Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "stretching"
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710Dancer HealthBeyond Stretching, Part 3: Sustainable flexibility development
For this edition’s Beyond Stretching column, Zac Jones, founder of Heal Yourself and Move, joins Dance Informa to delve into the nuanced...
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545Dancer HealthBeyond Stretching, Part 2: Safely maintaining and enhancing arabesques and extensions during holiday breaks
Welcome to this issue’s Beyond Stretching column with Zac Jones from Heal Yourself and Move! In part two, we will be sharing strategies to...
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5.5KDancer Health5 stretches to avoid: How you can avoid injuring yourself while stretching
We are all different. Our anatomy, our goals and our dance styles vary. So is there really a golden list of stretches...
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108.8KDance AdviceWhy The Australian Ballet dancers quit stretching
Dancers love to sit in an impressive stretch and yank their legs into all sorts of positions in order to ‘increase’ their...
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4.0KDancer HealthHow to have a warm and stretchy winter
Have you noticed that it is more difficult to stretch your muscles when you feel cold? Or that it takes longer for you...
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10.9KDancer HealthHow can I safely improve my arches?
Most dance forms look for “line”, that curvilinear continuity through the body that can be so aesthetically pleasing to the viewer and...
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13.7KDance AdviceWhy am I not as flexible as my friend?
Sometimes you may find yourself wondering why you’re not as flexible as your friends, or why you’re flexible in different ways. Everybody...
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27.7K1Dancer HealthStretching Truths
BEST OF 2013: A favourite article from the February Edition By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Do you stretch extensively before class?...
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3.8KDancer HealthFitness Beyond the Studio
By Emily Yewell Volin. Technique classes and rehearsals are a dancer’s job and a common misconception is that this training schedule provides...
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9.8KDance Advice
Stretching Truths
By Rain Francis. Do you stretch extensively before class? Do you often sit in a stretch for a few minutes or more?...
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6.1KDancer HealthYoga for Dancers
By Jessica Innes. De-stress and Stretch Out – two things dancers need a good dose of! The inspiring choreographer Mia Michaels articulately...
