The Dance Scientist (@the.dancescientist)

START HERE 🤩 1️⃣ Technique Workshops 🔥Teacher-Approved, 5-Star Rated Pirouette Workshop 2️⃣ The Dance Science Shop 🔥 Coloring Pages, Posters, Games, Warm-Up Cards, Lessons, Assignments, & Awards 3️⃣ Ballet Virtual Coaching 🔥 High-level technique coaching. An experienced Educator with 14 years of teaching rec to professional ballerinas 4️⃣ Technique Tune-Ups 🔥Virtual deep dive coaching sessions to (1) improve how you teach a skill,(2) advice on Pilates certifications, (3) career navigation, or (4) Grad School 5️⃣ Online Webinars 🔥4 Ready-to-watch webinars on HOT topics: Turnout, Pirouettes, Anatomy,& Motor Learning! (Earn a Certificate) ENJOY THIS? 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained WANNA LEARN MORE? 💻Tap the link in my bio to visit my website 🛍️ Click "Shop" in my header to shop The Dance Science Shop

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LET'S CHAT ✅ 🫵At the end of the day, we're dance professionals. We deserve to be treated with respect. If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#dancehealth#balletreels#dancemedicine#crosstrainingfordancers#danceeducation#professionalballet#professionaldance#balletclass#dancer#dancereels

READ WHY... 👇 🧠 I like doing some things facing the back or 1 at a time so my dancers know combos for themselves. ENJOY THIS? 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained WANNA LEARN MORE? 💻Tap the link in my bio to visit my website 🛍️ Click "Shop" in my header to shop The Dance Science Shop #TheDanceScientist #ArtMeetsScience #DanceEducation #NeuroscienceInMotion #EmpoweredDancers #PedagogyAndPerformance #dancescience #dancetips #dancerwellness #Michigandancer #dance #anatomy #kinesiology

Turnout DISCS... 🤔 ⭐️Place stickers on Greater Trochanters to ensure femurs are rotating in hip socket ⭐️ I call these their stickers, then I say wrap your stickers back and down in a V shape ⭐️ I also created Hello Kind Friends - to remember the order of turnout - hips, knees, then feet ⭐️ Disks can be perfectly safe if taught by a qualified professional, not a dancer alone If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] 🛍️: thedancescienceshop.com to shop my Anatomy Posters, E-Books, Flashcards, & more #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#dancehealth#balletreels#dancemedicine#crosstrainingfordancers#danceeducation#professionalballet#professionaldance#balletclass#dancer#dancereels#dancersareathletes#doctoralstudent#kinesiology#balletinspiation#science#research#ballerinalife#classicalballet#dancestudents#strongdancers#dancecoach#dancetechnique#teaching#balletfitness#balletworkout#dancerlifestyle#dancersofinstagram4w

JUDGE'S TIP 🤩 ➡️ Skills are great - But how are we landing them? If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#ballettechnique#balletlife#dancersofinstagram

Back Tendu ⭐️ 🧠 long line of energy, egg quads up 🧠 behind shoulder blade 🧠 equally maintain turnout of standing foot 🧠 side of big toe ENJOY THIS? 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained WANNA LEARN MORE? 💻Tap the link in my bio to visit my website 🛍️ Click "Shop" in my header to shop The Dance Science Shop #TheDanceScientist #ArtMeetsScience #DanceEducation #NeuroscienceInMotion #EmpoweredDancers #PedagogyAndPerformance #dancescience

Balance Tips. 🧠 Reach past the length of your toes 🧠 Step through your best turnout like a side tendu/degage 🧠 2 types - More bouncy or low to the floor 🧠 Use your toe ball heel If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained

thWhat is it? 😍 A quick summary 💪 🧠 My favorite definition from @trinitylaban_dancescience ✏️ Is an umbrella term 💡 Is a win-win situation for Dancers & Educators, but does have gaps ❤️ Young dancers are theorized to have longer careers because of it 📖 Pengelly, F. (2010). Anatomy for dance: An expanded design. Journal of Dance Education, 10(3), 77–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/15290824.2010.508696 If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained #thedancescientist#dancescience#dancesomatics#dancetips

star breathing 🤩 ✅ Print star ✅ trace up, inhale ✅ trace up, exhale ✅ repeat Or make it easier by purchasing my Breathe & Brain Routine Posters🫁 - NEW ITEM 📱 Tap the link in my bio to shop! #TheDanceScientist #ArtMeetsScience #DanceEducation #NeuroscienceInMotion #EmpoweredDancers #PedagogyAndPerformance #dancescience #dancetips #dancerwellness #Michigandancer #dance #anatomy16h2d

comp dancers.. ballet doesn’t have to be your fav. but give it the same respect as your other classes ENJOY THIS? 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained WANNA LEARN MORE? 💻Tap the link in my bio to visit my website 🛍️ Click "Shop" in my header to shop The Dance Science Shop #TheDanceScientist #ArtMeetsScience #DanceEducation #NeuroscienceInMotion #EmpoweredDancers #PedagogyAndPerformance #dancescience #dancetips #dancerwellness #Michigandancer #dance #anatomy #kinesiology

