https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio E-portfolio consisting of a series of short written outcomes and a reflective commentary based around all aspects of health and wellbeing & preventing injury within the dance industry. en-us 2017-10-09 17:10:24 UTC 2025-10-29 10:13:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195319795 2017-10-09 17:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195319795 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320317 2017-10-09 17:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320317 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320649 2017-10-09 17:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320649 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320756 2017-10-09 17:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320756 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320864 2017-10-09 17:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195320864 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195323000  ]]> 2017-10-09 17:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195323000 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195363424 #1 'TIME IT'
- Eat one hour prior to rehearsals.
- Eat three meals per day plus one snack.

#2 'THINK YOUR DRINK'
- Drink 2-3 litres of water per day.

#3 'CREATE A GREAT PLATE'
- 1/3 carbohydrates
- 1/3 protein
- 1/3 fruit and vegetables
- and a little fat

#4 'SUPPORT YOUR BONES'
- with protein, low fat dairy, dried plums and soy foods

#5 'RESPECT YOUR BODY'
- Get adequate sleep.
- Maintain even calorie distribution.
- Positive body talk.

UPMC, 2014. Dance Nutrition with Leslie Bonci at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. [online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUbTBYlYmic&t=5s [Accessed 12 December 2017]]]> 2017-10-09 19:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/195363424 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215227056 1) Osteoporosis - a weakening of the bones which can lead to stress fractures and other injuries.
2) Disordered eating – which can range from not consuming enough calories to serious eating disorders.
3) Amenorrhea – a decrease in the hormones, which regulate the menstrual cycle and can result in irregularity, or complete stopping of periods.

Please engage with the image below that demonstrates how the three components of the Triad recover at different rates with the appropriate treatment.

De Souza MJ, Nattiv A, Joy E. 2014. Female Athlete Triad Coalition Consensus Statement on Treatment and Return to Play of the Female Athlete Triad. Female Athlete Triad Consensus Statement, vol. 13, no. 4, p. 223.]]> 2017-12-11 21:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215227056 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215641189 Please engage with the video below which highlights the importance hydration for dancers and  alternative ways to get your daily intake of fluids instead of just drinking water.

Milk Means More, 2016. Sports Nutrition with Leslie Bonci: Think Your Drink: What's in Your Glass. [online video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU0I7F_H9do
[Accessed 12 December 2017]]]> 2017-12-12 23:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215641189 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215642869 Please engage with the resource paper below, produced by the influential International Association for Dance Medicine & Science, which is a practical guide for dancers and dance educators focusing on the whole nutritional milieu.

Iadms.org. (2017). Resource Paper: Nutrition (2016) - International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. [online] Available at: http://www.iadms.org/?RPnutrition [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-12 23:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215642869 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215643732 Please engage with the journal below that discusses the archetypal 'Balanchine Body' and how this discrimination of body image that still exists today, could restrict the discipline's creativity and future if there is a right and wrong body for it.

Cynthia Roses-Thema, D.W. 2001, In regard to the Balanchine body The concept of the 'ideal' dancer's proportions originated with one man - and has remained, Sarasota, Fla.]]> 2017-12-12 23:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215643732 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215644075 Please engage with the image below that accurately represents the type of aesthetics that influence unrealistic expectations within dancers whose joints are not capable of performing the same range of motion that a dancer with hyper mobility syndrome can.

• Love, W. (2017). Ulyana Trifomova - post by: rhythmicisourgrace - via Tumblr. [online] We Heart It. Available at: https://weheartit.com/entry/67804413 [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].

• McCormack, M. 2010, “Teaching the Hypermobile Dancer”, The IADMS Bulletin for Teachers, vol. 2, no. 1, p.5

]]> 2017-12-12 23:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215644075 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215644095 Please engage with the article below that studies the similarities between dancers and athletes and discusses whether the term 'athlete' does justice for dancers and the art form, or whether it reduces their ability to physical skill alone.

