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Your warm up could be doing you more harm than good….

What does your pre-class warm-up look like? If it is anything like mine was, it was sitting around in a circle with my dance friends,...

Feb 2, 20233 min read

Snapshot: A quick look at some 'hot off the press' dance medicine research..... Great News! Researchers have shown that Mat work Pilates...

Jul 18, 20193 min read

We're on them all the time and as dancers we ask quite a bit of them...especially if you are going en pointe. But how well do you know...

Jul 1, 20185 min read

The Australian Ballet Company is leading the way in dance medicine and I love seeing how things have progressed over the last 20 years. A...

Jun 1, 20183 min read

Have you ever noticed that when you first start learning a dance for a concert that the first few times you go through the whole dance...

May 1, 20183 min read

Did you know? The use of ‘turnout’ originates from the time of King Louis XIV when ballet was performed on raked stages. This new way of...

Apr 1, 20183 min read

Stability in dance could be said to be the illusion that a movement is static – like holding an arabesque or lift. However, in reality are t

Mar 1, 20183 min read

So you’ve been injured…. What now? The initial treatment for an acute injury is widely know (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation and...

Feb 1, 20183 min read

Dance has often been described as an athletic art form. Its physical demands and training culture are unique compared to other sports and...

Jan 1, 20184 min read

Welcome to my Blog page! Here you will find dance related strength and conditioning information, links to articles and regular reviews of...

Dec 1, 20171 min read