Health & Wellbeing | Dance Life

ALISHA’s ADVICE | Coping With Stress

Health & Wellbeing 2 May, 2016

Coping With Stress as a Dancer Advice for Aspiring Young Dancers by Alisha Coon DanceLife’s continuing series on pursuing a career in dance Exams, performance…

Alisha’s Advice | The European Experience

Health & Wellbeing 20 Mar, 2016

Living, Dancing & Auditioning in Europe Advice for Aspiring Young Dancers by Alisha Coon DanceLife’s continuing series on pursuing a career in dance Living an…

Ask the Physio… Spine Flexibility

Health & Wellbeing 16 Feb, 2016

Using the foam roller to improve flexibity of the spine by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form PhysiotherapyUse of the foam roller for self treatment is called self myof…

Ask the Physio… Spondylolithesis

Health & Wellbeing 3 Jan, 2016

Lower Back Pain and Spondylolisthesisby Sally Harrison form Perfect Form PhysiotherapyAlthough the experience of low back pain can be the result of a multitude of re…

Mind+Body Connection in Dancers

Health & Wellbeing 3 Jan, 2016

More Advice for Aspiring Young Dancers by Alisha Coon Following our popular interview with Alisha Coon last October on her experience as a professional dancer both i…

Ask the Physio … Hip Flexors

Health & Wellbeing 2 Dec, 2015

Stretching those Hip Flexors by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form Physiotherapy The hip flexors, as the name suggests, flex or bend the hip (as when lifting the leg off t…

Ask the Physio … Training Turnout

Health & Wellbeing 5 Nov, 2015

Training Turn Out … a brief guide for dancers by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form Physiotherapy Every dancer desires a natural, wide turn-out from the hips. High kicks…

Ask the Physio: Functional Training Part 2

Health & Wellbeing 11 Oct, 2015

What is functional training & how does it apply to me as a dancer? by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form PhysiotherapyRead PART 1 here Just as an athlete spends a lot of…

Ask the Physio: Functional Training

Health & Wellbeing 1 Sep, 2015

Functional Training | Part 1 What is it and how does it apply to me as a dancer? by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form PhysiotherapyJust as an athlete spends a lot of tim…

ASK THE PHYSIO … OVERUSE INJURIES!

Health & Wellbeing 4 Feb, 2015

Overuse injuries…..recognition and prevention. If you are taking on full time dance school this year you will probably increase the amount of dancing you are doing ev…