READ CAPTION... 🤜💫 🧠 That we’re also molding humans, not just dancers 🧠 What kind of lasting imprint do we want to have on them? 🧠 Remember dance isn’t just teaching steps and movement ENJOY THIS? 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained WANNA LEARN MORE? 💻Tap the link in my bio to visit my website 🛍️ Click "Shop" in my header to shop The Dance Science Shop #TheDanceScientist #ArtMeetsScience #DanceEducation #NeuroscienceInMotion #EmpoweredDancers #PedagogyAndPerformance #dancescience #dancetips #dancerwellness #Michigandancer #dance #anatomy #kinesiology

Glissade 🩰😀 🧠2 types - side travel or up 🧠imagine jumping Over a small puddle 🧠 legs equally turned out & pointed like a PICTURE! 🧠 our 2nd foot usually isn’t as clean as our 1st If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#ballettechnique#balletlife#dancersofinstagram#dancers#dancerlife#ballettechnique#danceresearch#youthstrengthandconditioning#strengthtraining#phdresearch#exercisescience#balletlovers#sciencelover#lifeofadancer#personaldevelopment#dancerswholift#personaltrainer#correctiveexercise#dancersofig#dancescientist#dancegoals#danceconditioning#teachingresources#balletforeveryone#detroitdancers#exercisescientist#dancefitness #5w

Let’s discuss what the actual research says👇 “Although muscular strength has been part of the athlete’s life since classical times, this physical fitness component has not been considered as a necessary ingredient for success in dance" (Koutedakis et. al., 2005). “Dancers’ muscular strength and bone and joint integrity seem to suffer as a result of the dance-only selection and training system. This partly reflects the unfounded view that exercise training that is not directly related to dance would diminish dancers’ aesthetic appearances and destroy muscle flexibility. Nevertheless, data on male and female dancers have demonstrated that strength training can lead to better dancing and reduced incidents of dance injuries without interfering with key artistic and aesthetic requirements (Koutedakis et. al., 2005). ✨ And this is not the only article that has concluded this. 🖥 From one of my favorite articles on strength. 1. Koutedakis, Y., Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, A., & Metsios, G. (2005). The Significance of Muscular Strength in Dance. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, 9(1).182w

TURNOUT POSTERS 🥳 🔑“Your teaching of turnout will come to life with beautifully detailed posters that blend anatomical accuracy & fun imagery to teach the mechanics behind rotation.” 🩷 6 posters - The Anatomy of Turnout (4 pages) and Turnout Cues (2 pages) ✅ Safely improve turnout - There’s ways to improve it without harming dancers!! ✅ Should dancers squeeze their glutes? ✅ Stepping into first - Instead of screwing the feet & knees Ideas for Using them: 🩷 Hang in your classroom for teaching 🩷 Print them in color or B & W to save money - & on any sized paper 🩷 Don’t print them out - Keep them on your computer or tablet while you teach!

pas de chat ⭐️ 🧠 2 types - side travel or up 🧠 knee, knee, fifth. toe to knee fast! 🧠 push off imaginary rockets under toes 🧠 sticker heels to audience If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#ballettechnique#balletlife#dancersofinstagram#dancers#dancerlife#ballettechnique#danceresearch#youthstrengthandconditioning#strengthtraining#phdresearch#exercisescience#balletlovers#sciencelover#lifeofadancer#personaldevelopment#dancerswholift#personaltrainer#correctiveexercise#dancersofig#dancescientist#dancegoals#danceconditioning#teachingresources#balletforeveryone#detroitdancers#exercisescientist#dancefitness4w

Let’s talk recovery 💖 📱 Link in bio if you’re interested in browsing these tools on my Amazon store. 😴 But remember that sleep is one of the most important elements! 🔍 Let’s chat below. What’s your favorite way to recover? #thedancescientist #dancescience #dancesomatics #dancetips #dancerwellness #Michigandancer #dance #dancepedagogy #anatomy #kinesiology #dancerlife

