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All posts tagged "dancer health"
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5.8KDance HealthFive foods to avoid before your holiday performance
It’s Nutcracker time. Many non-dancers might not realize how much energy it takes to get through a long run of shows. Since...
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7.1KDance HealthDoes this advertisement share the wrong message?
For me, the past year has been filled with every dancer’s worst nightmare: injury. I herniated a disc in my lower back...
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12.0KDance HealthHow cross-training keeps ABT’s Kathryn Boren feeling strong and injury-free
We’ve all heard the importance of cross-training for dancers. How methods such as Pilates, yoga, Gyrotonic, resistance training, cardio and, yes, even...
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5.6KDance HealthCaring for your dancing hands and wrists – give ‘em a hand as winter sets in.
As dancers, our hands and wrists help us to execute choreography, express ourselves in movement, propel us through floorwork and more. Yet...
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6.1KDance HealthCryotherapy: What is it, and should you do it?
As dancers, we are probably all very familiar with the use of ice on small, localized areas to help with various aches...
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21.0KDance HealthTold to diet? Don’t listen to your dance teacher.
Conflicting ideas are rampant in the lives of pre-teens and teens – they often hear completely different messages from the authority figures...
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13.9KDance HealthVegan diets: A skyrocketing trend, but are they safe for dancers?
What do Sylvie Guillem, Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Alec Baldwin and Joaquin Phoenix have in common? They are all very public about...
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9.0KDance HealthHydration know-how for dancers
Without question, water is an incredibly important ingredient for life. We can live far longer without food than we can without water....
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11.3KDance HealthRecover faster, stronger, and reduce sore muscles during summer intensives
I have fond memories of going to Boston Ballet School every summer, but I’ll never forget how sore and exhausted I was....
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7.1KDance HealthKey diet tips for your best spring show ever
Your best performance starts in the days leading up to show time. You can make this year your best spring performance ever...
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6.6KDance HealthSweaty fun in the sun: An outdoor cross-training sequence for dancers
We know that cross-training helps dancers dance longer, stronger and with greater grace. Flexibility and coordination aren’t the only thing we need...
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6.2KDance HealthIs there a link between diet, depression and anxiety?
A 15-year-old Ellie* began feeling down much of the time, she ate less, and went through some big struggles with food and...
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8.7KDance HealthFirst, Do No Harm – How to help when you see signs of an eating disorder
It’s a sad reality that eating disorders in dancers are common enough to have become cliche. Dance Informa discussed this is in...
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28.3KDance Health6 dancer-friendly workout apps
If “getting fit” was one of your New Year’s resolutions, it’s not too late to up the ante! Joining a gym can...
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8.9KDance HealthSleep, performance and weight management
“It took me far longer then it should have to realize how much of an effect lack of sleep was having on...
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8.9KDance HealthSoy, Almond or Cow’s Milk: What’s best for dancers?
Sales of plant-based milks such as almond, soy and coconut are skyrocketing globally, while sales of cow’s milk continue to decline1,2. Cow’s...
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7.9KDance HealthTreat your dancing feet this season
As dancers, our feet take a lot. Without their nuanced articulation and strength, we wouldn’t be able to dance in the captivating...
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6.1KDance HealthHow to prevent the thinking and behavior that leads to an eating disorder
We’ve seen it portrayed in movies, in literature, in art and in theater – the dancer who’s obsessed with her weight. Whether...
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6.7KDance HealthGiving delicious Halloween treats a healthier spin
I’m a nutritionist, but I admit that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. What’s not to love about carving pumpkins, roasting...
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7.1KDance HealthGet healthy with these back-to-school lunch ideas
As a busy mom of two dancers myself, I recognize that the lunch struggle is real. As a dietitian who works with...
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14.0KDance HealthReal Dancers Eat, and here are some of their secrets
At a recent Atlanta Ballet performance, I was amazed at the level of athleticism, endurance and power that today’s classical and contemporary...
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16.6KDance Health5 Things I Want to Tell Dancers: Dance Medicine Specialist
The next in Dance Informa’s “5 Things I Want to Tell Dancers” series. Here, we receive advice from a dance-medicine specialist about...
