We’ve all been there — you see something flatly wrong on social media, and you pause for a moment. After a sigh,...
“You look great – you must have lost weight!” It’s a fairly common compliment (or at least something meant as a compliment)....
We all know that scene in Center Stage: Juliette (Donna Murphy) finds Eva (Zoe Saldana) working alone in the studio late at night....
A big leap, a multiple turn, an intricate phrase of choreography – and, pop. There goes an injury. Alternatively, other dancer injuries...
Some of my earliest memories from my formal dance education are of watching the “model” student stand in the front of the...
You’re sitting in a grand theater, watching your peers perform beautifully. Or maybe you’re scrolling Instagram and their opening night pictures fill...
I think we can all agree that mental health support is needed now more than ever. While therapy still carries a stigma and...
Many of us eat, breathe and sleep dance, and we can lose sight of the beauty and passion that drew us to...
Social media. It’s infiltrated every part of our life — our relationships, travel, work, news, school and entertainment. Technically, social media includes any website or...
We are all different. Our anatomy, our goals and our dance styles vary. So is there really a golden list of stretches...
Former professional dancers and long-time dance educators Michelle Loucadoux and Kristin Deiss have joined forces to bring mental wellness to the forefront...
Revolutionizing Performance Nutrition was the theme of 2021’s symposium for the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) practice group. This subgroup of...
The body’s innate wisdom is vast, layered and not something that science fully understands quite yet. Yet, some movement methodologies have gotten...
You know those “a ha!” moments in your dance training, those exciting moments of embodied understanding? Think back to those for a...
The mind-body connection, while not a novel phenomenon, has become a trendy topic in health and wellness circles. Often used as a...
The need to get things done and to cross off the proverbial to-do list is strong in so many of us. As...
These days, you may find it harder to stay present, especially when being in the moment reminds us that things are not...
Too much stress has come from the misinformation out there about how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. This information...
Pilates is about centering, literally and figuratively — building core strength and finding one’s metaphorical center, one’s sense of inner strength and...
Welcome to dancing at home — with its daily distractions, endless child supervision, traffic, noise, limited space and likely no ballet barre...
Many would agree that these are uncertain times….uncharted for most of us. We don’t know what the future holds, let alone tomorrow. The landscape...
Dancers can feel like their weight is a tricky balance between staying toned but also having tremendous energy and strength. Being too thin...