By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD The holidays are nearly upon us. With them comes an abundance of delicious high calorie...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD www.dancernutrition.com It’s no accident that all five of these top foods are fruits and vegetables....
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. Even mild dehydration can affect performance. Staying hydrated is extremely important to a dancer’s performance...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. 1. Eat more vegetables I can’t stress the importance of this strongly enough. Aim for...
By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. The Glycaemic Index is a tool that gives a numerical value to a specific amount...
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...
How much, what kind, and when? By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD Do dancers need extra protein? Do they need to...
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 Chris Bamford Vitamin D is an extremely important vitamin for our bodies. Known as the sun vitamin, we mainly get vitamin D from exposure to UVB rays,...
We all LOVE a massage, and as dancers, boy do we get sore muscles! But when and why should we enjoy a...
We all know we should drink more water, but do we? As dancers, we are athletes and it is important to keep...
By Paul Vander Straaten Did you know that dancing and physical activity actually ages your body? This concept is hard to grasp...
By Paul Vander Straaten. Health & Fitness Consultant. I recently attended The Australian Dance Festival. My focus there was to help the...
We all know that we love dancing and that it makes us feel great, but do we realise just how good it...