Injury-Prevention Tips from Joffrey Dancers Help Recreational Athletes Professional dancers, like professional athletes, are subject to injury because of the constant stress they put on
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When Turf Toe Strikes, You’ll Know What To Do
Turf toe is not a term you want to use when talking to a ballerina before her diva debut or a head football coach about
Back to Basics: 3 Injury Prevention Tips for Dancers
By Athletico Physical Therapy As summer starts winding down, dancers are getting ready to transition to the fall program season. Preparing for the season’s big
The Power of the Mind-Body Connection: Make Mental Health a Priority
By: Erica Hornthal, CEO of Chicago Dance Therapy As a dance/movement therapist, I have always known that the mind and body are connected. I see
This is Your Brain on Dance!
By Erica Hornthal, LCPC, BC-DMT , Chicago Dance Therapy June, which is just around the corner, is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. There are an
A Dance Major’s Return to the Stage
Megan Chiu, now 19, was a stand-out at the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center and impressed at the Chicago High School for the Arts. When she
5 Ways Movement Enhances A Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis
By Erica Hornthal, MA, LCPC, BC-DMT; CEO Chicago Dance Therapy I’m not here to tell you why exercise or a certain type of activity like
Enhancing Performance: Becoming an Embodied Athlete
By: Erica Hornthal, LCPC, BC-DMT, CEO, Chicago Dance Therapy The mind-body connection is a hot topic and it is more than mindfulness and meditation. Embodiment is
Get Your Mind to a New Place This Summer
Clinical counselor and dance movement therapist Erica Hornthal gives us tips on how to get your mind to a new place this summer.
Unlocking Your Potential through Movement: An Exploration of Dance/Movement Therapy
By Erica Hornthal, LCPC, BC-DMT As a society we have long known the healing benefits of dance. Dance can improve cognition and memory, it can
Joffrey Ballet Partners with MOR, RUMC
Sports medicine and foot and ankle specialists from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR), who are also on staff at Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), have been selected to serve as
Barre Workouts: Learn the Benefits and Limitations
By Tara Hackney for Athletico Physical Therapy Barre workouts have been around for a while. You may be curious; maybe you’ve tried a class; maybe