In her final year as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, dancer Kaitlyn Kumar tore a ligament during a rehearsal for the ballet Sleeping Beauty. But she powered through the pain ...

A physician and former professional dancer outlines how discipline specific rehabilitation, technique retraining, and nutrition restore performers to preinjury artistry and function.

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...

The Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries that have befallen them. With a bit of a pained smile of their face, the Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries ...