Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Health
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10.6KWhy 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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12.9KPointe 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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6.8KNutrition 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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6.5K5 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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17.1KWhy 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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9.4KPlantar 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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6.3KExpert 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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5.6KFive 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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6.9KDoes 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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4.5KBETC and Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project introduce LA Dance Workout
Even dancers who train regularly need additional cardio and strength training, and many non-dancers are looking for a way to get the...
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6.9KCan dancers have work-life balance?
Dancers seem to be universally committed, dedicated and hard-working. An upcoming technically challenging role can keep them up at night, or they...
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11.7KHow 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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5.4KCaring 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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5.9KCryotherapy: 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...
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8.1KDefining ‘success’ as a dancer
Dancing offers so many beautiful gifts. That’s why so many of us are so powerfully drawn to it. George Balanchine once said,...
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20.7KTold 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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13.7KVegan 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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8.6KHydration 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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11.1KRecover 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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6.9KKey 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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6.3KSweaty 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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6.0KIs 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...
