Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Health
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6.4KMaking Healthy Changes Sustainable in the New Year
Finally lose those extra pounds by simply shifting the way we think about our food choices – No calorie counting required. By...
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21.6K1Pointe Hurts…I Want to Quit!
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. Dance students new to pointe are always excited. They’ve been watching their favorite ballerinas since they...
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20.7K3Getting the Right Start: Quick and Easy Breakfast Ideas
Jump start your metabolism with these quick and easy breakfast ideas. By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD in collaboration with Jessica...
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11.6KIt’s Back to School! Are you ready?
How to start the new season looking and feeling your very best. By Christine Dion of Mode Dion. Back to school means...
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11.8KTackling Common Dancer Questions and Myths
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com As a dietitian for dancers and a former...
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12.2K1Dance Injury Prevention 101: Your Friendly Neighborhood Athletic Trainer
By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. Who is an athletic trainer? The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) defines Athletic Trainers (AT) as...
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6.4KHow to Take Care of Your Body and Mind During Summer Dance Intensives
By Katherine Moore of Dance Informa. To many young people, summer means endless days of freedom, ice cream and time to relax....
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11.1K2Michael Spencer Phillips: A Story of Injury, Recovery and Inspiration
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. Michael Spencer Phillips embodies inspiration. As a dancer, he is disciplined, strong at heart and...
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57.7K1High Energy Snacks for Your Young Dancer
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com As a mom and a nutritionist I am...
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57.2K1I’m Sore! Now What?
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. As a dancer, you are constantly using your body in new ways. Perhaps you were...
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25.7K4Injury Prevention 101: Tiny Terrors
By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. As devastating as a major injury can be, sometimes it’s the little things that get us...
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23.1KSports Nutrition for the Male Dancer
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com It is undeniable that dancers are athletes at...
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7.1K1Ways to show your heart some love Valentine’s
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com February is heart health month. This Valentine’s day,...
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4.8KStrategies to Beat the Holiday Bulge: Small Changes, Big Impact
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com When the holidays are over and we are...
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8.3KChoosing the Right Energy Foods
By Emily C. Harrison, MS, RD, LD of Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com. Choosing the right energy foods doesn’t have to be...
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20.2KInjury Prevention 101: Stress Fractures and Spondylolysis
By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. History and science museums are full of them. Graveyards and memorial grounds are packed with them....
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6.8K25 Gluten-free and Dairy-free Snack Ideas
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD of DancerNutrition.com Trying to reduce your consumption of gluten and/or diary? Here are some great, healthy...
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19.8KInjury Prevention 101: Sprains and Lateral Ankle Sprain
Ankle sprains are such a common dance injury. Let’s look at what a strain is, how we can prevent a strain and...
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31.4K3Foam Rolling for Dancers
By Laura Di Orio. You may have seen some dancers with a large, cylindrical device poking out of their dance bag, or...
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14.4KEasing Pre-Performance Nerves
By Laura Di Orio. Even though dancers can spend weeks, even months, rehearsing before a performance, sometimes the stage, lights and audience...
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12.5KBouncing Back after Baby
How real life ballerinas return to a life of leotards and tights after having children. By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD....
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13.1K1Injury Prevention 101: Upper Body Conditioning
By Leigh Schanfein. Dance is a full body activity. We use our lower limbs, upper limbs, torso, head, brains, lungs, heart, muscles,...