Danceconsortium.com. (2017). Dancers as Athletes | Dance Consortium. [online] Available at: http://www.danceconsortium.com/features/article/dancers-as-athletes/ [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-12 23:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215644095 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215648481 Please engage with the journal below that refers to the attention hyper mobility syndrome has long attracted, and explores both the positive and negative accompaniments of it.

Howard A. Bird, Elaine C. Foley. 2013, Hypermobility in dancers, Rheumatology, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 585–586,]]> 2017-12-13 00:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215648481 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215649965 Please engage with the webpage below, which introduces an education programme that aim to improve the physical and psychological health and wellbeing of dancers through their work in advocacy and education.

One Dance UK. (2017). Healthier Dancer Programme - One Dance UK. [online] Available at: http://www.onedanceuk.org/programme/healthier-dancer-programme/ [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-13 00:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215649965 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215842268 Student ID: 1705121

Date of submission: 15/12/2017]]> 2017-12-13 15:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215842268 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215844314 Please scroll down to view all of this Padlet wall...]]> 2017-12-13 15:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215844314 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215851762 Please engage with the study below that examines how the effects of a specifically tailored fitness training programme for dancers can not only enhance the aesthetic quality of performance, but contribute to decreasing the frequency of injury.

Twitchett EA, e. (2017). Do increases in selected fitness parameters affect the aesthetic aspects of classical ballet performance? - PubMed - NCBI. [online] Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21442135 [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-13 16:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215851762 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215859869 2017-12-13 16:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215859869 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860198 Improper attire can be a cause of injury, for example, correct footwear is crucial, as dancing in bare feet can cause damage to the knees and shins if exposed to high impact movements without provided support.

In the image below, you can see the proper attire for a ballet class. This includes; a leotard, tights, soft ballet slippers and hair slicked back in a secure bun.

Ballerina, G. (2017). Girls Adult Ballet Leotard Black Women Dance Clothes Long Sleeve Cotton Ballet Dancewear Bodysuit For Ballerina-in Underwear from Mother & Kids on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group. [online] aliexpress.com. Available at: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Girls-Adult-Ballet-Leotard-Women-Black-Dance-Clothes-Long-Sleeve-Cotton-Ballet-Dance-Wear-For-Ballerina/32803627188.html [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-13 16:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860198 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860229 This image represents correctly how a studio should appear when ready for use.
The flooring is sprung as "it has been found that dancing on suspended floors helps to reduce injury in dancers because it decreases the shock and pressure in the legs." (Mueller, 2013, p.34) There are no objects or equipment left openly on the floor and mirrors are securely fixed to the wall, to prevent anything that could lead to trips, falls or anything else jeopardising physical safety.

Mueller. A, 2013, "The Influence of Warm-Up on Ballet Dancers' Risk of Injury", Arts Biomechanics, vol. 2, no. 1, p.33-54]]> 2017-12-13 16:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860229 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860333 In the image below, you can see one of many fire exits within Shockout Arts. When entering a studio, you should always make yourself of the fire exits (which should always be unlocked and lit) and the position of fire alarms. No exit should ever be obstructed in case an immediate exit is required in the event of a fire.]]> 2017-12-13 16:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860333 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860439 A well ventilated studio is always a must, as without a source of fresh air, the studio becomes stuffy and the risk of accidents becomes greater. It is also necessary for the temperature of a studio never to drop below 18.3 degrees Celsius as recommended by Equity, this assists the dancer's body in warming up properly and therefore reduces the chance of injury.

In the image below, you can see the built-in unit that Shockout Arts has in every studio, it can be utilised as heating or air-conditioning and temperatures and settings can be perfectly altered to the classes needs, allowing easy maintenance of injury preventing conditions.]]> 2017-12-13 16:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215860439 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215870148 Please engage with the resource paper below, that summarises how contributions from the hips, knees, tibia, and feet create a dancer's turnout. It puts to bed the idea of 'flat turnout' being a necessary quality and focuses on how to safely optimise a turnout catered to the individual, with an understanding of their underlying anatomical and biomechanics mechanisms.

