Articles for Dance Teachers & Coaches


Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

Adolescent Dance Team Fitness: Initial Quantitative Normative Values. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. June 2023.

Is matching exercise intensity to heart rate variability a key to effective conditioning for dancers? A prospective randomized controlled trial. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. June 2021.


Other Articles

Why dancers should choose and active recovery to cool down. Dance Teacher Magazine. 2020.

The Dancer’s Ultimate Guide to Stretching. Dance Magazine. 2019.

Build your off-season training plan. Minnesota Association of Dance Team Coaches. 2019.

Caring for muscle strains demystified. International Association of Dance Medicine & Science. 2016.

Caring for ligament sprains demystified. International Association of Dance Medicine & Science. 2016.

Caring for bony injury demystified. International Association of Dance Medicine & Science. 2016.

Optimizing Dancer Flexibility. Minnesota Dance Medicine Foundation. 2016.

Higher extensions, lower risk. Dance Magazine. 2015.

Over-stretching injuries. Minnesota High School Dance Team Online. 2013.

Hip health. Minnesota High School Dance Team Online. 2012.

Dance Team Quick Tips

22 Days Until Dance Team State: How to Improve Performance 10 Minutes Before Bed. Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

21 Days Until Dance Team State: How to roll it out. Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

20 Days Until Dance Team State: How to Plan the Taper. Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

19 Days Until Dance Team State: 3 Day Intensity Tapering Secrets. Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

18 Days Until Dance Team State: Taper Part 3 – The 12 minute recovery. Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

17 Days Until Dance Team State: How’s Your Plan Looking? Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

16 Days Until Dance Team State: Foam roller or lacrosse ball? Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

15 Days Until Dance Team State: Static stretching? Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

14 Days Until Dance Team State: What’s in Your Warm Up? Minnesota Dance News. 2018.

13 Days Until Dance Team State: Ideas to Choreograph Your Dynamic Warm Up. Minnesota Dance News. 2018.