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Gina Mantica

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Today I learned that recycled Christmas trees 🎄 have been used to make sand and soil erosion barriers♻️! For people who celebrate Christmas, do you usually go with a natural or a fake Christmas tree✨?

Snails🐌 on Thanksgiving!? What can they tell us about movement across landscapes? 🤔 Link in bio✨

✨THROWBACK THURSDAY✨ This pic is actually NOT from the year I was Clara in The Nutcracker💃🏼, but it was from the infamous year of “Clara’s Land of Sweets🍭” (peep the fake candy I’m holding👀). If anyone wants to hear about the year that started BIENNIAL Nutcrackers........🙈😭 #Repost @ballet_arts_centre_winchester with @get_repost ・・・ Another Clara throwback to Gina and Emily! What are they up to now? They are both still dancing, Gina is a scientist, and Emily is teaching on faculty at BAC! We are hoping to see them and a lot more of our alumni at our Nutcracker performances on December 7th & 8th! Tickets are on sale at www.bacw.com. #tbt #throwbackthursday #wherearetheclarasnow #nutcracker #clara #ballet #bacw #balletartscentre

A recent study from Brazil suggests that #highintensityintervaltraining 🤸‍♂️ does good for our bodies beyond calorie burning🔥—doing just one #hiitworkout can help protect our brains from potentially dangerous free radicals🧠. Click the link in my bio to learn more! ✨ #ispyphysiology #americanphysiologicalsociety

Let’s talk S E L F ✨ C A R E✨ . . . . 1. Essential Oils: I’m not one to praise the use of essential oils for medicinal purposes🚫. However, several studies suggest that essential oils can lead to improvements in mood😅. Two of the most popular essential oils for relaxation are eucalyptus and lavender, and whether the mood effects are placebo or not, they DO work for me🙏! I love the Bath & Body Works pillow mists💕 2. LED Lights: Exposure to fluorescent lighting all day, every day (and sometimes night) without sunlight is bad for your health😷. Fluorescent lights are blue lights, and such cold-colored lighting can trigger the fight or flight response in humans, increasing our stress levels💙. While most students cannot really change the fact that they have to work at desks, we can all try to decrease our stress response to light💡. I SWEAR by the full-spectrum LED light on my desk to try to counter all those bad fluorescents! 3. An Activity Tracker: Doing aerobic exercises for 30-60 minutes could cause your body to release endorphins in your brain💃🏼. Endorphins are chemicals that can give you a sense of euphoria. Additionally, during exercise your body pumps out endocannabinoids🏋🏼‍♀️. Endocannabinoids are, yes, related to cannabis. They are naturally made chemicals in the body that bind to the same places in the brain as THC in weed, causing you to feel calmer and more at ease✌️. I’m a dancer, but when work gets busy or there’s no open dance classes nearby, I use a fitness tracker on my phone to compete in exercise challenges against friends and all the while, I can get naturally “high”🤸‍♂️. . . . . What is your self-care routine? 📸: Amber Bruski

Check out these cool ✨ F A I R Y T A L E ✨pumpkins! 😍 Did you know that pumpkins change color, just like leaves do, in the fall?🍂 Most pumpkins start off green 💚and change to the beloved #jackolantern orange🧡. How do pumpkins change color? 🤔 . . . . . . Pumpkins produce a green pigment 💚 called chlorophyll. You might’ve heard of chlorophyll before-it’s a chemical in plants 🌿 necessary for capturing light energy from the sun ☀️. The plants then use this light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into food! 😋 When fall arrives and the days get shorter🌘, pumpkins have less chlorophyll molecules because there isn’t as much sun for them to absorb😱. Less chlorophyll means less green pigment, and thus the shift of color✨! The orange pigment 🧡 shines through when there is less chlorophyll due to molecules known as carotenoids (which are also found in carrots! 🥕) . . . . . . . What color pumpkin is YOUR favorite?! Comment below! 💃🏼

✨F A M I L Y ✨

#mondaymotivation 🙏. I see so many posts with this hashtag about fitness and physical health💪, but your mental health is important, too! 💕

South African dung beetles compete fiercely for the chance to eat the poop 💩 of other animals. . . . . . When a beetle comes across a pile of dung 💩in the savannah🌾, it quickly cuts off a piece, rolls it into a ball, and heads off in reverse with its stinky prize, away from other hungry beetles👏. . . . . . To efficiently escape with their trophy🏆, the beetles move in a straight line, orienting themselves with celestial objects such as the sun☀️ or moon🌙. However, new research suggests that the beetles can also steer based on changes in wind 🌬direction. CLICK THE LINK IN MY BIO TO LEARN MORE! ✨

One with the animals🙏 . . . . . . . . . . #winslowfarmanimalsanctuary #animalsanctuary #donkey #science #scientist #dance #dancer

Our skin saw the sunlight for the first time in what feels like forever. ☀️ Also, we saw SEALS!😍

I haven’t danced in a month because I chipped a bone in my wrist when I fell down that flight of stairs at #birdsongmeeting2019 😭🙈. But, my hard cast is finally off, and I AM READY TO MOOOOOVE✨💃🏼 Flashback Friday to the class where I was dancing with a broken wrist before I went to the doctor 🤦🏼‍♀️ ... . . . . ... #Repost @jazzincdance with @get_repost . . . No copyright infringement intended. For educational use only. Music by James Morrison Choreography by Stephanie Heroux . . . #jazzdance #bostondance #gottadance #gottajazz #leaveitallonthedancefloor #soulfulsundays #dancesmarter #dancestronger #dancelonger #fitbodies #jazzdiva #feelthefloor #makeitcount #contemporaryjazz #justdance #whatsyourwhy #hozier #movement #itjustfeelsgood #inthegroove #inthemoment #dancehere #dancenow

Had an amazing time presenting my dissertation research 🔬 for the first time at #birdsongmeeting2019 🐦! It was also our first conference as a lab (minus our PI). Peep the second picture 👀 to see the beautiful view I had 🏞 before I slipped and fell down a whole flight of stairs😂.

I can’t wait to share the project @amberleilaniphotography and I have been working on💃🏼👩🏼‍🔬. They say “don’t become your work”, but why not become a bird?🐦 Makeup by the always lovely @leslie_anne1987 💋

Too bad I can-CAN’T move my legs after this weekend😂. Had an amazing time performing with @jazzincdance at @mfaboston 💃🏼. Go check out the newest exhibit, “Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris” to learn more about the can-can, serpentine dance, and the celebrity culture of 19th century Paris!✨

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