Everything is a Question of Balance Balance is one of the most important skills to have for dancing. To improve your balance, the first thing to be conscious of is what you do when you try to balance: this realization goes through the observation of your habitual behaviour to create a movement. The preparation of balance is also as important as your strength: a balanced movement requires a minimum of effort. A typical person has their centre of gravity above the navel, in the middle of the body in a horizontal plane. To keep a balanced position, the vertical projection of the centre of gravity have to be within your base of support, which supports the weight of your entire body. Bigger your

Introducing our latest article and first post for 2019 from Physiotherapist at Science in Dance: Clémence Tourneur. Rest or move? What to do when I’m in pain? Most of dancers dance in pain: 81 % of dancers quote that pain is the main symptom which leads to the decrease of their activity. However, it does not mean to dance in suffering. It is also important for them to know how to manage their training load to return back to dancing in optimal conditions after a musculoskeletal complaint. To rest or to stay active ? How can we find the balance ? To illustrate, take a first example. A dancer had an ankle sprain a few months ago, the ligaments are still inflamed now: although there are no swell