Nancy Welker has been kind enough make another guest appearance on Dance Advantage to answer some frequently asked questions about preventing and soothing muscle soreness following a dance class or workout.
Keeping on Your Toes — Preventing & Soothing Aches, Pains, and Muscle Strains
June 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
When Should My Child See A Doctor for Dance Injuries?
June 3, 2009 By 8 Comments
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Turnout – How to Nurture Your Turnout
October 10, 2008 By 12 Comments
Too much tension in the musculature around the hip joint is often responsible for limiting the degree of turnout. Therefore, releasing that tension is key if you’d like to improve outward (and inward) rotation. Tight inward rotators inhibit outward rotation and visa versa. Dancers have varying methods which they use to accomplish release in the hips. Some use passive and lengthening stretches and others utilize props like balls to facilitate an opening within the joint.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Turnout – Part I
October 10, 2008 By 1 Comment
Although we sometime use the word turnout as a noun or a position (i.e. “Your turnout could be better.”), it is more appropriately thought of as an action, a verb. Because outward rotation is not the body’s natural state, the work does not stop once the position or desired degree of rotation has been attained. Instead, outward rotation of the hips requires continual action within the body, even when the rotation is held in a position (like ballet 5th).
Be Sweet to your Feet – Free Sample
April 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This week for What’s In Your Dance Bag?, I want to give you the opportunity to take The Gilden Tree Soft Feet Challenge and get a free sample of their Nourishing Foot Cream which is organic and aloe-based. What dancer couldn’t use a foot refresher once in a while? Thanks to Heather at Freebies 4 Mom for [...]
