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How Dancing Helped Through Difficult Times
At the end of 2009 and the start of 2010 i had very few friends and nothing that i wanted to do, I had given up on e... -
An Adult Dancer Pursues Her Passion
My first memories of wanting to dance go back to about the age of 4. I don’t remember specifically how I found... -
Christina’s Injury Story
After a super long hiatus from dance (completed a Masters’ in Kinesiology) I decided to gear up and take my vocation... -
Faye’s Injury Story
Faye’s Injury Story At the end of 2011, I started to have pains in my lower back during arabesques and backben... -
Jen’s Dance Story
Jen’s Dance Story In 2009 I fractured my left ankle, I had to give up ballet which broke my heart. I had just ... -
Felicity’s Injury Story
Felicity’s Injury Story In October of 2009 I had surgery on my right anterior tib-fib ligament. My ATFL had be... -
Chelsea’s Dance Story
Chelsea’s Dance Story I have always been just off the splits and just ‘that much’ lower in grand b... -
How do I help my daughter see that she has options?
“Hi Lisa, My child is 14 and is heavily into dance. A few comments have been made recently that indicate that ... -
What is Dysfunctional Nutrition?
While ‘Optimal Nutrition’ is manipulating an already good diet to maximize performance and recovery, and ‘Good Nutri... -
Food on the Go and Controlling Bloatedness
My daughter often has to grab food on the go, and is at dancing for hours on end at the weekends. What should she ea... -
Injured Dancer’s Diet
My daughter has injured her back and is off dancing at present (She is 15). She is terrified of putting on weight as... -
My daughter seems to live on Diet Coke. Is this bad for her in the long term?
Many girls drink Diet Coke, or other soft drinks, frequently during the week. This has now become the norm, so it ma... -
Supplements For Young Dancers
I have read a lot about athletes taking extra multi-vitamins, protein and calcium. Should my daughter be taking any ... -
What is the low GI diet, and is it good for dancers?
The Glycaemic Index (GI) is a way of ranking food based on the effect they have on the glucose levels in the body. C... -
Is it true that a lot of dancers have eating disorders?
Is it true that a lot of dancers have eating disorders? I will not lie and say that eating disorders are not common... -
Young Dancers Skipping Meals
My 13 year old daughter has always been a little on the bigger side but has recently lost a lot of weight, and seems... -
Growing Timing
My daughter is getting really worried. She is almost 14 and still hasn’t really grown much. All of her friends tower... -
Headaches & Growing
My daughter has started getting lots of headaches in the last 6 months and she is 14, we have had her eyes tested an... -
Young Dancers Developing Breasts
My daughter (10 years old) is starting to develop breasts and is very worried about this in ballet. All of her frien... -
My Daughter Is Losing Flexibility
My daughter used to be really flexible but now she really struggles to get her legs above 90 degrees. What has happe... -
Young Dancers Stretching Each Other
My daughter and her friend were stretching each other the other day and some of it looked a little crazy. Should the... -
Pre-Professional Hours
How many hours of dance should my daughter be doing each week? She is ‘pre-professional’ and is 13. She would love t... -
Fatigue, Frustration and Moodiness
My daughter seems to be constantly tired and moody. She has also been getting frustrated as no matter how hard and l... -
My daughter Has Been Diagnosed With Osgood Schlatters Disease
My daughter has been diagnosed with “Osgood Schlatters Disease.” The Doctor didn’t really explain what it was, and s... -
My Daughter Is A Perfectionist
My daughter is the ultimate perfectionist. Even when she does a flawless performance she thinks that she is terrible... -
My Daughter Gets Bad Nerves
My daughter makes herself so nervous before she goes on stage. She is a beautiful dancer but freezes up right before... -
My Daughter Is Injured & Depressed
My daughter has been injured and been on reduced hours of dancing for several months. She is devastated and feels th... -
Dealing With Rejection
My daughter has been applying for companies, but nobody wants her. She has worked all her life for this and is now d... -
My Daughter Has A Distorted Body Image
My daughter is very thin and sees even slight lumps of skin as huge rolls of fat. How do we help her see how beautif... -
Changing Dance Schools
My daughter is feeling isolated in her new dance school. She has moved from another, smaller and friendlier school t... -
Preparing For Rejection
I know that dancers have a tough time coping with rejection and dealing with losses at competitions. How can I help ... -
Are Eisteddfods Important?
My daughter has recently started at a school where they do a lot of eisteddfod competitions. She never did this at h... -
Problem Dance Teachers
My daughter often comes home in tears from ballet complaining that her teacher is picking on her and never gives her... -
Should My Daughter Go Full-Time?
My daughter is 14 years old and has been pushing both her father and I in the decision to go into full-time dancing ... -
Kirsten, Abbie and Jemima’s Workshop Story
Kirsten, Abbie and Jemima’s Workshop Story Dear Lisa. It was such a thrill to meet you at the Training Turnout... -
NEW! – Live Video Calls with Lisa!
Don’t you just love it when you try something new, and something even more amazing than what you expected comes out ... -
#PayTheDancers – What are you worth?
This week has been enormous in so many areas of dance, but the one that captured me so much was the global issue of ... -
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