The Healthy Dancer

What does it mean to be healthy? Can I look healthy but not ‘be’ healthy? What is a healthy lifestyle? ...

Flow to Flow State: Cycle-Syncing for Dancers

That time of the month, moon days, code red, the curse: an event that happens once a month for the majority of half the world’s population yet we stil...

Strength Training for Dancers

The Gym: a space often only frequented by dancers looking to get some extra cardio in or perform some attention seeking stretches. Don’t worry, no judgement! I’ve been there many a time, wobbling on the bosu ba...

Cross Training for Dancers

Between the world-record breaking 10 year olds twirling and thumbnails promising the miracle fix for high legs, bendy backs and banana feet, it can be incredibly difficult to discern helpful information from m...

How to Safely Return to Dance

Returning to dancing post festivities can be an exciting prospect for many dancers and a daunting one for others. Chances are you had a little boogie here and there in the name of all things holly and jolly, bu...

Are Dancers Allergic to Rest?

I would hazard a guess that this year, jumping higher, turning faster and staying injury free are all top of your Christmas list but... what if you knew that you didn't have to wait a year to make those dreams ...

How to Prevent Knee Pain as a Dancer

I bend without breaking and wear a cap instead of a crown, knock when nervous and allow you to sit down. What am I? Your knees! ...

Ideal Posture: Is It a Utopia?

“Sit up straight! I just don’t understand how you can dance so upright and then sit all twisted like that.” I’ve lost count of how many times I heard my mom say that — especially during my teenage years, that a...

World Osteoporosis Day

Affecting more than 50% of women aged 50+ and 20% of men globally, osteoporosis can have devastating physical, mental and socioeconomic effects leading many to beg the question what can we do?...

Dancing Through Pain: The Truth Behind Injury

How do I relieve back pain? How do I stop my hip clicking? How to heal knee pain? - All common queries frantically bashed into the google search bar b...

A Dancer's Guide to Warming Up

Warming up: a concept that is often met with annoyance if not, neglect. What a faff! Limbering up and stretching out just to work those same muscles even harder in your actual training. We all know it’s importa...

Eating Disorders in Dance

Eating disorders in ballet is often a sensitive subject that is for the most part silenced as the dance industry desperately tries to preserve a naturally thin aesthetic. The harsh truth is that eating disorder...