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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.”