Dance is a unique artistic activity. Dancers need to be more than artists; they need to be athletes, too. And yet, all too often, dancers’ careers are cut short by injuries that could have been ...

Introduction Contemporary dance students are at high risk for injuries; a yearly overall risk of ≥60% with lower-extremity injuries as the most predominant musculoskeletal injuries. Therefore, the ...

Background Ankle injuries are common injuries among pre-professional dancers. An overview of the incidence and risk factors is however lacking. Objective To examine the incidence and risk factors of ...

Increasingly, young athletes are heading to the emergency room, but they're not coming in with cleats after a contact sport, they're wearing tap and ballet shoes after dance practice. We don't think ...

Imagine watching the Boston Ballet dancers perform “The Nutcracker” night after night — from back stage. Female and male dancers push their bodies to the limit under the lights, graceful until the ...

Not that you could ever tell from my serious lack of grace (I am very, very prone to tripping), but I used to be a ballet dancer. I recently got some great tips from... Not that you could ever tell ...

Salsa dancers are less likely to get injured while dancing than people taking part in Spanish, aerobic or Zumba dancing, according to new research. But they suffer a similar rate of injuries as ...

Have you ever watched "Dancing with the Stars," the popular television show? Since the start of this show there have been a great number of foot and ankle injuries. The most common types of dance ...

For performing artists, overuse injuries tend to be some of the most common injuries UAB sports medicine physicians treat. These injuries are often caused by repetitive movements, high training volume ...

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 ...

Before Broadway can get up and running, its performers need to get back on their long-idled feet. Word of the Great White Way’s planned Sept. 14 reopening sent cast members of “Wicked” hustling to ...