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This blog is dedicated to dancers, dance instructors and parents, giving them all of the tools and information they need to prevent and recover from injuries as well as accelerate their technique to enable them to become the best dancer they can possible. Lisa Howell, the creator of this blog, is a qualified physiotherapist who has been working with dancers for over 13 years and is also the owner of Perfect Form Physiotherapy, a clinic for dancers of all disciplines located in Sydney, Australia. However, she wanted an online portal to be able to help dancers worldwide and as a result, The Ballet Blog was born! Lisa adds new articles each week where she addresses the issues that concern the modern dance world. For instance, issues like flexibility, the dangers of overstretching and overtraining, prevention and care of dance injuries, dance conventions, training workshops, what to expect of students striving to become professionals. Many dance teachers, concerned parents and health professionals are struggling with what they see going on in the dance world, especially online. Every day they see troubling images online. For instance, images of stretches that are obviously+ unsafe. More and more frequently, Lisa is asked for a post that teachers can point out to parents and students that explains+ why the dancer must be careful when training. Whether it has to do with stretching, overtraining or any of the other topics on+ her blog, Lisa has tried to focus on the positive rather than criticize anyone else’s training. However, she has become very concerned about some of the things she has recently seen on line.
