Dance Informa Magazine
Dancer Health
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7.4KIs going Organic really worth the cost?
What are pesticides and where does exposure occur? Pesticides and herbicides control unwanted insects and weeds, but they also affect beneficial insects...
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10.0KThe Australian Ballet School presents ‘Pointe Matters’
What is the correct age to start pointe? How do I know if I’m strong enough? Why do I keep getting injuries?...
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8.6KPaleo Diet: False Claims?
While the Internet and the popular media are not always my first choice for quality nutrition advice, I was pleasantly surprised at...
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9.8KSafe Dance: How to Deal With Dreaded Injuries
As dancers, we despise the idea of being injured and having to take time off. But what does ‘time off’ really mean?...
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51.4KWhy do elite dancers like Pilates?
Professional dancers have already reached the height of physical fitness and undertake eight or more hours a day of physical activity. They...
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14.0KShould dancers do weight training?
Ballet is a physically demanding art form for both males and females. Just as male dancers require powerful upper body, core, back...
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16.8KShould dancers avoid the bar?
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. Do you like a glass of wine with dinner, or a beer at the bar with...
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25.8K10 Reasons to Take Ballet
#1. To understand your body better No matter what your dance focus, you need to know your body. The structured, methodical approach...
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9.4K1Do you know the difference between pain and injury?
Through the vigorous workload and seemingly unnatural practices we apply each day to our life, dancers, without doubt during their careers will...
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17.6K8 Ways to Make Pointe Pain-Free
If you’re a professional dancer wearing pointe shoes all day long, you may experience some pain with pointe work. However, it is...
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6.3KMaking Healthy Changes Sustainable in the New Year
Finally lose that extra weight by simply shifting the way you think about food choices – No calorie counting required. By Emily...
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6.6KPointe Hurts…I Want to Quit!
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. Dance students new to pointe are always excited. They’ve been watching their favorite ballerinas since...
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7.3K1The realities of rehab after dance injury misdiagnosis
By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. Often for young dancers, injury is never considered in our plans. On top of this, a...
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5.3KPITFIT: Making Fitness FUNctional
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Working out in a playground, using balloons, and playing dress-ups? Getting fit for dance has never...
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4.1KGetting the Right Start: Quick and Easy Breakfast Ideas
Jump start your metabolism with these quick and easy breakfast ideas. By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD in collaboration with Jessica...
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22.6KDance Injury Prevention: 5 Healthful Fundamentals
By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. Nutrition We often think of using food as fuel: ingest it, burn it, use it for...
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16.1KSAFE DANCE: Preventing Injury in Winter
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Brrrr… it’s COLD out there! Winter has well and truly set in and we are more...
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9.5K1Sports Nutrition for the Male Dancer
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com. It is undeniable that dancers are athletes at the highest level. They have to...
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6.8KShow your heart some love this Valentine’s Day
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com This Valentine’s day, why not think about your physical heart, as well as your...
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3.8KStrategies to Beat the Holiday Bulge
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. www.dancernutrition.com When the holidays are over and we are left with a few extra pounds,...
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28.7K1Stretching 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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5.6KChoosing the Right Energy Foods
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...
