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Pelvic Alignment: Palpations, Projections and Positioning – A Journey Toward...
by Janine Bryant for The Dance Journal Perhaps one of the most challenging tasks faced by dancers everywhere is to truly understand one’s individual pelvic alignment tendencies. Is my pelvis too far...
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Pelvic Alignment – Part Two – To Tilt or Not to Tilt?
photo: easyflexibility.com by Janine Bryant for The Dance Journal All dancers know that skeletal alignment or, more accurately, making the desired shape, is a highly sought after skill toward which...
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Imagery in Dance– Using the Mental ‘Zone’ to Visualize, Optimize and Maximize
by Janine Bryant for The Dance Journal Movement artists and athletes alike report entering a place in their minds, sometimes referred to as ‘the zone’, during creative or sport performance. This...
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The Aging Dancer – A Three-Part Series
photo credit: feedthebeauty.com By Janine Bryant for The Dance Journal The dancer-athlete is susceptible to the same wear and tear on the body as an athlete who participates in competition sport....
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The Aging Dancer – Part 2 – What is Glycation?
by Janine Bryant for The Dance Journal Classical ballet dancers work in a community permeated by a culture of ‘youthful aging’. In the social world of ballet, as in many athletic sports, a thirty-year...
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The Aging Dancer – Part 3 – A Global Survey
By Janine Bryant for The Dance Journal Dancers are obedient, generous and driven people! The determination and focus required to succeed is parallel to that required of elite athletes. However, the...
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Safely Increasing Range of Motion or Never, EVER Stretch a Cold Muscle
by Janine Bryant for the Dance Journal In this next installment, we will connect the idea of aging well and dance career longevity to current studio practices. The idea that, what we do now in the...
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Snapping Hip Syndrome
photo credit: Dr. Nabil Ebraheim by Janine Bryant for The Dance Journal Hello, Readers! After a 6-month hiatus whilst organizing a move to the UK for a new teaching post, Bryant’s Dance Medicine and...
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