Dance Health

Tips for Joint Popping: Is it safe to crack your hips?

It used to be that I had to pop my hips. I simply could not turn out or get my leg high

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7 Ways to Refresh Your Dancing Feet

For dancers, their feet are some of their most prized possessions. Dancers bend them, stretch them, turn on them and jump on

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Is 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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The 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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Paleo 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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Safe 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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Why 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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Should 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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Should 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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10 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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