PENCHES 🤩 ✔️ shape stays the same. It tips forward ✔️ leg initiates using glutes ✔️reach pinky out, not down to floor ✔️ chest initiates up using upper back ✔️ like a necklace lifted chest 💃🏻 Dancer Featured: @madelynballerina who now dances for Portland Ballet!! If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#ballettechnique#balletlife#dancersofinstagram#dancers#dancerlife#ballettechnique#danceresearch#youthstrengthandconditioning#strengthtraining#phdresearch#exercisescience#balletlovers#sciencelover#lifeofadancer#personaldevelopment#dancerswholift#personaltrainer#correctiveexercise#dancersofig#dancescientist#dancegoals#danceconditioning#teachingresources#balletforeveryone#detroitdancers#exercisescientist#dancefitness

Attitude ⬇️ ✔️ Lift knee like a table is behind you ✔️ Wrap knee around a tree trunk behind you ✔️ Pinky toe to ceiling ✔️ Abs engaged like a zipper drawing up 💃 Dancer featured: @madelynballerina who now dances for Portland Ballet!! If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you?

Engaging the back... 🔍 Resistance band pulling for scapulae stabilization and control. Then I like to teach “Setting the Scapulae” 🔑 to neutral alignment (I call this “home” to my dancers). 😃 AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3. Place hands on shoulders. (1) Shrug shoulders to ears (2) Open elbows back (3) Glide scapula down & back gently using your armpit muscles (lats) 🩷 Learned in my Pilates Certification 🩷 Then place arms in any position. Scapulae should be neutral now ➡️ Keep in Mind: 💡 We don’t want to overly pinch them together. 💡 We also don’t want to “lock” them into this 24/7. 💡 BUT I still like using this technique because it at least gets dancers AWARE of their shoulder blades and what it means to engage their back. Then, as they get older I teach them more advanced concepts about the scapulae. 😍 Dancer Featured: @madelynballerina If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#ballettechnique

LEG LIFTS!! 😍 💖 Eyes straight ahead 💖No sinking in shoulder - Lift up & out 💖Developpe with your best technique - Sticker heel, inner thigh presented forward, rainbow foot 💖Reach pinky toe longer as you lower your leg If you enjoyed this content: 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained ❓How can I help you? Find more info at: 🌐: www.thedancescientist.com 💻: [email protected] #dancescience#dance#dancerlife#ballettechnique#balletlife#dancersofinstagram#dancers#dancerlife#ballettechnique#danceresearch#youthstrengthandconditioning#strengthtraining#phdresearch#exercisescience#balletlovers#sciencelover#lifeofadancer#personaldevelopment#dancerswholift#personaltrainer#correctiveexercise#dancersofig#dancescientist#dancegoals#danceconditioning#teachingresources#balletforeveryone#detroitdancers#exercisescientist#dancefitness4m

MORE BELOW 🔥 ✅ This is part of my famous, highly rated Turns workshop I’ve taught all over the world. ✅ I take it seriously and am constantly improving it and evolving it. 🩰 Hold the block at eye level 🩰 Also great to build teamwork 🩰 This drill is only about spotting. Not for correcting technique 😍 Love my amazing kids and the environment and staff at @undergrounddanceco ENJOY THIS? 🏷 Follow @the.dancescientist 📌 Save for your lesson planning 💖 Double Tap 💌 Share with your teaching buddy ✍️ Comment what you gained WANNA LEARN MORE? 💻Tap the link in my bio to visit my website 🛍️ Click “Shop” in my header to shop The Dance Science Shop #TheDanceScientist #ArtMeetsScience #DanceEducation #NeuroscienceInMotion #EmpoweredDancers #PedagogyAndPerformance #dancescience #dancetips #dancerwellness #Michigandancer #dance #anatomy #kinesiology7w3d

Turnout DISCS... 🔑 ⭐️Place stickers on Greater Trochanters to ensure femurs are rotating in hip socket ⭐️ I call these their stickers, then I say wrap your stickers back and down in a V shape ⭐️ I also created Hello Kind Friends - to remember the order of turnout - hips, knees, then feet ⭐️ Disks can be perfectly safe if taught by a qualified professional, not a dancer alone ⭐️ Keep in mind this is only one basic exercise

Let’s discuss anatomy for dance educators 👩🏻‍🏫 ✨ Just as we tell our dancers the importance of going back to basics, we need to do the same!! 🔍 This is accomplished by remaining an eternal learner and by taking ongoing development courses. #thedancescientist #dancescience #dancesomatics#dancetips #dancerwellness #Michigandancer #dance#dancepedagogy #anatomy #kinesiology #dancerlife#danceadvocacy