The BodyKinect Blog

Guest blogger, Alex Rix, shares her experience as a massage therapist & dancer by explaining the benefits of massage on the mind and body.

Pirouettes can be tricky and mentally draining. Our goals of hitting 3 pirouettes let alone 10 pirouettes can seem daunting for some dancers. However, having a dance trainer who knows your body and knows dance science can help you achieve the perfect pirouettes. While I could ramble about this topic forever, we’ll keep it simple. Let’s Talk Alignment Alignment is crucial for dance technique, especially in ballet. It’s not just crucial because your ballet teacher says so. It’s

Happy New Year! The onset of a new year traditionally invites reflection on the past and resolutions for the future. In reflecting upon...

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!  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

Hello dancers! A name is an important thing, and today we are sharing the story behind our name with you. In our name, BodyKinect...