We all know that being more active is a good way to keep your body healthy. And more and more data are suggesting that it can have benefits for the brain as well. To understand why dance can be so ...

Dancers Kelly Dornan, Gianna Forte and Philip Perez. (Photo: Amanda Tipton) In a world often characterized by its hustle and bustle, there exists an art form that transcends the mundane and speaks to ...

With trauma symptoms primarily experienced somatically within many cultures around the world, the IRC in NY’s Body Movement Workshop series makes use of positive findings for mental health approaches ...

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 ...

The dance environment represents a microcosm of the outside world in many ways. From a wellness coaching perspective, this speaks to dimensional models of wellness, including physical, emotional, ...

You could say Emily Jesse fell for aerial dance as soon as she tried it. “I kind of stumbled into it,” she laughs. “At the end of my first class, I was like, ‘How often can I be in here?’” Eight years ...

*(Los Angeles, CA) It never ceases to amaze me at the variety of cultural events that are held in LA’s Leimert Park throughout the year. I recently attended Arts in the Park: Celebration of Dance, Art ...

Every major hospital, reputable hotel and institution, has a health club manned by a sports and exercise physician unknown as physiatrist. This is because physical fitness is a component of good ...

Dancing on stage or before the camera can transmit feelings or convey a story to an audience, while dancing for yourself can open up both your mind and body. Dance isn’t therefore just an art form or ...