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What It’s Like Being a DWC Ambassador

At Dancewear Center, the fundamental mission that underpins all of our work is “to support and empower our dance community through quality, integrity, and education.” A large part of how Dancewear Center strives to support local dancers is by finding unique ways to connect dance artists and forge community. The DWC Ambassador program is one of the ways we’re creating those connections and conceiving that community. As ambassadors, individuals get the chance to create original content for the DWC Blog, take over the DWC Instagram, receive free products, get professional photos taken, and much more.

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The Importance of Cross Training for Dancers

A few facts about dancers:

  • Dancers are athletes.

  • Dancers have seasons of overtraining and seasons of no proper dance training at all.

  • Dancers are extremely susceptible to injury due to hypermobility.

  • A dancers goal is to be able to perform any physical movement that is asked of them.

  • Dancers must be able to hear a correction and implement it into their body immediately.

Now after reading those statements consider the fact that very few dancers cross train. *enter jaw dropping emoji here*

No? Still didn’t get you —— read it like this:

I am an athlete. No, I do not cross train.

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