Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "dance health"
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2.5KDance HealthPreparing your home studio for safe dance
Welcome to dancing at home — with its daily distractions, endless child supervision, traffic, noise, limited space and likely no ballet barre...
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2.2KDance HealthMoving through Uncertainty
Many would agree that these are uncertain times….uncharted for most of us. We don’t know what the future holds, let alone tomorrow. The landscape...
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2.8KDance HealthHow eating more, not less, leads to a healthy dancer weight
Dancers can feel like their weight is a tricky balance between staying toned but also having tremendous energy and strength. Being too thin...
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3.2KDance HealthAileyDance for Active Seniors: Dance from and back to the people
“Dance came from the people and should always be delivered back to the people,” Alvin Ailey said. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a key...
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3.7KDance Health4 ways to keep your training strong during quarantine
A busy dancer’s day can consist of moving studio to studio — to take class, rehearse, cross-train and audition. In a world...
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1.9KDance HealthMoving out! Re-entering the world after lockdown
The time has come for many of us to start thinking about life after lockdown. Most of us have been in lockdown...
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3.6KDance HealthAlessandra Stenta’s 21-Day Wellness Program inspires well-being
Los Angeles-based professional dancer and wellness expert Alessandra Stenta has created a 21-Day Wellness Program, called “Aspire with Alessandra”, that provides tools...
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2.5KDance HealthSpring cleaning: De-cluttering through movement
Although we’ve been spending a lot of time indoors…spring is in the air and the need to get ready for all it...
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2.4KDance HealthCOVID 19 Nutrition Essentials to Boost Immune System and Fight Infection
As we enter an unprecedented time in which we need our immune systems to be performing at their peak to protect us...
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2.8KDance HealthDancing alone together: Becoming SOCIAL DistANCERS
While not everyone will contract COVID19, no one is immune from the impact of isolation and social distancing. The emotional side effects...
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5.1KDance HealthThe power of dance for brain health
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. It is estimated that each year, 1.7 million Americans sustain a brain injury. According to the Center for...
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1.9KDance HealthFeeling stuck? Here’s how to move through it!
Many of us look forward to Groundhog Day to predict how much longer we will have to endure winter. Will Punxsutawney Phil see his...
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4.2KDance HealthIntermittent Fasting: What dancers need to know about this latest diet trend
Going through short voluntary periods of time without eating is part of many cultural and religious practices throughout the world and pose...
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4.1KDance HealthYour non-physical dance goals for 2020
Just by nature, dancers are motivated, hard-working and dedicated to their craft and at getting better at it. It doesn’t take a...
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2.4KDance HealthA yoga sequence to calm pre-performance jitters
It’s here — your big performance. You’ve rehearsed for weeks, months, maybe even years. You have laughs and special memories, and maybe...
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10.6KDance HealthFrom gymnast to dancer: The case for cross-contaminating movement styles
We think of cross-training as a way to strengthen and balance our bodies, when our dancing works them in the same repetitive...
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2.7KDance HealthVitamin C in winter: Read this before you supplement
Vitamin C is one of the most popular vitamin supplements taken by dancers internationally1, but this is a classic example of how...
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1.8KDance HealthGo from winter worrier to winter warrior
Many of us are familiar with the “winter blues”, and some of you may even be aware of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a...
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2.8KDance HealthStaying stretched: Lastics technique with Donna Flagg
As the cold season sets in, being conscious of how you stretch is even more important than usual. Wearing warmups and leaning...
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3.8KDance HealthWhat Ginger Cox wants dancers to know about dance anatomy
Our body is wonderfully complex and multifaceted. Yet broken down into its simplest parts, it is a collection of bones, muscles, fascia...
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3.1KDance HealthLYT Yoga: A new way to mindfully move
Lara Heimann had always been interested in movement, athleticism and the human body. From a background of professional physical therapy and Vinyasa...
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2.5KDance HealthPreventing slips and trips this fall
What do you think of when you hear the word “fall”? Around this time of year, it may conjure up thoughts of pumpkin...
