Dance Health Archives - Page 10 of 12 - Dance Informa Magazine

Injury Prevention 101: Stress Fractures and Spondylolysis

By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. History and science museums are full of them. Graveyards and memorial grounds are packed with them....

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25 Gluten-free and Dairy-free Snack Ideas

By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of DancerNutrition.com Trying to reduce your consumption of gluten and/or diary? Here are some great, healthy...

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Injury Prevention 101: Sprains and Lateral Ankle Sprain

Ankle sprains are such a common dance injury. Let’s look at what a strain is, how we can prevent a strain and...

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Foam Rolling for Dancers

By Laura Di Orio. You may have seen some dancers with a large, cylindrical device poking out of their dance bag, or...

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Easing Pre-Performance Nerves

By Laura Di Orio. Even though dancers can spend weeks, even months, rehearsing before a performance, sometimes the stage, lights and audience...

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Bouncing Back after Baby

How real life ballerinas return to a life of leotards and tights after having children. By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD....

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Injury Prevention 101: Upper Body Conditioning

By Leigh Schanfein. Dance is a full body activity. We use our lower limbs, upper limbs, torso, head, brains, lungs, heart, muscles,...

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Professional Dancers on their Pre-class Routines

By Laura Di Orio. They say taking class is like brushing your teeth. So that must mean that stretching or warming up...

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Injury Prevention 101: 5 Healthful Fundamentals

By Leigh Schanfein. Nutrition We often think of using food as fuel: ingest it, burn it, use it for energy. However, food...

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Can diet calm stage nerves?

By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com. Being nervous is a natural part of day-to-day life...

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North Carolina Dance Theatre: Promoting Healthy Dancers

By Stephanie Wolf. The blockbuster hit Black Swan had people gasping, “Is the ballet world really that harsh and horrific?” While some...

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Can I eat fat and look good in tights?

By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Dancers tend to be cautious about fat in their diets. This is completely understandable...

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Parkinson’s Project thriving after first five years

Classes provide rich experience for participants By Chelsea Thomas. Renowned year-round contemporary dance company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, now in its 35th...

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Don’t Fear Carbs – Why They Can be a Dancer’s Best Friend

By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Want better jump height, more endurance, improved brain function and better fat burning? Then...

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Dancer Injuries: What to Do if the Worst Happens to You

By Leah Gerstenlauer. Dance is a powerful drug. At best, it inspires adventurous bravery and euphoria, propelling artists to achieve incredible physical...

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Fitness Beyond the Studio

By Emily Yewell Volin. Technique classes and rehearsals are a dancer’s job and a common misconception is that this training schedule provides...

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Stretching Truths

By Rain Francis. Do you stretch extensively before class? Do you often sit in a stretch for a few minutes or more?...

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Happy Valentine’s Day: Five red foods that are good for your heart

By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD www.dancernutrition.com Dance Informa is celebrating heart health this Valentine’s Day by highlighting five red foods...

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From the Ballet Barre to Real Food Barre: Two Dancers’ Entrepreneurial Success

By Stephanie Wolf. Ambitious, self-motivated, earnest work ethic – these are all attributes of a successful ballet dancer. These are also adjectives...