Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Health
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12.3KAlternative 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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4.8KVitamin 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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6.0KCan 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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24.2KDance/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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36.9KHow 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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10.9KWhy 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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13.3KPointe 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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7.7KNutrition 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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7.0K5 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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17.5KWhy 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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9.7KPlantar 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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6.5KExpert 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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5.8KFive 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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7.1KDoes 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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4.8KBETC 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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7.2KCan 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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12.0KHow 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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5.6KCaring 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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6.1KCryotherapy: 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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8.4KDefining ‘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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21.0KTold 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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13.9KVegan 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...
