The BodyKinect Blog

As dance educators, we carry an incredible responsibility. We aren't just teaching choreography or preparing students for a spring recital; we are molding developing bodies and influencing the physical longevity of our students. We’ve all witnessed it: the frustrated student who works harder than anyone else but can’t seem to achieve a "perfect" line, or the competitive dancer who seems to be in a perpetual cycle of shin splints and "growing pains."

When I first started teaching dance, I thought it was all about perfecting the moves and nailing the choreography. But over time, I realized that understanding the body beneath the dance is just as important - if not more. That’s where anatomy and kinesiology come in. These two fields are like the secret sauce for dancers who want to perform at their best and stay injury-free. If you’re a dance teacher looking to elevate your students’ performance and confidence, stick with m

Hello dancers, parents, and educators! It's Kendall. Happy December, and welcome to our new blog post for this month. Today I want to share with you a few of my favorite things about dance science and why it's SO important. First of all, what is dance science, again? Let's review: "Dance science includes a multitude of disciplines related to dance training and performance. Dance science researchers focus on optimizing dance performance via physiology, biomechanics, fitne

Hey Movers! Todays’ blog is going to be a bit shorter than the others since my research is still in progress. My research is on the biomechanical impacts of breast size on dancers, or as I like to call it “Got Boobs?”. Growing up dancing, I was always the biggest dancer in the room. I knew that, but it wasn’t until a costumer stood in front of me when I was in the 4th grade and said, “well what are we going to do about those?”, that I realized the dance world was lacking in

Hello dancers! For everyone, the national lockdowns and initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic were surreal to say the least. For those of you who are dance students, I am sure you had a distinct experience with the transition that happened during March, 2020. Kitchens became studios, chairs became barres, across-the-floor combinations became exercises in maneuvering between furniture and family members. Pets won our hearts as the most lovable obstacles, participating in ada

Hello dancers! I thought I'd share a little bit about my research that was conducted for my MSc in Dance Science in London, UK. I was extremely interested in looking at dance technique classes. There's so much that happens in a dance class that affects mental health. I was intrigued by perfectionism and perceived self-efficacy during class. However, in the presence of COVID-19, the context of dance technique classes changed entirely to online classes; a whole new world to n