Annemarie Lucania Cavallaro is owner and founder of Perform FitNutrition LLC. She is a board-certified holistic health practitioner(BCHHP), Nutritious Life Master Certified nutritionist, speaker, coach, and former professional ballerina.
A native New Yorker, Annemarie enjoyed a 30-year professional career in dance, including two decades as a principal dancer with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, performances on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera as well as ten years as a principal artists in ballet companies here and abroad. She has earned New York Times reviews and has been featured on the cover of Women’s Wear Daily as “The CityBallerina”.
After retiring from the stage, Annemarie transformed her passion for peak performance into a second career in health and wellness. Through Perform Fit Nutrition LLC, she combines evidence-based nutrition, behavioral coaching, and holistic wellness strategies to help clients build sustainable habits, improve strength, and navigate their health with confidence. Her work with all of her clients across the country, some of whom are active performers on the stage, emphasizes the powerful connection between muscle strength, brain health, metabolism, and resilience throughout life.
Annemarie has been a guest speaker on the relationship between strength, the brain, and aging, empowering audiences to redefine what is possible as they grow older. In this book Annemarie shares her deeply personal journey discovering her purpose beyond the spotlight.Annemarie’s mission remains the same: to inspire others to live with strength, vitality, and grace at every age.Helping people perform at their best—for life.
