Do you train in nutrition with the same deliberation you train en pointe? Dancers often put a great deal of focus on how they use their bodies but not enough focus on what fuels it.
This article covers all things hyperextension! The author is a physiotherapist with 25 years of dance experience and she uses anatomy and examples to explain how and why dancers need to control hyperextension. I'll touch on my favorite points below and I encourage you to read the full article at the link above.
Research is steadily discovering dance can change the way people think and even the health of the brain! This comes right alongside the developing field of dance neuroscience. This author collected insight from several experts who are studying the role which in movement, particularly dance, plays within brain function.
This article is geared towards pre-professional dancers getting ready to audition for professional companies. The author has excellent points on what dancers should keep in mind and what to avoid.