ABSTRACT

Finding Balance: Fitness, Health, and Training for a Lifetime in Dance gives an overview of issues faced by all performing dancers: injury and treatment; technique and training; fitness; nutrition and diet; and career management.  The text includes both easy-to-read overviews of each topic and "profiles" of well known dancers and how they have coped with these issues. The new edition includes:  Updated and new profiles. Expanded injury and injury treatment information. Updated dance science and physiology findings, and new references. Updated diet guidelines, Expanded and updated "Taking Control" section. It concludes with a list of selected dance/arts medicine clinics, a bibliography, glossary, and text notes.

chapter 1|29 pages

Dance

A Challenging Profession

chapter 2|45 pages

Injury and Injury Treatment

chapter 3|37 pages

Technique and Training

chapter 4|46 pages

4The Fit Dancer

Conditioning the Body for Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility

chapter 5|34 pages

Nutrition, Weight Management, and Diet for Dance

Conditioning the Body for Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility

chapter 6|21 pages

Finding Balance

What Does It Take to Succeed in Dance?