Just admit it, you don’t know everything

Just admit it, you don’t know everything (and neither do I). Follow my journey as I learn new things everyday. Life is no fun when it becomes a routine.  So, I am keeping things interesting by learning something new every day.  Some things on my “to learn list” are outrageous and some are basic skills

Injury Prevention For Dancers

Massage is an easy way to de-stress tired muscles and bring back normal functionality to the body. As a Professional Dancer and licensed Massage Therapist, I’m not talking about “normal” as it applies to the general population.  A sense of normal for your average dancer is completely different when it comes to range of motion,

What’s the point?

What’s the point? Pain relief with trigger point therapy. Trigger points are tight, contracted spots in muscles that can refer pain, numbness or tingling to referral areas in a different location on your body. This means that the pain across the lower back could be coming from abdominal muscles on the front of the body.

Benefits of Massage for Dancers

With “the show must go on” attitude, we as dancers tend to continue our art on the dance floor even though our bodies give us every warning sign that tells us to stop, rest, and recover.  We have auditions, gigs, performances, classes, and rehearsals.  There is no time to rest.  We have deadlines to meet.