Article courtesy of the Australian Ballet School
In order to maximise ability, it is important for dancers to be healthy in mind and body and to enjoy their dancing. As part of the Australian Ballet School’s commitment to student care, all students have access to group education and individual assistance with injury prevention and management, body conditioning, healthy nutrition and emotional and physical well-being. Students are encouraged to request assistance from the health team for a variety of reasons such as:
- to avoid and/or treat injury
- to maintain general physical and emotional health
- to improve the mental aspect of dance performance, and
- to design personalised nutrition plans which maximise energy output and help maintain the lean,
athletic body shape required of classical ballet dancers.
The Australian Ballet School has a reputable and comprehensive team of health professionals to cater for these needs – some team members are employed full-time and others are available for consultations on a weekly basis at The Australian Ballet Centre. Team members genuinely care about our students, often giving of their free time to update and improve service delivery and to consult with parents if required. Services include physiotherapy, psychology, kinetic education, Pilates, dietetics, strength training, rehabilitation coaching (specific to ballet), myotherapy plus general and specialist medical care (some members of the health team also consult with The
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