Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Health
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7.0KDon’t Stress
Stress, dance and diet. By Paul Vander Straaten What is stress? According to Dr. Tamara Hunter*, “stress is the emotional, mental and...
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5.9K2Yoga for Dancers
By Jessica Innes. De-stress and Stretch Out – two things dancers need a good dose of! The inspiring choreographer Mia Michaels articulately...
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5.9K1Can Good Nutrition Prevent Injury?
By Paul Vander Straaten I am the proud father of two beautiful little boys. Watching them grow really is a joy and...
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13.1K1Bodywork Techniques for Dancers
By Laura Di Orio. A musician’s piano won’t play as well if it’s not tuned, and a carpenter’s saw won’t cut...
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3.4KD for Dancers
By Chris Bamford Vitamin D is an extremely important vitamin for our bodies. Known as the sun vitamin, we mainly get vitamin...
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25.9K2Massage for Dancers
We all LOVE a massage, and as dancers, boy do we get sore muscles! But when and why should we enjoy a...
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14.6K1Cardio Barre Raises the Barre
By Alex Little Ten years ago I was looking for a workout, outside of dance class, that was low impact but would...
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7.1K1Slow Down the Ageing Effects of Dancing
By Paul Vander Straaten Did you know that dancing and physical activity actually ages your body? This concept is hard to grasp...
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24.0KWater & Dancer Health
We all know we should drink more water, but do we? As dancers, we are athletes and it is important to keep...
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15.6K2Safe Stretching – tips and advice
Why do dancers stretch? As dancers, we love to stretch. We want to be flexible so we can achieve advanced dance moves...
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6.2KHealthy Hints for the New Year
Get plenty of sleep. Are you getting the recommended eight hours of sleep a night? Sleep gives our bodies time to recover...
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7.2K3Dance & Sport – can they mix?
Sport and dance have long been regarded as competitors but it may just be that they are on the same team these...
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7.0K1Are You Sick Of Being A Sick Dancer?
By Paul Vander Straaten. Health & Fitness Consultant. I recently attended The Australian Dance Festival. My focus there was to help the...
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7.0K1Health Benefits of Dancing!
We all know that we love dancing and that it makes us feel great, but do we realise just how good it...