Iadms.org. (2017). Resource Paper: Turnout for Dancers - Hip Anatomy and Factors Affecting Turnout - International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. [online] Available at: http://www.iadms.org/?323 [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-13 16:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215870148 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215874203 Please engage with the resource paper below, as a follow on from the part 1 which discussed the 5 main factors affecting turnout. Part two provides an overview of useful conditioning exercises and imagery work for improving turnout.

Iadms.org. (2017). Resource Paper: Turnout for Dancers - Supplemental Training - International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. [online] Available at: http://www.iadms.org/?329 [Accessed 13 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-13 16:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215874203 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215881358 Please engage with the journal below that outlines a somatic based class, allowing students to personally further an understanding of their body and justifying why incorporating this information is apt and beneficial for dancers.

Kirk, J. 2017, "Moving from the Membranes: Exploring the Integumentary System Through Experiential Anatomy and Dance", Journal of Dance Education, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 8-15.]]> 2017-12-13 16:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215881358 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215883505 Please engage with the book below that delivers an insight to two types of curriculum:
1) The 'process model'
and the:
2) The 'product model'

When the best of both models is combined this creates the 'combined model of curriculum', which delivers a complementary synergy of the artistic, aesthetic, and cultural aspects within dance.

Mary Jay, D, and Kassing, G. (2013) Dance Teaching Methods and Curriculum Design, Human Kinetics, Pudsey.]]> 2017-12-13 17:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215883505 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215900288 Please engage with this resource paper that discusses whether using mirrors is a help or hindrance in dancers progressing from technique to artistry.

Iadms.org. (2017). Resource Paper: Mirrors in the Dance Class: Help or Hindrance? - International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. [online] Available at: https://www.iadms.org/page/400 [Accessed 13 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-13 17:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/215900288 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216009145 Communitydance.org.uk. (2017). Cite a Website - Cite This For Me. [online] Available at: https://www.communitydance.org.uk/public/31286/Introduction%20to%20risk%20assessment.pdf [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-13 22:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216009145 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216010957 Please engage with the review below, which posits the theory that despite dancing being an artistic expression, if sports science principles were to be applied to the training, there is a real opportunity to improve a dancer's career and its longevity.

Twitchett, E., Koutedakis, Y. and Wyon, M. (2017). Physiological Fitness and Professional Classical Ballet Performance: A Brief Review.]]> 2017-12-13 23:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216010957 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216159119 Please engage with the image below with explains perfectionism and its subcategories.

Thehealthydancer.blogspot.co.uk. (2017). The Perfectionist Adolescent Dancer and a Happy New Year Giveaway!. [online] Available at: http://thehealthydancer.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/the-perfectionist-adolescent-dancer-and.html [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-14 14:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216159119 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216163429 Please engage with the journal below that shows how research has linked goal orientation, trait anxiety, and perfectionism to the quality of psychological responses in dance education contexts. In class competitiveness and the perception of unacceptability of making mistakes during teaching, learning and performing, may well be fuelling dancer's tendencies to experience concentration disruption due to constant worry. Specifically, how a consistent emphasis on a performance-oriented climate within the studio, seems to be linked to the development of potentially maladaptive dispositions such as neurotic perfectionism and a dispositional tendency to  define achievement in socially comparative terms.

Carr. S, and Wyon. M. 2014, "The Impact of Motivational Climate on Dance Students' Achievement Goals, Trait Anxiety and Perfectionism." Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, vol. 7, no. 4, p. 106-114]]> 2017-12-14 14:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216163429 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216181073 Please engage with the article below that, discusses how drugs or alcohol can seem like a way to escape from overwhelming self-imposed feelings of inadequacy caused by perfectionism.

Addiction Intervention. (2017). Perfectionism Linked to Drug Addiction - Addiction Intervention. [online] Available at: https://www.addiction-intervention.com/addiction/addiction-research/perfectionism-linked-to-drug-addiction/ [Accessed 12 Dec. 2017].]]> 2017-12-14 15:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216181073 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216291909 2017-12-14 19:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216291909 kyahchantelle https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216296536 Thank you for reading!]]> 2017-12-14 19:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kyahchantelle/introductiontoprofessionalpracticeeportfolio/wish/216296536