In her final year as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, dancer Kaitlyn Kumar tore a ligament during a rehearsal for the ballet Sleeping Beauty. But she powered through the pain ...

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 ...

A physician and former professional dancer outlines how discipline specific rehabilitation, technique retraining, and nutrition restore performers to preinjury artistry and function.

For performing artists, overuse injuries tend to be some of the most common injuries UAB sports medicine physicians treat. These injuries are often caused by repetitive movements, high training volume ...

Objectives This study investigates how growth and maturation-related factors are associated with growth and bone injury risk in elite-level ballet students. Methods 506 full-time dance students ...

The Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries that have befallen them. With a bit of a pained smile of their face, the Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries ...

It takes a lot more than fairy dust to heal an injured Sugar Plum Fairy. Just ask Halliet Slack. A few months after performing the coveted role in the Dayton Ballet’s popular production of “The ...