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All posts tagged "dancer wellness"
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7.3KDancer HealthPreparing for concert season: Boost your performance with simple nutrition tips
For many dancers, the end-of-year performances are a critical time to be seen and demonstrate what you have achieved, but it’s also...
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24.2KDancer HealthAttention dancers: Please do this now!
Dance Informa asked 10 of the world’s most active dance medicine and science experts to name one thing they really, really wish...
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9.8KDancer HealthReal Dancers Eat, and here are some of their secrets
At a recent Atlanta Ballet performance, I was amazed at the level of athleticism, endurance and power that today’s classical and contemporary...
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5.6KDancer HealthThriving through winter with these easy health tips
With the right care and attention to our body and mind, winter can be a time to thrive, to get down to...
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5.4KDancer HealthCaring for your dancing hands and wrists this Winter
As dancers, our hands and wrists help us to execute choreography, express ourselves in movement, propel us through floorwork, and more. Yet...
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10.5KDancer HealthResearch shows ballet aides in healthier ageing
Queensland Ballet and QUT released the results of a joint project examining the health and wellbeing benefits of ballet for older Australians....
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4.7KDancer HealthVitamin D deficiency is common, and it’s a bigger concern than most dancers realise
My daughter is now taking five dance classes a week, so at a recent visit to her pediatrician, I asked about testing...
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11.1KDancer 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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13.9KDancer HealthNutrition for your Dance Festival Weekend
VDF, proudly sponsored by Dance Informa , is fast approaching! I’m sure you’ve picked out your outfits, but have you chosen your...
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14.0KDance 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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5.0KDancer Health5 proven superfoods to boost your performance in the New Year
These five foods have the nutrition chops to actually earn the title “superfoods”. There’s substantial research to back up health claims, they’re...
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15.1KDancer HealthPointe shoes: Will they always hurt??
You waited all this time, took the required amount of classes, worked extra hard on your ballet technique and were finally approved...
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17.8KDancer HealthFive foods to avoid or limit before a performance
It’s dance concert time! Many non-dancers might not realise how much energy it takes to get through performances requiring dancing in multiple...
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11.8KDancer HealthHow to prevent muscle cramping and pain as the weather heats up
Hydration, blood volume, and muscle cramping are a beautifully balanced dance between electrolytes, hormones, enzymes, and the amount of fluid dancers ingest....
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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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6.9KDancer HealthDefining ‘success’ as a dancer
Dancing offers so many beautiful gifts. That’s why so many of us are so powerfully drawn to it. George Balanchine once said...
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6.8KDancer HealthVegan diets: A skyrocketing trend, but are they safe for dancers and athletes?
What do Sylvie Guillem, Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Alec Baldwin and Joaquin Phoenix have in common? They are all very public about...
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8.7KDancer HealthThe dancer’s guide to Winter
Winter has started to set in, and we are all beginning to freeze! This is a time for extra-concentrated warm-ups, careful cool-downs,...
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9.7KDancer HealthSleep, performance and weight management
“It took me far longer then it should have to realise how much of an effect lack of sleep was having on...
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25.4KDancer HealthIs pain a necessary evil for dancing en pointe? Or is there another way?
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of dancing en pointe. For many aspiring young dancers, and even for adults who start dance...
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7.7KDancer HealthYes, diet can help with mood, anxiety and depression
A 15-year-old Ellie* began feeling down much of the time, she ate less, and went through some big struggles with food and...
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13.9KDancer HealthFive nutrition must-knows for dance students
Dancers have heard the importance of good nutrition. Your body is your instrument, and it needs fuel – the premium kind – to...
