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All posts tagged "dancer health"
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20.7KDance HealthTold to diet? Don’t listen to your dance teacher.
Conflicting ideas are rampant in the lives of pre-teens and teens – they often hear completely different messages from the authority figures...
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13.7KDance HealthVegan diets: A skyrocketing trend, but are they safe for dancers?
What do Sylvie Guillem, Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Alec Baldwin and Joaquin Phoenix have in common? They are all very public about...
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8.7KDance HealthHydration know-how for dancers
Without question, water is an incredibly important ingredient for life. We can live far longer without food than we can without water....
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11.1KDance HealthRecover faster, stronger, and reduce sore muscles during summer intensives
I have fond memories of going to Boston Ballet School every summer, but I’ll never forget how sore and exhausted I was....
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7.0KDance HealthKey diet tips for your best spring show ever
Your best performance starts in the days leading up to show time. You can make this year your best spring performance ever...
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6.4KDance HealthSweaty fun in the sun: An outdoor cross-training sequence for dancers
We know that cross-training helps dancers dance longer, stronger and with greater grace. Flexibility and coordination aren’t the only thing we need...
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6.0KDance HealthIs there a link between diet, depression and anxiety?
A 15-year-old Ellie* began feeling down much of the time, she ate less, and went through some big struggles with food and...
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8.5KDance HealthFirst, Do No Harm – How to help when you see signs of an eating disorder
It’s a sad reality that eating disorders in dancers are common enough to have become cliche. Dance Informa discussed this is in...
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27.7KDance Health6 dancer-friendly workout apps
If “getting fit” was one of your New Year’s resolutions, it’s not too late to up the ante! Joining a gym can...
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8.7KDance HealthSleep, performance and weight management
“It took me far longer then it should have to realize how much of an effect lack of sleep was having on...
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8.5KDance HealthSoy, Almond or Cow’s Milk: What’s best for dancers?
Sales of plant-based milks such as almond, soy and coconut are skyrocketing globally, while sales of cow’s milk continue to decline1,2. Cow’s...
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7.7KDance HealthTreat your dancing feet this season
As dancers, our feet take a lot. Without their nuanced articulation and strength, we wouldn’t be able to dance in the captivating...
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5.9KDance HealthHow to prevent the thinking and behavior that leads to an eating disorder
We’ve seen it portrayed in movies, in literature, in art and in theater – the dancer who’s obsessed with her weight. Whether...
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6.4KDance HealthGiving delicious Halloween treats a healthier spin
I’m a nutritionist, but I admit that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. What’s not to love about carving pumpkins, roasting...
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7.0KDance HealthGet healthy with these back-to-school lunch ideas
As a busy mom of two dancers myself, I recognize that the lunch struggle is real. As a dietitian who works with...
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13.8KDance HealthReal Dancers Eat, and here are some of their secrets
At a recent Atlanta Ballet performance, I was amazed at the level of athleticism, endurance and power that today’s classical and contemporary...
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16.4KDance Health5 Things I Want to Tell Dancers: Dance Medicine Specialist
The next in Dance Informa’s “5 Things I Want to Tell Dancers” series. Here, we receive advice from a dance-medicine specialist about...
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9.5KDance HealthWhy is everyone drinking Kombucha tea these days?
Probiotic drinks like kombucha tea are one of the hottest trends in health and nutrition. Once thought of as something your hippie...
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8.0KDance HealthGratitude For Our Moving Body
As dancers, our body works hard for us. It allows us to execute beautiful, amazing things, and through that be a paintbrush...
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21.7KDance HealthAre dancers the strongest people on earth?
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? Well, if that’s true, then dancers are the strongest humans on Earth. We face...
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10.7KDance HealthThis new year, take ‘I’m too busy’ out of your vocabulary
This new year, take “I’m too busy” out of your vocabulary for healthier body and mind, and dive with your whole self...
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8.0K1Dance HealthDelicious Nutrition Powerhouses: Fall and Winter Greens
All the recipes below have been developed and tested by Emily Harrison, registered dance dietitian. The kale salad and the smoothie recipe...
