Humans were made to move. There’s no denying it. Yet hectic modern lifestyles too often make consistent, healthy movement all too rare...
Summer is the best season for fresh food, especially fruit. All fruits have compounds that reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. Don’t worry about the...
Formal dance training includes much about patterns in the body: the sequential arcs of port de bras, common step sequences such as...
“I want more energy, lower injury risk and a healthy weight.” As a registered dietitian who has been working with elite level...
Dancers often see motherhood as a completely separate entity from their performance life. The thought of managing a career and parenthood is overwhelming...
The rise in popularity of non-dairy milk alternatives can be attributed to many diverse reasons, including increased awareness of their health benefits,...
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. If you are not familiar with it, Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous...
For dancers, getting injured is sadly both not at all uncommon and not at all easy. Even apart from physical discomforts and...
Spring has sprung, and for many of us that means time to do some spring cleaning. Consider that our apartments aren’t the...
Preparing for a competition at the level of the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Finals requires dedication, rehearsal and discipline that is...
The keto diet, short for ketogenic, is the latest variation of a low carbohydrate diet with a twist that it recommends eating...
One standard by which we can measure the merit of a pursuit is if the end goal is met. Arguably, the most...
“Out of adversity comes opportunity,” goes an old saying. Carolyn Paine, director/choreographer of CONNetic Dance (Hartford, CT), seems to have found the...
The performing arts are a difficult business. One day you’ve got a wonderful, well-paying gig, and the next, you’re back on the...
Evidently enough, when dancers get significantly injured, their body needs to heal before they can get back at it again. What may...
You are probably no stranger to the term “New Year’s resolution”. The most common are to “get healthy” or “lose weight”. I...
Have you noticed that it is more difficult to stretch your muscles when you feel cold? Or that it takes longer for you...
The holiday season has arrived, and for many of us, the first thought beyond travel plans or vacation is often presents or...
Not only is November the month that jump starts the holiday season, but it is also the month when we prioritize thankfulness...
Looming immediately after the holidays is the season for dancers when contracts are given out and when audition season reaches a peak....
We’ve heard it before, but what does it mean to “dance like no one’s watching”? William Purkey, an author and public school...
School’s back! It is easy to make fun of cafeteria food or dismiss it entirely, but believe it or not, today’s school...