Proven Strategies How To Reduce Mental Clutter and Calm your Mind, Especially For Dancers Dancers, if you want to reduce mental clutter and calm your mind, here are some proven strategies that you can try. Dancers often struggle with mental health due to intense perfectionism, physical exhaustion, constant aesthetic scrutiny, and a culture that normalizes pushing … Read more
If you suffer from stone bruise heel or stone bruise on the balls of your feet, here is some advice on stone bruise treatment for you. What Is Stone Bruise? Stone bruise often known as stone bruise heel are sore spots on the bottom of the feet. Stone bruise can affect the balls of the … Read more
The human hip area is complex and lots can go wrong if not careful, so here I have looked at hip problems in dancers. The hip is a ball-and-socket joint, and together with intricate sets of ligaments offers a ballet dancer tremendous range of motion, and at the same time also withstands great wear and … Read more
Do Puberty And Ballet Mix Well Together? The transition from childhood to adulthood is called puberty and it affects every aspect of a young person’s life. If that young person happens to be a ballet dancer, puberty usually occurs just as they are making the transition into making a serious commitment to the study of … Read more
Can One Treat Bunions Without Surgery? Whether or not you can treat bunions without surgery is a much-debated topic, and it also depends on the severity of the bunion. There are a lot of bunion products on the market that can help one to alleviate some of the discomfort and pain caused by bunions. Bunions … Read more
Knee injuries in dancers are not uncommon, as the knee joint is very complicated and in a way also sensitive to injury, especially amongst both dancers and athletes. Knees although they seem simple, are one of the most complex joints in the human body. The knees and knee joints are hot spots for ballet dancers … Read more
Over the years of teaching, I have come into contact with a lot of pupils with hyperextended knees, and hyperextended knee treatment and training require care, especially in ballet training. What Is A Hyperextended Knee? A hyperextended knee is one that looks as though it is bending backwards when the knee is fully stretched. Hyperextended … Read more
Today I would like to go a little into eating disorders in dancers, as this seems to be quite a common issue in the dance world. Why So Many Eating Disorders In Dancers? The reasons for eating disorders in dancers are actually quite obvious. With a mirror being a dancer’s best friend and constantly looking … Read more
Let’s look at some stress solutions for dancers, and dance teachers. Here is how to identify, manage and prevent overwhelm. Dance students and teachers often carry stress from dance and everyday life at the same time, class and rehearsals layered over school, work, finances, and relationships. The hard part is that overwhelm can feel like … Read more
Most dancers know that their feet are very important and because they have to last a lifetime, we need to look after them as best we can. Here are some of the more common foot problems as we age and what we can do about these niggles if anything at all. This article contains affiliate links, which … Read more