Conflicting ideas are rampant in the lives of pre-teens and teens – they often hear completely different messages from the authority figures...
It’s a sad reality that eating disorders in dancers are common enough to have become cliche. Dance Informa discussed this is in...
Nutrition information and mis-information is all over the internet and popular media. It’s easy to get a copy of the latest diet...
By Emily Yewell Volin of Dance Informa. Newsies is fresh off Broadway and touring the U.S. This Disney stage musical tells the...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com As a dietitian for dancers and a former...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com When the holidays are over and we are...
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...
By Leigh Schanfein. Nutrition We often think of using food as fuel: ingest it, burn it, use it for energy. However, food...
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...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Dancers tend to be cautious about fat in their diets. This is completely understandable...
Are you preparing for a dance competition? Do you find that you dance well in the studio but nerves often get the...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Want better jump height, more endurance, improved brain function and better fat burning? Then...
By Emily Yewell Volin. Technique classes and rehearsals are a dancer’s job and a common misconception is that this training schedule provides...
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...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD I don’t know any dancers who have money to throw away. Here are a few...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD 1. Eat more vegetables I can’t stress the importance of this strongly enough. Aim for...
How much, what kind, and when? By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD Do dancers need extra protein? Do they need to...
Stress, dance and diet. By Paul Vander Straaten What is stress? According to Dr. Tamara Hunter*, “stress is the emotional, mental and...