April 21st
I am a dance teacher and have been experiencing pain in my sacro-iliac joint on my left side. I figure it may be due to my demonstrating most exercises with my right leg and being supported on the left. I have been to a chiropractor who helped me isolate the problem, but none of the treatments [...]
September 30th
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 [...]
March 19th
Thank you so much for all the information you provide on your web site and in Tune Up Your Turnout! Since I have a sway back, it was a nice surprise to buy a book about turnout and also get so much help with alignment. After stretching the hip flexors (it’s like a miracle!) I [...]
October 25th
Last week during an over enthusiastic assemblé I managed to slip, flip into the air, and fall on my back. My doctor said I bruised a bone; my sacroiliac joint. It has been nearly 2 weeks, and I have been resting it. However, it still hurts to développé do the left side, left passe, and [...]
April 22nd
Announcement: Anneliese Burns Wilson has a great offer of a free download for a modern lesson. Check it out at http://www.abcfordance.com/product-p/imd.htm. She also has a free download to a ballet lesson. Anneliese is my co-author for the Functional Anatomy for Dancers series and is a fantastic resource for us all! Secondly – I have a [...]
March 2nd
Lisa Howell and I have recorded another podcast and put it on our own iTune channel! If you have iTunes on your computer open it up, and then go to the iTunes store. Then you want to click on podcasts. Put Deborah Vogel in the Search iTunes store space on the top right of the [...]
Read more of Another Podcast from the Science of Dance Training!…
February 15th
Quick announcement before we get into this week’s question on neck and back pain. I’m so pleased to be able to now offer pinkie balls for sale, 4 for $10! You will find them under products, then click on equipment. Also… it brings me great pleasure to offer Rebecca Dietzel’s A Dancer’s Guide To Healthy [...]
October 17th
My ballet teacher has been helping me a lot with my feet because they are my weak spot. She said that I am too strong in the outer part of my feet, instead of being strong in the inside part. She said that I am more prone to injury because of this, and that this [...]