Mental & Physical Health

HEALTHY BODY IMAGE IN DANCE

Standing in front of the mirror and trying on a beautiful new dance costume- heaven, right? But for numerous dancers around the world, this is the moment they dread. “Omg, look at those hips…no wonder I’m not making the finals look at those crooked legs….why is my belly poking out so much?” And on and …

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HOW TO KEEP MOTIVATED

“Motivation is the key to success”, “I feel like you lack motivation”, “Stay motivated” Do these statements ring a bell? They sure do for us as we’ve been hearing about the importance of motivation since we started dancing. So, we all know that it’s important. But do you really know what motivation is? Why is …

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HOW TO IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY

Flexibility is one of the fundamental abilities of dancers- body actions, lines, jumps and stretches we do in our choreographies only work if we can actually use our bodies without stiffness and limits. Some people are born more flexible than others and natural predisposition helps, but there’s no reason why anyone couldn’t improve- after all, …

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TOP 3 DANCE PRACTICE ESSENTIALS

New year, new goals! We have a blog post all about goal-setting coming up later this month, but today we’re looking into another important aspect that will help you improve your dancing- our TOP 3 DANCE PRACTICE ESSENTIALS! We won’t go into the obvious like dance shoes but rather talk about some stuff that maybe …

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Better Squats-how and why?

BETTER SQUATS-how and why

Everyone knows that squats are great for dancers, right? Right, but still very few dancers actually use these exercises and there are still many misconceptions surrounding squats and what squatting will do to your body. Ballroom Dancesport requires a wide range of rising/lowering actions that can benefit from squatting exercises- strong leg muscles and movement …

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RUNNING FOR DANCERS

Running? No no no, I can’t run, I’m a dancer- I’ll get bulky leg muscles. Also, running is nothing like dancing, so it’ll mess up my technique and balance… How many coaches out there have heard this? Every single time when I tell my students that running is very important for dancers I get the …

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