Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Health
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500Whistle releases free online toolkit aimed at disrupting harm in dance
Whistle has announced the launch of Disrupting Harm In Dance, a free online toolkit designed to support dancers and dance institutions in addressing sexism,...
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535Top 10 holiday dos and don’ts for keeping the body healthy
With the holidays just around the corner, Dance Informa wanted to give the gift of health advice for the body, mind and...
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417How dance can make us better people
Often times in dance, we can be very goal-oriented. We’re perfectionists, always striving for a better line, one more turn, a little...
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528Dance committees: How community commitment can make a difference
With the recent SAG-AFTRA strike, we checked in with our neighbors north of the border, who are voting on a strike of their own. What do unions look like...
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600Back to school: Pointe shoe tune-up
Does it feel too soon to think about your pointe shoes and back-to-school? It’s understandable that it might be daunting to think...
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795Navigating layoffs: The physical, mental, emotional and more
Going hard in the studio and performing, and then weeks or months off: that’s the dance sector phenomenon of layoffs, one that...
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805Are dancers getting injured more? Part III: Pushing back against the trend
We’ve all been there — you see something flatly wrong on social media, and you pause for a moment. After a sigh,...
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737Is it fair to film dance classes: A case study at Steps on Broadway
An April Fools’ joke played by Steps on Broadway a couple months ago struck a nerve with its dance community – a...
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884Are dancers getting injured more? Part II: It all goes back to technique
We all know that scene in Center Stage: Juliette (Donna Murphy) finds Eva (Zoe Saldana) working alone in the studio late at night....
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518Are dancers getting injured more? Part I
A big leap, a multiple turn, an intricate phrase of choreography – and, pop. There goes an injury. Alternatively, other dancer injuries...
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917Supporting connection over comparison
Some of my earliest memories from my formal dance education are of watching the “model” student stand in the front of the...
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1.4KInjured and pining to dance: 4 approaches for how to cope
You’re sitting in a grand theater, watching your peers perform beautifully. Or maybe you’re scrolling Instagram and their opening night pictures fill...
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608Feeling the pressure: Managing competition anxieties
Competition season is upon us and for many, that means increased pressure — pressure to perform, pressure to win, even pressure not...
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9784 tips to handling rejection with greater grace
We’ve all been there: you get cut at an audition, you don’t get the role that you want, you don’t get into...
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1.0KBe authentic, be bold: Só Dança’s Be You® and This Is Me Collection
All dancers are amazing. That’s a fact. Every single dancer works hard, has discipline, is an artist in their own way and...
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1.3KMental health within the dance community: Leal Zielinska and Okay, Let’s Unpack This
Dance Informa had the opportunity to talk with Leal Zielinska, a dance artist and activist with a passion for bringing mental health...
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2.0KMental health: When to persevere and when to step back
“The show must go on” — it’s perhaps the most quintessential performing arts adage. Yet, human beings aren’t machines. Yes, we as...
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2.4KComing Back to Dance
Part One Life has its seasons — shifting practicalities and needs leading us in different directions. Dance is a pursuit calling for...
