Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "cross-training"
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312Dance AdviceBeyond Stretching, Part 5: Finding confidence and growth on the road to becoming a professional dancer
It’s no secret that a professional dancer is one of the most challenging yet rewarding journeys one can undertake. It involves countless...
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1.5KDance Teacher ResourcesBeyond Stretching, Part 4: Strength to technique – lighter than air
In the captivating world of dance, our journey towards mastery often mirrors the great feats of aviation pioneers. Picture yourself in the...
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1.2KDancer 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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1.3KFeaturedDancers from around the world: 3 dance journeys
Dancers, no matter where they come from, have many things in common. They’re passionate, hard workers and, however their dance journey has...
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862Dancer 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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1.1KDancer HealthBeyond Stretching, Part 1: Sustaining peak performance
Over the next six issues, Dance Informa will be collaborating with Zac Jones, director of Heal Yourself and Move, on a series...
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1.4KFeatured‘Between longing and regret and feminist disdain’: Alice Robb on loving and leaving ballet
‘Three hundred thousand students train at the professional level every year, undeterred by the fact that just two percent will make it...
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1.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsAustin Butler – Becoming ‘ELVIS’!
Baz Luhrmann’s feature film Elvis became the No. 1 at the box office in North America, with its opening weekend across 3,906 theatres, generating...
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1.5KFeaturedRun, Katie, run! Regent Seven Seas Cruises cast member goes the distance
For thousands of Regent Seven Seas Cruises crew members, the return to sail was awaited with great excitement, each relaunch suggesting another...
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4.9KDance Advice5 ways you can diversify your skills in movement related fields
Dancers are agile and intelligent individuals, who have the capacity to learn quickly, adopt new information and strike with precision. So when...
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2.9KDancer HealthA Pilates sequence for cross-training and re-centring in stressful times
Pilates is about centring, literally and figuratively — building core strength and finding one’s metaphorical centre, one’s sense of inner strength and...
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2.5KDance Teacher ResourcesInvesting in digital delivery for the strength and conditioning of dancers
Dance and movement educator Zac Jones leads Heal Yourself and Move, a conditioning and strength training program which he teaches at a...
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3.3KDancer HealthPutting your best feet forward: 5 simple exercises to keep your feet in fine form
As a dancer, your feet are one of your most precious assets. They work hard for you in every class, rehearsal and...
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8.6KDance AdviceTo our non-dancer friends: 10 things to know about us
When it comes to the life of a dancer, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Whether it’s our...
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5.7KDancer HealthWinter is over: 6 tips to get back in shape the healthy way
There is something about warm weather, swim suits and beach season that motivates us to stick to our healthy lifestyle goals like...
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8.3KDance AdviceXtend Barre: ‘Ballet on Steroids’
One of the good things about globalisation is the speed at which trends move around the world – from the return of...
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15.0KDancer HealthThe benefits of Gyrotonic exercise for dancers
As a dancer, you probably already incorporate Pilates into your conditioning programme. But have you heard of Gyrotonic? Well, it’s about to...
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22.5KDancer HealthDance 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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7.2KDancer HealthFoam Rolling for Dancers
By Laura Di Orio. You may have seen some dancers with a large, cylindrical device poking out of their dance bag, or...
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4.1KDancer 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...
