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In the dance world, there has long been a culture that encourages pushing beyond pain limits, with many professionals performing despite small (or even large) injuries. The show must go [...]

Amber Tacy, a personal trainer and the founder of Dancers Who Lift, an online strength training and nutrition program geared toward dancers, first experienced plantar fasciitis when she was in [...]

We might not be able to go out right now, but we can go in. For those of us still stuck taking class at home, it's not a great time [...]

Lockdown life got you down? Here's how to revive your body and mind. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Broadway revival of West Side Story to close on March 12, [...]

Throughout the dance field, artists are proving that early retirement is no longer an inevitability. 'The myth that you have to stop dancing once you hit your 30s is pretty [...]

More and more dancers are regularly practicing extreme workouts. But is it the right choice, physically and artistically? New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns wasn't sure she was strong [...]

Miami City Ballet principal Steven Loch had been dealing with anxiety and intrusive thoughts since his teens. But when he was a corps member at Pacific Northwest Ballet, they became [...]

In recent years, New York City Ballet principal dancer Jovani Furlan has added a new practice to his preshow routine: In addition to his typical warm-up and meditation, Furlan will [...]

As a dancer, I have always understood how much I depend on my body. But I hadn't ever thought about how much my world would change if it functioned differently. [...]

Every dancer knows the importance of the warm-up. They'll get the blood flowing with a quick jog around the room, loosen up their joints with a few hip swings, and [...]

It can take a full team of experts to keep a dancer dancing--from masseuses and acupuncturists to yoga teachers and personal trainers. With more information about dancers' health available than [...]

It's easy to go into autopilot when slicking your hair back into a bun or braids. After all, it's as much a part of a dancer's routine as stretching or [...]

Perfectionism, performance anxiety and competitive environments are often talked about as factors that impact body-image concerns in the dance community. What's discussed less often? The ways in which fatphobia can [...]

In the October 1957 issue of Dance Magazine, we received the latest updates on New York City Ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq's health nearly a year after her polio diagnosis. [...]

When Los Angeles-based dancer Amanda Tran leaves her second job as a Pilates instructor, she often feels depleted. 'Giving so much emotion, physicality, happiness and energy towards clients gets super-exhausting,' [...]

After a performance, you and your friend decide to hit up a restaurant you frequented prior to the pandemic. It's like the good old times again, except for one thing: [...]

No, skipping meals is not the way to lose weight. Here's what will happen. Dancing on an empty stomach is like skipping a warm-up before class or going onstage with [...]

Between social media posts of ballerinas balancing on BOSUs and fitness influencers doing push-up challenges, dancers are inundated with new cross-training regimens on a daily basis. There's an endless amount [...]

Ingrown toenails are not unique to dancers. But this profession definitely makes them more likely. Commonly caused by improper nail cutting, ingrown nails can also be the result of repetitive [...]

Whether you're naturally peppy in the morning or primed to burn the midnight oil, your internal body clock determines what time of day your body performs at its best. With [...]

Health practitioners who work with dancers are a dedicated tribe. They love the art and its performers, hoping for long careers, less injury, and years of pain-free dancing. Yet frustrations [...]

For a young dancer, it's easy to live only in the here and now, blinded by stage light. Feeling invincible, you cut corners with the care of your body. As [...]

Never mind the "It's-opening-night-and-I-forgot-to-rehearse" nightmare. What haunts dancers most is the specter of having to leave their art behind. There comes a day when all dancers must relinquish, in some […]

LET'S BE HONEST. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LOVE DANCING, YOUR BODY FINDS WAYS TO DISAGREE. SPRAINED ANKLES, MUSCLE TEARS, STRESS FRACTURES, BACK PAINS--WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. SO HOW DO […]

Renaissance painter Peter Paul Rubens' ideal woman was bountifully curvaceous--but you can bet most females circa 1600 didn't feel rounded or fleshy enough. Sixties cult figures Edie Sedgwick and Twiggy […]

Nearly a quarter of a century has passed since reports of a voracious disease with an ability to destroy immune systems appeared in The New York Times. At the time, […]

You know that taking good care of your body is key to dancing your best. However, there's a lot of questionable health info out there, and certain behaviors that might [...]

IF YOU'RE A DANCER, CHANCES are you're training more than your body these days. The mind-body connection is the basis for many therapeutic techniques, and there's something for everyone--but the […]

As a dietitian specializing in dance nutrition, the most common DM flooding my inbox is 'How can I drop pounds (specifically from body fat) and gain muscle?' The short answer? [...]

When Alonzo King LINES Ballet dancer James Gowan started meditating in early 2017, he was seeking a more mindful approach to his dancing. 'I was trying to be more aware [...]

The health tips of actress Ann Magnuson, dancer Patrick Loy, actress-singer Julie Trautwein, actor James Barbour, dancer Patti Karr, actor-dancer Gregorey Garrison and actress E. Katherine Kerr are presented. Magnuson keeps her weight in check through moderate exercise including walking and by a sensible diet. Loy has learned how to relax to reduce stress and the incidence of injuries that could end his career. Barbour stays in shape through karate, while Karr swears by yoga and Garrison stays fit with gymnastics. Kerr also is a yoga enthusiast; it has helped her recover from the effects of Lyme Disease., ANN MAGNUSON You Could Be Home Drinking Soy Milk Now Meet Collette: She has spasms when she's called a 'character actress,' goes to great lengths to get a good part [...]

'How do they do that?' It's the question you ask of your favorite dancers, the ones whose bodies seem to know no limits, who can just toss aside the laws [...]

Sometimes after a long day of dancing, it can feel like your entire body could use an ice bath. Delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, is muscle pain that sets [...]

I'm a student at Eglevsky Ballet who loved your talk about safe work habits. So far, I haven't had another injury (knock on wood). But it would be great if [...]

At some point in your career, you've probably used an ice pack or heating pad to alleviate post-rehearsal aches and pains. But some popular new therapies take these recovery practices [...]

As more states legalize cannabis, it seems the sales pitch for cannabidiol--or CBD --gets broader and broader. A quick internet search turns up claims that CBD helps with pain, depression, [...]

I caught a bug that's going around and have a runny nose, cough, sore throat and no energy. Is this a cold or the flu? I want to dance but [...]

WHAT NON-DANCE DOCS SEE: A clean X-rayWHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE: A stress fractureStress fractures can be difficult to catch for two reasons: The injury happens over time, and it rarely [...]

I've been struggling with a staph infection after an FHL repair for tendonitis. It took several months to treat the infection, and it's left me with pain and stiffness. Will [...]

In 1993, I was a New York City-based modern dancer in my 30s thinking about my next steps in life. My body hurt, I had little money, no savings, and [...]