Archive for December, 2008

December 29th

Utilizing Turnout without tucking under

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Greetings, everyone, and Happy New Year! May 2009 be the best year ever! I’m wondering if you can help me with turnout. I understand the concept of turning out using the small rotator muscles underneath the buttocks, however every time I engage them, I can’t help but to engage my gluteus maximus also – which [...]

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December 24th

Pain… should you work through it?

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Check back often for new questions! Thanks to all the people who wrote in with appreciation for the podcast. I loved reading all your kind words! I have a question about dancing while in pain. I hear such different opinions from different people. My daughter’s dance teachers will absolutely not let them dance if in [...]

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December 23rd

The Science of Dance Training Podcast #1 is ready!

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Happy Holidays! After some trials and tribulations (the learning curve to technology is never easy) the first Science of Dance Training podcast is ready for your listening pleasure! The volume varies some (we’ll get that fixed for next time) but we are too excited to wait any longer to share this with you! We’ve made [...]

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December 16th

Announcing The Science of Dance Training Podcasts!

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We’re almost at the end of the year and Lisa Howell and I have been planning some very special joint projects for next year. We are both passionate and committed to educating dancers and teachers on how to get the most out of your dancing. We’ve created a blog at TheScienceofDanceTraining.wordpress.com We decided that we [...]

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December 10th

Pointe preparation

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I am 15 years old and I have read all of your newsletters dealing with the feet and ankles and they have helped so much. Although, I’m starting to have some new problems with my feet. I have noticed after performances and warm-ups my ankles and a muscle between my calf and the heel of [...]

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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 can [...]

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December 1st

Buttock Pain

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Greetings! I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving holidays were wonderful…. I am grateful to have all of you in my dance community! The new website is nearly done…. hoping by the next newsletter it will be up and running! Here’s the question of the week… My daughter is 14 and has been dancing for 10 years. She [...]

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