Off the back of our very first conference and workshop event there are some very clear messages that stand out from the presentations, sessions and lectures delivered. This event was designed to bring scientists, teachers, students, professionals and Dance enthusiasts together under the same roof to share knowledge, experience, challenge perceptions and develop ideas on how Dance can evolve from a Health Care and Performance point of view. To summarise the event, and give the

Basic Nutrition & Hydration Primer for Developing Youth Athletes Energy Requirements Everything has an energy requirement if it is required to react or move, regardless of whether you are sedentary or highly active. The only difference is that highly active people will require a greater energy input in order to balance out the great output, and vice versa. Inadequate energy intakes can be detrimental to health and performance and has been reported to delay pubertal developmen

In the past 4 years I have met numerous Dancers and Artists. Some of which, enjoy being likened to the Athletic Elite we see on sporting channels and in newspapers. On the other hand I have spoken with many well established Dancers who prefer to be referred to as artists, athletic artists or simply state that they are Dancers and nothing else. Here's one for the health professionals and anyone that has had reservations regarding sport science and its integration into the Danc

I am ever the voice of positivity when it comes to experimenting with training modalities and, without putting too finer point on it, a lot of things out there, in the ever expanding pool of exercises, work and there are some "half way house" exercises that don't really work. When it comes to your own training and methods for improving flexibility and active range of motion, you should always do your programmes with 100% commitment and purpose. All to often, Dancers aimlessly

Our most common requests from Teachers and Dancers is how to train Turn Out. So here are some great exercises for working the musculature.