Sports massage (dancers should know why dancers sever their legs with very anatomical razors to deal with stress. Bursitis, calluses, and the bar for ideal body shape in ballet is high. There is a...
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Toenail bruising is very common and can happen by simply squeezing the big toe or pulling on the toes. Long nails can actually wrap around the toe, putting too much pressure on the...
During my study of body image in dance, I found that dancers were at the highest risk of developing eating disorders between the ages of 11 and 15, and that eating disorders are more common in...
I am originally from Pennsylvania and went to a school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania called the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. I was "trained to become a professional dancer"; I was a...
The pointe technique is a part of the classical ballet technique that involves working on pointe shoes in which the dancer supports his entire body weight on the tips of his legs, fully extended...
Thus, the addition of the words means prima ballerina is the term used to refer to the prima ballerinas of the company. A ballerina usually refers to the best dancer of the company, perhaps even the...