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...
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...
By Leigh Schanfein. Nutrition We often think of using food as fuel: ingest it, burn it, use it for energy. However, food...
By Stephanie Wolf. The blockbuster hit Black Swan had people gasping, “Is the ballet world really that harsh and horrific?” While some...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Dancers tend to be cautious about fat in their diets. This is completely understandable...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com Want better jump height, more endurance, improved brain function and better fat burning? Then...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD www.dancernutrition.com Dance Informa is celebrating heart health this Valentine’s Day by highlighting five red foods...
By Stephanie Wolf. Ambitious, self-motivated, earnest work ethic – these are all attributes of a successful ballet dancer. These are also adjectives...
By Christine Dion of Mode Dion. Winter months keep your skin working overtime, from indoor heaters blasting out dry air and irritants...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com. Food labels today might boast that their product is organic, natural or free-range. Some...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD Even mild dehydration can affect performance. Staying hydrated is extremely important to a dancer’s performance...
Part 2: Obama Care, What Does it all Mean? By Stephanie Wolf. Right now, the nation is on the brink of historical...
Part 1: Getting Insured. By Stephanie Wolf. A dancer’s ability to work and earn income is dependent on optimal health and physical...
Commit to eating better this New Year. Here are some tips and ideas to help you stick to your New Year’s resolution...
Nutrition recommendations for preventing and recovering from bone breaks, stress reactions, or stress fractures. By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD With...
By Leigh Schanfein The weekend of October 14th, 2011 held a lot of excitement for me and others devoted to dancer health,...
Stress, dance and diet. By Paul Vander Straaten What is stress? According to Dr. Tamara Hunter*, “stress is the emotional, mental and...
By Jessica Innes. De-stress and Stretch Out – two things dancers need a good dose of! The inspiring choreographer Mia Michaels articulately...
By Paul Vander Straaten I am the proud father of two beautiful little boys. Watching them grow really is a joy and...
By Laura Di Orio. A musician’s piano won’t play as well if it’s not tuned, and a carpenter’s saw won’t cut...
By Chris Bamford Vitamin D is an extremely important vitamin for our bodies. Known as the sun vitamin, we mainly get vitamin...
We all LOVE a massage, and as dancers, boy do we get sore muscles! But when and why should we enjoy a...