Podcasts about louisville ballet school

This week we sit down at the Kennedy Center to talk with American Ballet Theatre dancer, Connor Holloway. Connor was born in Louisville, Kentucky and started performing at the age of six in school musicals.  At the age of thirteen, he began taking ballet classes at the Louisville Ballet School while attending a magnet performing arts […] The post (134) Connor Holloway, American Ballet Theatre Dancer appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

This week we sit down at the Kennedy Center to talk with American Ballet Theatre dancer, Connor Holloway. Connor was born in Louisville, Kentucky and started performing at the age of six in school musicals.  At the age of thirteen, he began taking ballet classes at the Louisville Ballet School while attending a magnet performing arts […] The post (134) Connor Holloway, American Ballet Theatre Dancer appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

The Best in Rehab podcast hosts, Steven Hnat, PT, DPT, OCS and Chad Garvey, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, welcome KORT Downtown’s Teresa Smith, PT, DPT, Clinic Director, to inform listeners on dance medicine. Teresa is a member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, as well as the American Physical Therapy Association Performing Arts Special Interest Group. She cares for professional dancers at Louisville Ballet Company, as well as students in Louisville Ballet School and local dance studios. She has treated performers traveling with Broadway shows, including Book of Mormon, Flashdance and Newsies. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy and Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. Teresa discusses an overview of dance medicine and her involvement with the Louisville Ballet. She elaborates on the “pre-point screening” performed in August of each year (2:25). Teresa and the medical team ensure that the dancers are prepared anatomically prior to practicing and performing. There are several tests during the pre-season screening to see if they have adequate motor control (4:00). With identifying these motor control patterns, they can pinpoint where the dancer’s weak areas are and strengthen those areas, in order to prevent injury. Common injuries include: foot and ankle injuries and hip injuries due to external rotation in young dancers (6:05). Furthermore, Teresa discusses the difference between sports medicine specialization versus dance medicine specialization (7:24). Because dancers are so mobile and have greater range of motion, stiffness is rarely the issue. However, truly learning the physical skill to prevent injury is crucial. She emphasizes cross-training and how being a multi-sport athlete can be beneficial in this population. Additionally, Teresa elaborates on how the culture of dance and the physique of dancers have changed (13:40). To learn more about dance medicine and additional services offered at KORT, connect with us at KORT.com!

The Best in Rehab podcast hosts, Steven Hnat, PT, DPT, OCS and Chad Garvey, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, welcome KORT Downtown’s Teresa Smith, PT, DPT, Clinic Director, to inform listeners on dance medicine. Teresa is a member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, as well as the American Physical Therapy Association Performing Arts Special Interest Group. She cares for professional dancers at Louisville Ballet Company, as well as students in Louisville Ballet School and local dance studios. She has treated performers traveling with Broadway shows, including Book of Mormon, Flashdance and Newsies. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy and Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. Teresa discusses an overview of dance medicine and her involvement with the Louisville Ballet. She elaborates on the “pre-point screening” performed in August of each year (2:25). Teresa and the medical team ensure that the dancers are prepared anatomically prior to practicing and performing. There are several tests during the pre-season screening to see if they have adequate motor control (4:00). With identifying these motor control patterns, they can pinpoint where the dancer’s weak areas are and strengthen those areas, in order to prevent injury. Common injuries include: foot and ankle injuries and hip injuries due to external rotation in young dancers (6:05). Furthermore, Teresa discusses the difference between sports medicine specialization versus dance medicine specialization (7:24). Because dancers are so mobile and have greater range of motion, stiffness is rarely the issue. However, truly learning the physical skill to prevent injury is crucial. She emphasizes cross-training and how being a multi-sport athlete can be beneficial in this population. Additionally, Teresa elaborates on how the culture of dance and the physique of dancers have changed (13:40). To learn more about dance medicine and additional services offered at KORT, connect with us at KORT.com!

This week on The Big Break, Actors Theatre of Louisville apprentice Samantha Beach reflects on tech week for "Sleep Rock Thy Brain," the apprentice play that opened last weekend in the Humana Festival of New American Plays. (The music in this week's episode is from "Sleep Rock Thy Brain," composed and performed by Scott Anthony, the show's composer and sound designer.) Over at the Louisville Ballet, trainee Claire Horrocks, who also teaches at the ballet school, describes the joyful madness that is a spring showcase, a true community effort at the Louisville Ballet School.

This week on The Big Break, our audio diarists talk about being on both sides of the showcase process. Actors Theatre of Louisville apprentice Samantha Beach is rehearsing for her short scene showcase, which will be seen by casting directors and other influential industry members during Humana Festival. That's one way the apprentice program helps young actors like Samantha set up their post-Actors career. Over at the Louisville Ballet School, where ballet trainee Claire Horrocks teaches, her young students are preparing for their annual recital.