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Physically Returning to Dance: Tips on Handling Load Tolerance and DOMS

It’s an exciting time of the year: the leaves are just starting to change colors, there is a crispness to the morning air, and most importantly, we are returning to the studio to dance!

While dancers usually stay very active in the summer, it’s not usually the same intensity or type of training as during the school year. You might have been swimming, hiking, biking, playing beach volleyball, etc. You might have been dancing but the daily dance classes and training were probably less intense or more intermittent. And the classes might have been virtual.

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Bunions: Are They Preventable?

Bunion: word likely originated from the early 18th century from ‘bunny’ or ‘boni’ to describe a swelling or from the Greek word for turnip

There is still a lot of research that needs to be done to understand this complex condition. We know that dancers are prone to bunions. But we also know this condition has a strong genetic component. 

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