Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

January 31st

Improving focus

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Today’s Q&A post includes an excerpt from Train Your Brain: A Teen’s Guide to Well Being. Enjoy!
I just found your web site and blog and it is really interesting.
I have an almost 7 years old ballerina at home, and I have some concerns.
She’s very lean, but she’s not so flexible and I don’t [...]

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January 20th

Balancing Tips!

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Anneliese Burns Wilson was kind enough to talk to me about training for balance and why it is so important!  You can listen to the podcast by clicking here
Thanks to all who took the quick survey. I’m going to keep it open for a few more days and then I’ll send more information out [...]

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April 21st

Different sizes of pointe shoes

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A dancer has asked me for help with her pointe shoes. One foot is much smaller than the other and she had been stuffing extra padding into the bigger shoe, but this caused her a lot of pain and lots of problems on pointe. She has found out that one foot is actually [...]

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January 20th

A Celebration Gift!

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I’m inspired today by Obama’s words – and seeing the energy of hopefulness about the future. (plus the sun is shining today! Always a good omen for NE Ohio in January!)
I’d like to share a mp3 file with you of guided imagery that I created for my students. As I talk about in the [...]

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December 7th

Hyperextension and Pregnancy tips

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Announcements!
I now have a facebook account – and I invite you all to become my friend! If you have an account just search for me…. Deborah Vogel. (there are actually 10 women on facebook with my name – but I’m the only one holding a spine:)
Also…. I’m uploading videos to YouTube! You [...]

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October 2nd

Longer Leg & Plantar Fasciitis

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Greetings!
I’m sending this from the beautiful TCU campus where I have been teaching an intensive course this week to the dance dept. There is nothing like teaching to a group of students who are eager and avid to learn all they can to improve their technique. And an extra perk is the [...]

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August 7th

Excerpt from Train Your Brain: A Teen’s Guide to Well Being

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August 8, 2008
This week’s newsletter has a different focus. Instead of answering a question, I’d like to share an excerpt from Train Your Brain: A Teen’s Guide to Well Being, my newest book. This book isn’t just for dancers – I took some of the brain concepts I have learned and use [...]

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May 20th

Hip Pops

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Announcements:
The affiliate program has been set up! If you have a website and would like to be paid for referring others to the educational products that The Body Series offers – here is how you would do it. Creating these products and offering the free newsletter, etc. is certainly not making me [...]

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