Maybe you should stop dancing… a little

Authors: Luke Hopper and Peta Blevins 

We all know how super hard dancers work. Dance is a passion, a lifestyle and an identity for millions of people around the world. And you only get to the top with hard work and grit right? But can you have too much of a good thing?

TaMed Dance Medicine Conference Report

Author: Richard Gilmore 

How to begin to capture my impressions of the weekend? The essence of the 13th Congress for Dance Medicine held by the Dance Medicine Organization in Dresden on this past Mother’s Day weekend requires a mental review of the subjects, ideas and movement classes. The fact that so many people were sufficiently captivated to stay indoors while the sun gave Germany a first preview of summer speaks for the event and for the inventiveness of our presenters and organizers. There are always new approaches and new aspects of dance medicine worth lending our ears, but also our bodies and souls.

Caring for ligament sprains demystified!

Author: Meredith Butulis

Welcome to Part Two of our three part series on muscle, ligament, and bone injuries. We will explore some common myths and how you can use current evidence to efficiently return to optimal performance. This month we will explore ligamentous injuries.

Bridging Dance and Health in Brazil V – Towards a Brazilian framework for dancers’ health and wellbeing

Author: Clara Fischer Gam

Welcome to the last installation of the series about the opportunities and challenges of Dance and Health in Brazil! Since January, we have been delving into the Brazilian dance sector through the eyes of our local IADMS members. Along this post series, we have been exploring information accessibility issues and public policies impasses, meeting inspiring initiatives, and familiarizing with the dance career pathways in the country. Today, as we get to the end of a journey, another one begins: this time towards a Brazilian framework for dancers’ health and wellbeing.

5 Questions With Carina Nasrallah, Stephanie Alimena and Lucie Clements

Our next featured members in the “5 Questions With…” column are Student Committee Members, Carina Nasrallah, Stephanie Alimena and Lucie Clements. Carina is an athletic trainer at Physical Therapy Solutions, Mechanicsville, Virginia - the official provider of physical therapy services and onsite care for the Richmond Ballet. Stephanie is a medical student at University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT and Lucie is a PhD student at Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, London UK.

Caring for muscle strains demystified!

Author: Meredith Butulis

Welcome to our three part series on muscle, ligament, and bone injuries. We will explore some common myths, and how you can use current evidence to efficiently return to performance. This month, we will begin with muscular injuries.

Bridging Dance and Health in Brazil IV – Dancing against the odds

Author: Clara Fischer Gam

This is the 4th installation of a series about the opportunities and challenges of Dance and Health in Brazil. Over the last few months we have been exploring together the potentialities of this emerging field – as experienced by our Brazilian IADMS members! As we start heading to the end of this post series, today, in the second-to-last installation, I will be sharing with you some perceptions and lived experiences of Brazilian IADMS members when it comes to building up a dance career in Brazil.

Feet: Skeletal and Muscular Structure

Author: Elsa Urmston on behalf of the IADMS Education Committee 

Over the next few months the Education Committee bloggers shine a light on the importance of the feet. In June, Maggie Lorraine will write a two-part blog which focuses on potential foot injuries, structural issues, and working with them in dance. We look forward to her insight. By means of introduction to this topic, this short blog provides an introduction to the foot’s skeletal and muscular structure.

Bridging Dance and Health in Brazil III: Taking Action

Author: Clara Fischer Gam 

This is the 3rd installation of a series about the opportunities and challenges of Dance and Health in Brazil – through the eyes of the Brazilian IADMS members’ community! In a previous post, we discussed the current scenario for public policies and access to information in the field. Today, I will be taking you on a journey across the country to the projects that are taking action to bridge that gap.

5 Questions With Andrea Alvarez and Siobhan Mitchell

Our next featured members in the “5 Questions With…” column are Student Committee Members, Andrea Alvarez and Siobhan Mitchell. Andrea is a third year graduate student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, USA. Siobhan is a PhD student at the University of Bath, UK.