stability Archives - Safe in Dance International

So What is Safe and Healthy Dance Practice?

Obviously, we at SiDI use those terms all the time, but what are we actually talking about? Are we the health and safety police? Do we want to spoil dancers’ fun? Do we want to stop people taking artistic and creative risk? Definitely not! Lots of people think of “health and safety” as a set of policies that are put in place to protect workers - necessary but also maybe restrictive and stifling. But healthy and safe dance practice is so much more than industry rules and regulations. It’s the best way to reduce injury risk and to enhance performance. There’s no getting round the fact that dancers get injured. Injury rates are high in our profession. So what can [...]

How can dancers gain core stability safely AND effectively?

The term “core stability” is used frequently in the media and fitness world and increasingly in dance training, but what does it actually mean for dancers and why do they need it? The core is generally thought of as the centre of the body (the part between the sternum and the knees) and stability is about gaining control of the spine and pelvis to support torso movement and coordinate the action of the limbs. A good functional core helps to connect the upper and lower body in order to produce a refined and efficient dynamic alignment when dancing. To engage the core effectively, dancers need to understand the relevant groups of muscles that are involved and the way they can [...]

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