A physician and former professional dancer outlines how discipline specific rehabilitation, technique retraining, and nutrition restore performers to preinjury artistry and function.

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...

Objectives To describe the epidemiology of injuries in an elite vocational ballet school over 7 academic years. Methods Injury records pertaining to 569 students (267 boys and 302 girls) were ...

In her final year as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, dancer Kaitlyn Kumar tore a ligament during a rehearsal for the ballet Sleeping Beauty. But she powered through the pain ...

The Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries that have befallen them. With a bit of a pained smile of their face, the Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries ...