CEDAR RAPIDS - Rebecca Strabala spent years of her life honing her dance ability - and now she's bringing that experience to Mercy's rehabilitation team. Strabala has spearheaded an effort to ...

Increasingly, young athletes are heading to the emergency room, but they're not coming in with cleats after a contact sport, they're wearing tap and ballet shoes after dance practice. We don't think ...

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Dancers embody grace, strength and power. Like all other athletes, dancers put their bodies through physical and enduring tasks, so they are prone to certain injuries. Dancers, parents and coaches ...

Introduction Contemporary dance students are at high risk for injuries; a yearly overall risk of ≥60% with lower-extremity injuries as the most predominant musculoskeletal injuries. Therefore, the ...

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Background The dance literature has been researching injuries risk factors but results are divergent. New factors need to be searched and the qualitative methods are a good way to search. Objectives ...

Background: In Irish dance, the foot and ankle are the structures most commonly affected by pain and injury, but there is scant research examining the potential factors placing Irish dancers at risk ...

Before Broadway can get up and running, its performers need to get back on their long-idled feet. Word of the Great White Way’s planned Sept. 14 reopening sent cast members of “Wicked” hustling to ...

Not that you could ever tell from my serious lack of grace (I am very, very prone to tripping), but I used to be a ballet dancer. I recently got some great tips from... Not that you could ever tell ...

Dance is a popular activity for kids and adults. The popularity of dance-related television shows is bringing this art form to larger audiences and increases participation throughout all stages of ...