A dance injury last Thursday led to the indefinite closure of the Ida Noyes Hall Dance Room, one of the most used dance spaces for RSOs. The dance room, located in the basement of Ida Noyes, had been ...

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“While the world sees the grace and beauty in a dance recital, I involuntarily spot muscle fatigue, and any possible strain on the dancer’s spine, knees and ankles,” said Prashanth Nagaraj, an ...

Seattle’s favorite scientist could be sidelined after suffering a knee injury on the popular TV show “Dancing With the Stars.” Producers say Bill Nye “The Science Guy” hurt his knee during his ...

A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is often associated with a popping sound, a giving way and the nauseating feeling that something really bad just happened to one’s knee. When it happens ...

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...

Background Ankle injuries are common injuries among pre-professional dancers. An overview of the incidence and risk factors is however lacking. Objective To examine the incidence and risk factors of ...

Darcy Lei, D.O., focuses on dance and performing arts health care in UC Health’s Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine. A former pre-professional ballerina, she knows the day-to-day injury ...

2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 3 O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 4 Department of Pediatrics, ...

Strictly Come Dancing star Bobby Brazier has sustained his first dance injury. The EastEnders actor is taking part in the current series of the BBC One show, though it seems he may have been training ...