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...
“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...
Last month was Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. There are an estimated 47 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer’s disease and other...
Summer programs are incredible platforms for dancers to grow as artists, technicians and people. For so many, the summer is really when...
Whether you are a retired professional, a young student just starting out or an individual with a passion for movement but not...
My daughter is now taking five dance classes a week, so at a recent visit to her pediatrician, I asked about testing...
The myth of the dreaded “Freshman 15” can be daunting for any college student, but it could be particularly unnerving for college...
That “gawky” feeling – when limbs feel too long for one’s body, as if not really their own. In the pre-teen and...
For many, dance is a passion, profession, even a way of life. It is something we may even “eat, sleep and breathe”....