Quem dança convive com uma pergunta simples e difícil: como sustentar um corpo que trabalha no limite, temporada após temporada, sem perder o prazer de dançar?Por muito tempo a resposta ficou dispersa. De um lado, bailarinos, professores e coreógrafos acumulavam experiência prática no estúdio e no palco. De outro, médicos, fisioterapeutas, nutricionistas, preparadores físicos e pesquisadores produziam conhecimento que raramente chegava a quem dança todos os dias. Faltava um territó...

Strength and Conditioning for Dancers is an accessible guide to how to design and incorporate supplemental fitness training into a dancer's schedule. It links current evidence on the relationship between physical fitness, dance performance and injury incidence, breaking it down into clear and convenient sections, starting with the fundamentals of muscle physiology and training principles and moving on to specific training components. Key topics covered in the book include: self-screening; ...

The training of elite dancers has not changed in the last 60 years; it is often only those that have survived the training that go on to have a career, not necessarily the most talented. It is time to challenge and change how we train tomorrow's professional dancers. This book brings you the reasons why and all tools to implement change.10 years ago, Matthew Wyon and Gaby Allard introduced a new pedagogical approach to training vocational dancers: Periodization. This ground-breakin...