This year’s Vitality Dance Teacher Conference from Energetiks VDF is really homing in on the important subjects for dance educators and studio owners. We take a dive into their schedule for the event this coming Friday 12 April in Melbourne to find out what’s on offer to educate, illuminate and inspire… How do I make […]

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When it comes to professional development, as educators, we want to be sure we are spending our precious free time on something engaging, informative and relevant to us. Vitality Teacher Conference at Energetiks VDF is always chock full of inspiring seminars, Q&As and practical workshops, meaning we walk away from a full day of learning […]

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Injury Prevention and Management for Dancers is a new publication from Crowood Press. It integrates new science and research about physiology in dance. It is designed for healthcare practitioners and conditioning experts, to give them an overview of the specific issues and treatments in dance medicine, but it is suitable for the dance teacher, student […]

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“I want more energy, lower injury risk and a healthy weight.” As a registered dietitian who has been working with elite level dancers for over 10 years, these are the most common concerns I hear voiced.  Dancers are always looking for what to eat or what supplement to take to achieve their goals. Many people don’t realize, […]

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History and science museums are full of them. Graveyards and memorial grounds are packed with them. Archaeologists study those that have lasted millennia. Bones seem as tough and indelible as stone! And, while our bones are really hard and give our bodies support and protection, they are made up of living cells that continually build […]

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By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. Often for young dancers, injury is never considered in our plans. On top of this, a small niggle or slight pain is often treated by our usual physio, the adequate therapies applied and we trust that in a few weeks, maybe months we will be back and performing at […]

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By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. Nutrition We often think of using food as fuel: ingest it, burn it, use it for energy. However, food and beverages are what our bodies use for every function, from muscle contraction to nerve impulse to cell new formation! Many foods, especially natural and minimally processed foods, provide us […]

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By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Brrrr… it’s COLD out there! Winter has well and truly set in and we are more at risk of injury than we were in summer. Dance Informa consulted leading dance physio Lisa Howell, of Perfect Form Physiotherapy, to find out the best ways to stay healthy and strong during […]

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By Grace Edwards. A young dance student goes through the motions of a routine in class. The teacher glares at her. “Never ‘mark’ your sequences,” the teacher tells her. “That’s lazy. The best dancers are those who practise ‘full out’ as much as possible.” Ten years later, with a successful career behind her, the dancer […]

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By Laura Di Orio. You may have seen some dancers with a large, cylindrical device poking out of their dance bag, or others laying on what looks like a foam log before class. And you may have asked yourself, “What is that? And what are they doing?” That device is a foam roller, and what […]

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