Dancing involves a lot of work from the body and stress to the body. Even dancers who are careful with their training and diligent with their warm up to prevent injuries, can still face sore muscles and muscle strains. When…
Dancers Must Do Foot Stretches All dancers rely on their feet. Strong, flexible feet provide the proper foundation upon which a dancer is able to perform at his or her best. A dancer with weak feet will have a hard…
Flexibility is a critical building block for a successful ballet dancer. Flexible dancers tend to have a wider range of motion. This helps protect against injury and enables more elegant lines in their dance routines. And no matter how flexible…
Many of names of various ballet moves and positions are in French, and there are enough terms that your child’s head might be spinning in their first or even second and third ballet classes. This happens to most young dancers.…
When young parents look for an activity for their preschool child to participate in, dance is often a choice they consider, especially if their child is a girl. Parents often wonder what dance is all about, how young should they…
Sometimes young dancers can struggle with their self image. As a result, they may have trouble accepting it, or they may want to change it. Dancers spend many hours practicing their dance in front of mirrors, so they need to…
Summer is a time for most young dancers to take it easy and enjoy the summer break from school. Most kids chill out, take a summer vacation with their parents, and just have fun with their family and friends. Some…
The weeks leading up to, and the week of a dance recital, can cause a lot of stress for dancers as well as for their parents. Recital is the culmination of a year’s full of hard work, and each dancer…
Every dancer wants to reach their ultimate goal whether it is to become a professional dancer or just to have dance become an important part of their life. Whatever your goal is, below are a few tips to help you…
Dance can be an expensive activity for parents of a dancer, considering tuition, costumes, shoes, and clothing. If a child participates on a competition dance team there are additional costs of competition entry fees, choreography fees, more costumes as well…
