During February Half Term I attended a two day event hosted by People Dancing in collaboration with English National Ballet and the Dance for Parkinson's network, that would teach dance practitioners how to teach sessions aimed at those with Parkinson's. Before the course began we were all instructed to take part in an online course… Continue reading Dance for Parkinson’s Training
As I promised last week, this week I am going to detail a few ways in which you can improve your strength. I've chosen to focus on building leg strength in this blog post and will detail 5 ways you can build stronger legs. As with any training, change won't happen by doing these exercises just… Continue reading Increasing Your Leg Strength: Training Ideas
So often young dancers want to be able to accomplish the moves and steps that they see older, trained dancers perform on stage or in videos they've seen. But feel frustrated when they don't accomplish it first time, or that when they do they find it doesn't feel right for their body. I think so… Continue reading Strength: Quite Often, the How.
Capturing dance in a camera can be easy when what is asked for is a video of the performance. The video can capture the movement that creates dance, and yet much of the time we find it much more useful to have photographs of performances. Images that can show others the dance based talent that… Continue reading Photographing Dance: Capturing Movement in Still-Frames
I have to choreograph. Partly for my degree and particularly for my work. If I don't choreograph my classes tend to fall flat as they are based on the children learning a routine. If I haven't choreographed a routine, there isn't a routine for them to learn. While I would be very happy to have… Continue reading YEESSSS!: Having the impulse to create movement
Setting up your own dance school can be a scary thing, but once established you can find that the school runs smoothly and you are earning money from doing something you love to do. I felt that for my own interest and for many others it would be great to have a page that was… Continue reading So you want to set up your own dance school: Here’s what you should know.
Last week I discussed the improvements that many people see as a result of starting dance. This week I want to continue on that theme and write about how dance can improve other disciplines. Much of what I speak about may be a repetition from last week, but will hopefully extend the understanding of why… Continue reading Can dance enhance the training of other disciplines?
During my life I have always seen dance as a physical activity. While I admit some classes are tougher than others, most classes do burn calories equal or greater than by bike commute to university. So it seems strange to me that quite a few people that don't see dance as exercise. While the number… Continue reading The benefits of starting to dance.
Whether it be a New Year's resolution to become more active, a determination to improve your dancing or just a will to try something new, dance can be a great way for you to spend your time. During today's post I want to let you know about possible routes into dance available in your local… Continue reading What dance related activities are available to people in the community?
Shin splints affects many areas of exercise, particularly those that are high impact and require a lot of weight being applied to the legs. While most resources state this is normally caused from running and basketball, dancers also have a higher risk of developing them. While not all dance styles will have a higher risk… Continue reading Shin Splints: Treatment for dancers
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