On a recent Friday evening, Julie Chittick, a dance instructor from Feet First Dance in Phoenixville, placed several candles in the middle of a studio and asked her adult participants to space ...

Have you ever felt sore or even injured the day after dance class? Done a super long rehearsal and needed to stay in bed until rehearsal started again? I have! These unpleasant feelings can be mostly ...

Some common injuries from ballet include stress fractures, ingrown toenails, bunions, sprained ankles, and impingement syndrome. Treatment depends on the type of injury. The pointe technique is where ...

To keep more than 700 dancers happy, focused and energized for an epic 46-hour dance marathon, you have to get creative. And that’s what the THON Line Dance is all about. The Line Dance is a ...

Your feet are the foundation for almost all movement. Keeping each foot healthy is important for improved posture and movement. Your feet are the foundation for almost all movement. But most of the ...

One of the most common and annoying types of foot pain anyone can experience is plantar fasciitis. The nagging—and, at times, excruciating—pain takes place along the bottom of your feet and worsens ...

Foot exercises can help prevent foot or ankle pain while also strengthening feet and improving flexibility. Big toe stretches, toe splays, Achilles stretches, and sand walking may be beneficial.

If you walk or run often, stretching your feet and ankles is really important in preventing injury or pain. Plus, it can help improve mobility in these regions. But our feet and ankles are often a ...