Dance Informa Magazine
Dance Health
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57.6K1High 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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57.1K1I’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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25.6K4Injury 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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23.0KSports 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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7.0K1Ways 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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4.7KStrategies 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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8.2KChoosing 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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20.1KInjury 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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6.7K25 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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19.6KInjury 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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14.3KEasing 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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12.4KBouncing 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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12.9K1Injury 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,...
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12.3KProfessional Dancers on their Pre-class Routines
By Laura Di Orio. They say taking class is like brushing your teeth. So that must mean that stretching or warming up...
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9.8K1Injury Prevention 101: 5 Healthful Fundamentals
By Leigh Schanfein. Nutrition We often think of using food as fuel: ingest it, burn it, use it for energy. However, food...
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6.2K1Can diet calm stage nerves?
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com. Being nervous is a natural part of day-to-day life...
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4.8KNorth Carolina Dance Theatre: Promoting Healthy Dancers
By Stephanie Wolf. The blockbuster hit Black Swan had people gasping, “Is the ballet world really that harsh and horrific?” While some...
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6.1KCan I eat fat and look good in tights?
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Dancers tend to be cautious about fat in their diets. This is completely understandable...
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9.1KParkinson’s Project thriving after first five years
Classes provide rich experience for participants By Chelsea Thomas. Renowned year-round contemporary dance company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, now in its 35th...
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18.5K2Don’t Fear Carbs – Why They Can be a Dancer’s Best Friend
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Want better jump height, more endurance, improved brain function and better fat burning? Then...
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15.5KDancer Injuries: What to Do if the Worst Happens to You
By Leah Gerstenlauer. Dance is a powerful drug. At best, it inspires adventurous bravery and euphoria, propelling artists to achieve incredible physical...
