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A Dancer’s Introduction to Visualization

May 6, 2018 by Guest Contributors 1 Comment

The green eye of a woman

When you’re too tired for practicing even one more pirouette, when you’re stressed about opening night, or when you’re trying to remember that tricky combination, visualization techniques are as good as a physical practice and can take your dancing to the next level. Don’t underestimate the power of visualization for dancers.

Filed Under: Blog, Dancing, Featured Tagged With: better practice, dance practice, how to improve, improve dance technique, mind-body, mind's eye, practice techniques, practicing dance, visualization

Alexander Technique: Connecting The Dancer’s Multi-Purpose Body

April 20, 2015 by Jessica Warchal-King

Our Monday morning body isn’t different from our Friday night body and it’s connected to our Math class body and our Modern Dance body. How Alexander Technique helps dancers connect to their one body.

Filed Under: Blog, Cross-training Dancers, Dancing, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body Tagged With: alexander technique, bad habits, cross-training, mind-body, re-training, sensory, somatic techniques, stress relief

Why Dancers Practice Yoga

February 16, 2015 by Jessica Warchal-King

After years of rigorous dance study, yoga was a palate-cleanser for Erin. She and fellow dancer/yoga instructor, Ashleigh, share the many ways yoga practice complements their dance life.

Filed Under: Blog, Cross-training Dancers, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body, Interviews Tagged With: bad habits, cross-training, mind-body, mindfulness, muscular imbalance, somatic techniques, yoga, yoga for dance cross-training, yoga for dancers, yoga health benefits

How Yoga Can Help You Become a Better Dancer

November 18, 2014 by Guest Contributors

Woman practicing yoga on beach

Yoga practice can be a perfect complement to dance for so many reasons. Grier Cooper goes beyond the obvious and explains why yoga is a popular cross-training choice for dancers.

Filed Under: Blog, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body Tagged With: alignment, body awareness, breathing in dance, cross-training, emotional health, Grier Cooper, healthy dancers, improving flexibility, increase strength, mental health, mind-body, somatic techniques, yoga, yoga health benefits

Uncovering Your “Inner Animal” with the Gyrotonic Expansion System

October 22, 2014 by Jessica Warchal-King

Evalina Carbonell

What is Gyrotonic and how can it benefit dancers? Our guest contributor, Jessica Warchal-King explains as she describes her own discoveries and speaks with Gyro instructor, Evalina Carbonell.

Filed Under: Blog, Cross-training Dancers, Dancing, Health, Wellness & The Dancer's Body Tagged With: cross-training, cross-training for dancers, Gryokinesis, Gyrotonic, Gyrotonic cross-training, Gyrotonic cross-training for dancers, Gyrotonic Expansion System, Juliu Horvath, mind-body, somatic techniques

Growing “Thinking Dancers” in Preschool Classes

March 11, 2014 by Maria Hanley Blakemore

A young dancer flat on the floor like her scarf.

Kids are naturally creative but we want them to think while they are moving, too! If you are having trouble getting young dancers to make their movements interesting, Maria shares how to facilitate creativity with questions.

Filed Under: Blog, Teaching Tagged With: advice for teachers, asking questions, creative dance, creative movement, imagination, improving your teaching, mind-body, preschool dance, teacher techniques, thinking dancers

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