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Dance Injury Prevention and Health Literacy for Students

Age and level appropriate health education for the dancer, and the human behind the dancer. Grounded in the realities of what dance will ask of the young dancer today.

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Dance health is evolving. Is your program keeping pace?

We work alongside programs ready to move beyond information and toward a culture where dancers, educators, and families all speak the same language.

The questions we hear most

Knowing where to start

You want your dancers to learn how to take care of themselves, but what’s actually age appropriate, and what will make the biggest impact at each stage of training?

Connecting health to performance

Your dancers are motivated to perform, but how do you help them understand that health isn’t separate from performance, it’s part of it?

Beyond your own experience

You want your dancers to learn to listen to their bodies, but you know your own injury experience isn’t a template you can just hand down.

DANCE|PREHAB — Our Approach
Our Approach

Our approach is informed by direct work with dancers in the studio, high school, pre-professional, collegiate, and professional setting. Each workshop is built to inform the dancer in the ways that make the most sense for them in that moment: age appropriate, developmentally appropriate, and grounded in what that stage of training actually requires.

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Start Here · DANCE|PREHAB FOUNDATIONS

The R.A.M.P. Warm-Up for Movement Artists.

This is our foundational workshop. Every other topic we teach, injury prevention, recovery, flexibility, load management, builds on this workshop. Lifelong, career-sustaining habits start with a strong foundation.

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Long-term warm-up principles for human longevity & performance
Human athletic movement foundations required for dance training and performance
Strength and conditioning principles for training and enhancing rehabilitation
Continued Learning

Build on the Foundation

Each workshop extends the R.A.M.P. principles into specific areas of need for your program.

Extension 01
Body Region Specific Workshops

Apply R.A.M.P. principles to the injury patterns most common in your program. Education that is immediately relevant and actionable.

Extension 02
Principles of Safe Mobility & Flexibility

Flexibility is one of the most misunderstood aspects of dance training. Replace myth with evidence and build range of motion that’s actually usable.

Extension 03
Pointe Maintenance for Longevity

Beyond pre-pointe conditioning. Mobility, strength, recovery, and shoe care, everything needed to sustain a healthy pointe career.

Extension 04
Staff & Educator Seminars

A deeper institutional workshop for faculty and directors. Build the language, frameworks, and culture that supports dancers long-term.

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Extension 05
Injury Management for Dancers & Families

Pain is the body asking you to pay attention. When does something need attention? How do we make reporting pain feel safe, not threatening?

Extension 06
Integrating Recovery into Dance Training

We only perform as well as we recover. Sleep, load management, and daily habits shape a dancer’s capacity to train, heal, and perform.

Extension 01
Body Region Specific Workshops

A targeted extension of the R.A.M.P. foundation, applied directly to the injury patterns most common in your program. Invest in education that is immediately relevant and actionable.

Body regions covered
Ankle & foot, for pointe work, jumping, and landing demands
Knee & thigh, for repetitive loading, turnout, and landing mechanics
Hip & core, for turnout, balance, and lumbo-pelvic control
Shoulder & neck, for partnering, overhead work, and floorwork
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Dance Studios
College Programs
Pre-Professional Programs
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Extension 02
Principles of Safe Mobility & Flexibility

Flexibility is one of the most misunderstood aspects of dance training. This workshop replaces myth with evidence and gives dancers and educators a safer, smarter framework for achieving range of motion.

Key questions we answer
How do we safely build range of motion that’s usable under load?
Are we always stretching muscles when we stretch? The answer is no.
What’s the difference between mobility and passive flexibility?
When does overstretching become a risk factor rather than a training asset?
Available for
Dance Studios
Youth Programs
Educator Conferences
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Extension 03 · 1.5 Hour Workshop
Pointe Maintenance for Longevity

Beyond pre-pointe conditioning, this workshop covers mobility, strength, recovery, and shoe care with one goal: sustaining a healthy foot for pointe work across a full dance career. Everyone’s journey is different. This is where we find out what yours needs.

Long-term preparation (2 to 3 months prior)
Load management and progressive tissue tolerance building
Ankle and foot mobility, dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, great toe
Strength, single-leg heel raises, FHL loading, peroneal strengthening, midfoot resistance
Short-term management (within 1 month of performance)
Recovery strategies, soft tissue mobilization, self joint mobs, ice vs. heat
Pointe shoe readiness, dead shoes, ribbon and elastic options, drawstring management
Modifications for quick changes and pressure management
Available for
Ballet Programs
Pre-Pointe Students
Studio Directors
Dancers in Performance
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Extension 05
Injury Management for Dancers & Families

Pain is the body asking you to pay attention. When does something need attention? What questions should you be asking? How do we create an environment where reporting pain feels safe, not threatening?

Questions we help answer
When does pain become something to act on, versus push through?
What does early injury reporting actually change about outcomes?
How do we talk about pain without threatening a dancer’s identity or placement?
What role do families play in supporting the conversation?
Finding clarity
Pain is shaped by belief, context, and environment, not tissue damage alone
Most injuries begin as manageable symptoms. Seeking support early provides clarity, not alarm
We build shared language so dancers, educators, and families are working from the same understanding
Available for
Dancers
Families
Studio Programs
Educators
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Extension 06
Integrating Recovery into Training

We only perform as well as we recover. This workshop explores how sleep, load management, and daily habits shape a dancer’s capacity to train, heal, and perform. We help programs build recovery education intentionally into the season.

What we cover
Capacity vs. load, understanding why two dancers experience the same training very differently
Recovery across timelines: the same day, within a week, across the season
Sleep as performance, why adequate sleep isn’t optional for developing dancers
How choreography weeks, performance prep, and audition seasons change what recovery needs to look like
Practical tools: breathing techniques, soft tissue mobilization, and wellness monitoring
Available for
Dancers
Educators
College Programs
Pre-Professional Programs
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DANCE|PREHAB — Testimonials
What Programs Are Saying

Kind Words & Feedback

Studios, collegiate programs, and educators who have brought DANCE|PREHAB into their training environments.

Clear, Usable Education
Rooted in Dance Realities
Thoughtful & Conversation-Driven
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See The Approach In Action

On The Ground

Real conversations from the clinic and classroom — the same principles, language, and frameworks we bring into every workshop we run.

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How Demi-Plie Affects Your Knees
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Controlling Your Flexibility with Strength
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Principles of Balance
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Moving Outside the Box, Finding Freedom & Exploration
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Breathing Mechanics and Positional Considerations
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Squat Plank Warm-Up Sequence — A DANCE|PREHAB Staple
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The Scapula & Shoulder
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Thoracic Spine and Mobility
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