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Your PLAN for an Injury-Free Summer Dance Intensive
For many dancers, summers are filled with morning to evening dance classes. Sometimes learning new styles, other times perfecting their technique in a familiar style. Often these summer dance intensives are away from home allowing the dancer to stay in a dormitory and meet new friends who have the same passion. Auditions for these programs...Read More
Stretch of the Week: Chair Lunge
The final week of June is upon us. Let’s end it with a great stretch called the Chair Lunge! This stretch will work on the hip flexor muscle group that can shorten from sitting too much. You will need a chair for this stretch, preferably one without wheels. If your chair has wheels, make sure...Read More
Stretch of the Week: Seated Piriformis Stretch
Happy summer! It’s the third week of June and we are continuing our theme of chair stretches. I hope you have been allowing yourself some time each day to take a break from sitting and stretch! This week we will learn a seated piriformis stretch. This will target not only the piriformis, but also the...Read More
Stretch of the Week: Chair Forward Fold
Week 2 of June brings us to the Chair Forward Fold Those of you who sit for long periods of time can end up with a tight lower back, hip, and thigh muscles. This week’s stretch will target all those areas! If you have a history of low back conditions such as pain, bulging/herniated discs,...Read More
Demetrius Baker
May 2016: Patient of the Month Demetrius Baker Knee Replacement & ACL Athletico along with the trainers and my coaches helped me get where I am at today. Coming back from an ACL, MCL, and meniscus tear was an incredibly challenging experience. It all started junior year of high school during football, I made one...Read More
Hip Injuries
Are you experiencing hip pain? You may have one of the following: Hip Pointer A bruise caused by direct contact to the front hip bone. This injury can produce extreme pain and limit normal motion at the hip and trunk. Because of close proximity of internal organs, follow-up with a family physician is advised to rule...Read More
Stop Dancing Around The Truth About “Turn Out”
What is “turn out”? “Turn out” is the amount of outward rotation that can be achieved from the legs. For a ballet dancer, the ideal amount of turn out is 90° from each leg.1 If that motion is not possible from the hip joints, the motion must come from other parts of the body.2 While...Read More
Stretch of the Week: Reclined Upper Back Backbend
May is here! Summer is just around the corner and some of us may be hitting the gym pretty hard to get ready for the warm days ahead. So for this month’s theme we will be taking it down a notch with some restorative stretches. These passive stretches are like a reset for the body....Read More