Have you forgotten why you love dance?
.Many of us eat, breathe and sleep dance, and we can lose sight of the beauty and passion that drew us to the art form in the first place. Do…
Kitchen Choreography: Delectable recipes by dance luminaries
Need help figuring out what to make for dinner? Google “Red Shell Mgmt Kitchen Choreography” to find recipes for main courses, salads, soups, desserts and cocktails. The LaVelle family. Photo courtesy…
Social media: How does it affect the dance world?
Social media. It’s infiltrated every part of our life — our relationships, travel, work, news, school and entertainment. Technically, social media includes any website or application that enables users to create and share…
Brand new app Help4Dancers has launched to help dancers with physical and mental well-being
A brand-new free mobile app is aiming to help dancers from across the globe become mentally fit and emotionally strong by building resilience from the stresses and strains of dance training and performance.…
5 stretches to avoid: Helping your students avoid injury
We are all different. Our anatomy, our goals and our dance styles vary. So is there really a golden list of stretches you absolutely should not do? No, not really.…
Danscend launches to provide mental wellness resources for dancers
Former professional dancers and long-time dance educators Michelle Loucadoux and Kristin Deiss have joined forces to bring mental wellness to the forefront of the minds of the dance community by…
Jumping back in: Top tips on jump conditioning after quarantine
Did you know that dancers, on average, jump 200 times per class? But after a year away from the studio, we won’t just be jumping right back in. While you…
Dancers’ top takeaways from leading sports nutrition conference
Revolutionizing Performance Nutrition was the theme of 2021’s symposium for the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) practice group. This subgroup of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics puts on…
Finding balance and style in mind and body: Só Dança’s new fitness line
In the face of the challenges we’ve all experienced over the past year, we’ve had to adapt, rethink and overcome. That’s where Só Dança’s new fitness line comes in. From…
Re-learning to deactivate: SAFE® and dancers
The body’s innate wisdom is vast, layered and not something that science fully understands quite yet. Yet, some movement methodologies have gotten close to that comprehensive understanding — forms such…