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Guests - Amber Tacy and Dr. Robert Tsai
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor
In Episode 276 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we are focusing on the importance of strength and conditioning for dancers. Our guests, Amber Tacy of Dancers Who Lift and Dr. Robert Tsai of DancePrehab Physical Therapy and Performance, bring us expert advice on how to navigate the wide variety of options for dancers looking to get stronger.
Topics Include:
- Why the viral videos featuring exercise bands and ankle weights may not be the best tools for your dancer
- How to find safe and effective strength training options
- Myths surrounding weight training for dancers
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DancePrehab is hosting a course for physical therapists that want to curate healing environments that make strength and conditioning make sense to the adolescent artist athlete - www.danceprehab.com/course
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Dancers Who Lift is currently accepting new 1:1 artists (18+) into our coaching program - Dancers Who Lift Coaching
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