I received some great questions from Lynn and have imbedded my responses below. Hi Deborah, I have a few questions and was wondering the best way to go. I have the Essential anatomy course for dancers and just started to dig into it a little bit because I bought it in the summer and just [...]
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Today’s post came from an email from a concerned mother who’s daughter was diagnosed with an os trigonum in both ankles. She writes… My daughter is 14 and very serious about her dancing. She has heel pain and has worked with a PT for the past year and rested a good part of last year. [...]
I had the pleasure of working with dancers from the Allegro Performing Arts Academy recently and they were the dancers shown in the picture on the post on strengthening the iliopsoas for higher extensions. This week’s post is answering a common question about snapping or popping hips. What does it mean? There are different types [...]
This week’s newsletter tackles the very sensitive and tricky topic of overweight dancers. A reader writes… You may have already discussed this issue in the body series but I just wondered if you had anything specific on over-weight dancers. It is so tricky discussing weight issues with students and parents that I thought if there [...]
The question today came from Bethany who writes… I could really use some advice about my arches. Over the last year or so they have begun to cramp terribly mostly on pointe but often on flat also. Sometimes it hurts so bad that I can barely handle it and start to feel nauseous. I feel [...]
Quick reminder before answering the question that the 2011 New Year’s special will run through January 5th. Purchase Essential Anatomy: A Multimedia Course for dancers and dance teachers for $149 and get $45 off one of the best tools for dance teachers to learn important anatomical principles. Simply put TBS2011 in the coupon box when purchasing and [...]
Read more of Working with a Leg Length Difference & Popping Ankle…
I am teaching at a local ballet school. I work with the children from the ages of 3 1/2 to 10, primarily. I also conduct conditioning/pre-pointe classes for slightly older girls. I am the only teacher for the youngest dancers but do share teaching assignments with other teachers for the girls in both the Ballet [...]
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I am a ballet teacher and I have a student that is 15 and just found out she has scoliosis. She has been dancing all her life and is a good dancer. When I found out that she has scoliosis it put some things into perspective about her body and how she uses it. She [...]
First of all I would like to thank you for the great website and your great blog! I am a 19-year-old ballerina and have been doing ballet recreationally since I was 5. A couple of years ago I decided to take it more seriously and to train more hours. I have three questions and I [...]
I am a 15 year old ballet student who hopes to pursue a career in dance. Right now I have an achilles tendon injury that requires passive healing, a lot of physical therapy and may take many months to heal. I have been off of dance for about 2 months now, and I’m having a [...]