New York City Ballet/School of American Ballet Wellness Workshops
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KRISTIN SLOAN |
Here’s more about the Wellness Workshop programs I’ll be helping with today in Washington DC (And later in the month in Santa Monica, CA). If you are in the area, there are three workshops today, at 2:45, 4:15, and 5:45, all lead by NYCB physical therapist Marika Hartog at the Washington School of Ballet. Everyone is welcome, and the workshops are free. Such a great program for helping educate people about the importance of taking care of your body as a dancer.
NYCB and SAB announce a series of free Wellness Workshops for Adolescent Dancers, to be held in January and February 2008. The one-hour program, “Injury Prevention for Adolescent Dancers,” is designed for dance students, parents, and dance instructors and will be facilitated by a NYCB physical therapist. The workshops will be held in Boston, Chicago, Fort Worth, Miami Beach, Santa Monica, and Washington.
SAB began a Wellness Program in the 1990s as part of a comprehensive Student Life program. The program includes nutrition counseling, physical therapy, and psychological counseling. NYCB’s Wellness Program began in 2001 and is aimed at reducing the number of injuries sustained by dancers and improving dancers’ overall health and well-being. The program is the result of a research study conducted by members of the NYCB Wellness Team: Linda Hamilton,Ph.D., psychologist; William Hamilton,M.D., orthopedist; Marika Molnar, physical therapist; and Larry DeMann, Jr., D.C., chiropractor. In their research, the team discovered that the majority of injuries could be prevented if dancers were made aware of certain risks and taught the best ways to stay healthy.
Last year, NYCB and SAB held Wellness Workshops in four East Coast cities. Following the popularity of those sessions, NYCB and SAB have expanded the program, with the goal of reaching a wider population of dance students.
Registration for the Wellness Workshops will be available one hour before the start of each session. For more information, e-mail wellness@nycballet.com or call 212-870-4068, M-F, 10 am-5 pm.
All participants will be asked to read and sign an Assumption of Risk Agreement. Participants under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign and complete all fields in the Agreement. Click HERE for Assumption of Risk pdf.
Click here for future dates and times and to see if the Wellness Workshop will be coming to your area.
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