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All posts tagged "dancer health"
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14.1KDance HealthDance like no one’s watching (Even though everyone is)
We’ve heard it before, but what does it mean to “dance like no one’s watching”? William Purkey, an author and public school...
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4.7KDance HealthTop 10 tips for making cafeteria food work for a dancer’s body
School’s back! It is easy to make fun of cafeteria food or dismiss it entirely, but believe it or not, today’s school...
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14.8KDance HealthThis is your brain on dance!
Last month was Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. There are an estimated 47 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer’s disease and other...
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4.2KDance HealthStay spectacular and safe at your summer program
Summer programs are incredible platforms for dancers to grow as artists, technicians and people. For so many, the summer is really when...
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12.0KDance HealthAlternative careers in dance: Becoming a Dance/Movement Therapist
Whether you are a retired professional, a young student just starting out or an individual with a passion for movement but not...
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4.6KDance HealthVitamin D deficiency is common, and it’s a bigger concern than most dancers realize
My daughter is now taking five dance classes a week, so at a recent visit to her pediatrician, I asked about testing...
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5.9KDance HealthCan you avoid the Freshman 15?
The myth of the dreaded “Freshman 15” can be daunting for any college student, but it could be particularly unnerving for college...
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4.2KDance Studio OwnerStep by step: Dancing with growth spurts
That “gawky” feeling – when limbs feel too long for one’s body, as if not really their own. In the pre-teen and...
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23.7KDance HealthDance/Movement Therapy: Using movement to heal mind, body and soul
For many, dance is a passion, profession, even a way of life. It is something we may even “eat, sleep and breathe”....
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36.4KDance HealthHow can I safely improve my arches?
Most dance forms look for “line”, that curvilinear continuity through the body that can be so aesthetically pleasing to the viewer and...
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10.7KDance HealthWhy am I not as flexible as my friend?
Sometimes you may find yourself wondering why you’re not as flexible as your friends, or why you’re flexible in different ways. Everybody...
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13.0KDance HealthPointe shoes: Will they always hurt??
You waited all this time, took the required amount of classes, worked extra hard on your ballet technique and were finally approved...
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6.9KDance HealthNutrition for your dance convention weekend
One of the best things you can do to maximize improvement at your dance convention or intensive is to fuel your body right....
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6.7KDance Health5 proven superfoods to boost your performance in the New Year
These five foods have the nutrition chops to actually earn the title “superfoods”. There’s substantial research to back up health claims, they’re...
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17.2KDance HealthWhy are we dancing sick and injured?
Have you ever been in a dance studio setting and seen a student taking class with an injury? Have you heard a...
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9.4KDance HealthPlantar Fasciitis: What to do when your arches scream ‘Ouch!’
Our feet – on which we balance, turn and extend. They also carry us through life when we’re not dancing. The human...
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6.3KDance HealthExpert tips to prevent muscle cramping and pain
Hydration, blood volume and muscle cramping are a beautifully balanced dance between electrolytes, hormones, enzymes and the amount of fluid dancers ingest....
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5.7KDance HealthFive foods to avoid before your holiday performance
It’s Nutcracker time. Many non-dancers might not realize how much energy it takes to get through a long run of shows. Since...
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6.9KDance HealthDoes this advertisement share the wrong message?
For me, the past year has been filled with every dancer’s worst nightmare: injury. I herniated a disc in my lower back...
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11.8KDance HealthHow cross-training keeps ABT’s Kathryn Boren feeling strong and injury-free
We’ve all heard the importance of cross-training for dancers. How methods such as Pilates, yoga, Gyrotonic, resistance training, cardio and, yes, even...
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5.4KDance HealthCaring for your dancing hands and wrists – give ‘em a hand as winter sets in.
As dancers, our hands and wrists help us to execute choreography, express ourselves in movement, propel us through floorwork and more. Yet...
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5.9KDance HealthCryotherapy: What is it, and should you do it?
As dancers, we are probably all very familiar with the use of ice on small, localized areas to help with various aches...
