Dancing for Discipline
Real improvement in any skill is not ultimately determined by how long we practice or...
February 28, 2020
Dancing for Grit, Part Two
The only people who think dancing is easy are the ones not challenging themselves to...
February 19, 2020
Dancing for Grit, Part One
“I have no rhythm.” “I have two left feet.” Does either of these phrases sound...
February 14, 2020
Dancer’s Burnout: The Important Questions
So know you have a basic understanding of burnout (read this if you haven’t), and...
September 19, 2019
Forgotten Details: Adapting to a Dance Schedule
Several months ago, there was an influx of new students, and I suddenly found myself...
April 12, 2019
Barre-Fit Was Designed with YOUR Body in Mind
A few years ago, a new kind of workout started cropping up in gyms, Pilates...
January 22, 2019
The Dancer’s Guide to Injury Recovery II: Shin Splints
Medial tibial stress syndrome - more commonly known as shin splints, is one of the...
November 27, 2018
The Dancer’s Guide to Injury Recovery
It’s happened to all of us. We’ve landed a grand jété poorly, didn’t get over...
November 13, 2018
Addiction: The Downside of Staying Fit through Dance
Last night, my wife and I danced at a wedding until after midnight. It was...
May 27, 2018
Dance Fitness: A Full Body Experience
When it comes to staying in shape, you just can’t beat dance! The following is...
May 5, 2018
Exercise for the Introvert: Keeping Healthy through Dance
“Gosh, she’s in great shape.” “Those guys are probably laughing at these wimpy weights I’m...
April 30, 2018
Cross-Training Benefits: Tap Dancing
Cross-training doesn’t work for everyone. That might seem like a strange way to begin an...
October 18, 2017
Cross-Training Benefits: Contemporary Classes
Contemporary tends to defy description as a dance form - largely because it derives from...
October 9, 2017
Cross-Training Benefits: Hip Hop Classes
Last week we covered the myriad ways that ballet lessons can benefit your dancing. Today,...
October 6, 2017
Cross-Training Benefits: Ballet Classes
When we went to school to earn a degree, we took a variety of courses,...
September 30, 2017
July 11, 2017
5 Secrets to Dancing Forever
Remember that 80-year old woman who blew Simon Cowell away on America’s Got Talent? Simon had just...
December 6, 2016
Low-Impact Dancing 201
Welcome back! You’ve done all the prep work, and are ready to hit the dance...
Low-Impact Dancing 101
Ah, the ignorance of youth. The ability to dance at a moment’s notice, without warming...
Cross-Training: What Different Activities Bring to Your Dancing
Last time, we looked at how we can improve our dancing by cross-training with other...
May 12, 2015
Cross-training, and 4 Ways it Helps Your Dancing
Ever heard about what happens to workers in meat-packing factories? They complain of tendonitis, joint...
May 5, 2015
5 Exercises that Build a Dancer’s Endurance
As we’ve learned, there are plenty of changes we can make to our eating and...
April 3, 2015
Why Even Dancers Need Rest
I recently heard that business people benefit from ‘free days’, a 24 hour period in...
March 26, 2015
Building a Dancer’s Diet: What and When to Eat
In our previous article, we looked at an overview of your diet, rest, exercise, and...
March 19, 2015
The Key to Dancing Better, for Longer
You can be in tremendous physical shape, be flexible as Gumby, yet still get exhausted...
March 5, 2015
January Tip for Dancers
The philosophy of push through the pain is one we are all familiar with. The...
January 7, 2014