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It’s Time to Rethink Hyperspecialization for Young Dancers

Garnet Henderson

How do you become a great dancer? Dance, dance and more dance. At least, that was the prevailing wisdom when I was young. My fellow dancers were routinely pressured to quit playing other sports, and I even got a note excusing me from running in P.E. class. But during that time, I also discovered that […]

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