by Rachel Caldwell | Oct 5, 2017 | Health & Body
Fitness trainer, professional dancer and cross-training expert Sebastian Grubb weighs in on why it’s essential for dancers to build their upper-body strength.A balanced body is a healthy body.When a dancer maintains equilibrium between her upper and lower...
by Rachel Caldwell | Sep 22, 2017 | Health & Body
“If you don’t have strong abdominal muscles, you sag into your lower back, your pelvis usually tips and you’re hanging out and slumped into your hip joints,” says Deborah Vogel, movement analyst, neuromuscular expert and co-founder of the...
by Andrea Marks | Jun 14, 2017 | Health & Body
The pressure for female dancers to be slim and feather-light is often at odds with their need to be strong. This contradiction is especially misleading in partnering. “Sometimes, a woman who has more muscle mass may weigh more but is actually easier to lift...
by Andrea Marks | May 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
A qualified personal trainer can help create a workout regimen that meets your body and classroom needs.As a teacher, you already know you need to look outside the studio for regular workouts. If you’ve trained primarily as a dancer, however, establishing a gym...
by Rachel Caldwell | May 15, 2017 | Trending
When Florida State University professor Tom Welsh arrived in Tallahassee in 1991, dance science was uncharted territory. “Mostly, it was technique teachers who were looking for ways to keep their dancers dancing,” he says. “It was just a field people...
by Rachel Caldwell | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Biking develops strength in the quadriceps and glutes. Working at a lower resistance will enable dancers to avoid building bulky muscles. An elliptical gives you an intense cardio workout without the impact on your joints. Adjustments to the incline and resistance can...
by Kathleen McGuire | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
“I think I pulled a muscle.” We’ve all said it, but what does it mean? There are many aches and pains that accompany a dancer’s daily practice, but there are important differences between muscle soreness and a strained or “pulled” muscle. While...
by Alison Feller for Dance Magazine | Nov 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Steph Lee, a dancer with Renegade Performance Group in New York City, spent more than 10 years of her dance career fighting recurring injuries. It wasn’t until she added CrossFit—the heavy-lifting, loud-grunting, specialized gym workout that has taken the world...
by Andrea Marks | Sep 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Our hips are overachievers. They are the main source of turnout and the axis of all leg movement. Dancers work them hard. No one knows this better than Heather Heineman, physical therapist at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Medical Center. She...