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By Dr. Bridgette Weifling & Dr. Gladys Velarde

Ballet can be very beneficial to your health, but can also lead to injury. good health, proper conditioning and stretching prior to dancing can help prevent those injuries.  But, if you are injured, be sure to follow your doctor's advice to ensure proper and faster recovery.  Below are links to web sites offering tips on both dance and health:

1  About.com.     Offer advice on the benefits of dance, and also on injury prevention or treatment following injury:

http://dance.about.com/od/danceandyourhealth/Dance_and_Your_Health.htm

2. Wikipedia; Dance and Health.  Information about dance benefits, the risks of dance, injury treatment, and good practices:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_and_Health

3. Various books on the Art of Ballet:

http://www.artofballet.com/books.html

4. Dance Magazine.  On-line link to the current and back issues of the magazine

 

http://www.dancemagazine.com/