

techniques. “Ballets<br />

are all very different,”<br />

he says. “I imagine them<br />

as houses decorated in<br />

different styles. Going<br />

to Buckingham Palace,<br />

you’d adopt a very<br />

different demeanour<br />

to [if you were] going<br />

to a barn or warehouse.<br />

Thinking that way<br />

helps me focus.”

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