Claire Farmer discusses strength training for dancers: breaking down myths, and including practical examples for dancers and teachers. Claire's interest more specifically in upper body strength in females, and in circus, informs this chat where we look at the importance and relevance of strength training for dancers.

Resources -

Ambegaonkar, J., Caswell, S., Winchester, J., Caswell, A., and Andre, M. 2012. Upper-body muscular endurance in female university-level modern dancers: a pilot study. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science . 16(1), 3–7.

Find Claire here -

Website: www.clairefarmer.co.uk

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: @Claire Farmer Performance and Training

Instagram: @CFPerformanceandtraining

YouTube: Claire Farmer Performance and Training https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvbp8-clFmxY21ifde1EMA?view_as=subscriber

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Melanie Fuller, Australian physiotherapist, discusses injury reduction and risk profiling in dance. This episode draws on Melanie's recent work which looks at timings of injuries across a dancer's training and career development, and explores how risk profiling may prove a useful tool in managing training and educating dancers. 

Resources -

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32339996/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31500693/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16616614/

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Email: [email protected]

Publications: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Fuller,_Melanie.html

Twitter: @MFullerPhysio

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Laura Erwin, Head of Dance Science at London Studio Centre, discusses pilates for dancers. Looking at the fundamentals of pilates, from importance of breath and how this translates to performance, to how teachers might begin to incorporate pilates in their classes, this episode explores the benefits of pilates as one of many forms of supplementary training for dancers. 

Resources – 

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iadms.org/resource/resmgr/Public/Bull_5-1_p9-10_Amorim.pdf

https://www.pilatesanytime.com/home/dance

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iadms.org/resource/resmgr/resource_papers/turnout_for_dancers_exercise.pdf

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iadms.org/resource/resmgr/public/bull_7-1_p14-20_sherman.pdf

Caldwell, K., Adams, M., Quin, R., Harrison, M., & Greeson, J. (2013)  Pilates, Mindfulness and Somatic Education, Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices. Vol. 5 Issue 2, p141-153.

Simmel, L. (2013) Dance Medicine in Practice. London: Routledge

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Email: [email protected] 

Contact: [email protected] 

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Paige Rice discusses the biomechanics of jumps and leaps in dancers. Drawing on her own research, Paige talks about the importance of the stretch shortening cycle in the ankle joint for dancers, and how strength and conditioning interventions and training programmes focused on the lower leg can enhance performance in jumps and leaps. 

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https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jab/34/3/article-p211.xml

https://www.sciandmed.com/MPPA/journalviewer.aspx?issue=1215&article=2167

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6721/2c94bd6522470feda4cd62535164aecff3b5.pdf

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Twitter: PaigeERice1

Email: [email protected]

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Paul Doyle discusses the relevance and application of psychological skills training in the dance studio. Focused on self talk and goal setting, this episode explains these tools, and how teachers and dancers can use these effectively.

Resources –

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1559827617729634

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Fletcher17/publication/303694216_Effects_of_psychological_and_psychosocial_interventions_on_sport_performance_A_meta-analysis/links/59f38d86a6fdcc075ec34cf0/Effects-of-psychological-and-psychosocial-interventions-on-sport-performance-A-meta-analysis.pdf

https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2017_DemuynckVansteenkisteHaerensSoenens_SportEdPsych.pdf

https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.4.2.158

https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2015.1063097

Find Paul here –

Twitter: @pauld_dance

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Lisa Howell, physiotherapist and founder of The Ballet Blog, talks about all things turnout. This episode breaks down myths about turnout, looking at what structures influence turnout, and ways to maximise turnout. Lisa gives advice to dancers and teachers on how to work to their full potential range safely and effectively, discussing the importance of giving dancers the tools to improve. Stay tuned for a second episode with Lisa coming soon! 

Resources - 

https://www.theballetblog.com/blog/turnout/improve-turnout-range/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=PczvevfLYp0&feature=emb_title 

https://www.iadms.org/page/323 

Find Lisa here - 

Website: www.theballetblog.com 

Facebook: The Ballet Blog - https://www.facebook.com/TheBalletBlog/ 

Instagram: @theballetblogofficial 

Youtube: Lisa Howell - The Ballet Blog https://www.youtube.com/user/lisahowell2 

Contact: [email protected] 

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Charlotte Downing discusses early specialization in dance. Reflecting on typical practices in dance, Charlotte shares her thoughts on the driving forces, risks, and benefits of early specialization. This episode breaks down common assumptions and beliefs in this area of dance science, and looks at the possible implications of new research.

Resources -

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1612197X.2009.9671889

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2325967116644241

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17461391.2019.1597170?journalCode=tejs20

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1941738117734149?casa_token=MD1CN_HnaKEAAAAA%3Am_ddHVOHRi9155APLwC6PokKrP2GAHE2d7mzTk_A7QaZ761RTYZaNag_JHkEAxsRA49yzrJJJby6HQ

Find Charlotte here -

Twitter: @CDowning91

Email: charlotte.downingih.se

Profile: https://gih.se/Personal/Charlotte-Downing/

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Matthew Lamarque, Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Royal Ballet School, discusses training loads in adolescent dancers. This episode takes a closer look at Matt's work and other research inside the Royal Ballet School, and shares thoughts on the applications of training load research in the wider dance context, as well as considering how this research on training loads may shape the future of dance training. 

Resources –

https://www.onedanceuk.org/resource/building-psychological-skills-copy/

https://www.onedanceuk.org/resource/technology-workload-dance-training/

https://www.onedanceuk.org/resource/optimising-performance/

https://youthtraining.co.uk/article/sc-in-youth-ballet-adam-mattiussi-matthew-lamarque-niall-macsweeney/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XfRYpgwVnE&t=13s

Find Matt here –

Instagram: @matt_lamarqueperformance

Twitter: @mlamarqueSC

Email: [email protected]

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Ashleigh Ritchie discusses her research on imagery in dance from a pedagogic perspective. With a focus on collaborative learning and teaching, her studies here are in relation to ballet and contemporary in higher education. Ashleigh shares her thoughts on the benefits of imagery, and how imagery can be applied in the every day dance class.

Resources –

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15290824.2019.1588463?journalCode=ujod20

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14647893.2018.1467397

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Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @kickashdance

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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Luke Abnett talks about hypermobility in dance. His experience as a physiotherapist at the Royal Ballet School, as well as working across a range of other sports with adolescents, informs this discussion where Luke shares considerations for training the hypermobile dancer. 

Resources – 

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iadms.org/resource/resmgr/Public/Bull_2-1_pp5-8_McCormack.pdf 

https://www.onedanceuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Managing-Hypermobility-for-the-Dance-Teacher-FINAL.pdf 

Find Luke here – 

Website: http://www.balletphysio.com/virtual-physio 

Instagram: @theballetphysio 

Facebook: balletphysio 

Contact: [email protected] 

Instagram: @scidancepodcast

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