Questions- Artistry v.s Sports

Sport/Artistry:

•  Is ballet considered more of a sport than an art?
• How much is artistry taken into consideration putting productions on/auditioning new dancers etc.?
• Is there a balance between the two?
• Is it more important to be technically strong and perfect or artistic and interesting/unique?
• Does keeping a good physique contribute to dance being considered a sport?

Questions- Nutrition

Nutrition

• What types of foods should dancers eat more of and/or avoid?
• What should their type of balanced diet be?
• Does being a good cook help with preparing healthy and nutritious meals?
• What foods and diets help maintain a fast metabolism?

Questions- health and fitness

Health and Fitness

• What does it take for a dancer to be fit, athletic, graceful, lean but powerful, healthy not just physically but also mentally- what could be the right balance between all of this?
• How to keep a balance between strengething muscles and keeping supple?
• What helps to lower risks of injuries?
• And what food/exercises/way of thinking helps to recover?
• When is it best to practice, exercise and rest?

Mental Aspects:

• What are the mental affects from training as a professional dancer?
• What lines of practice will help with the mental side of coping as a professional dancer? Yoga? Meditation? Dance Psychologists?

4a- Developing Lines of Professional Inquiry

Starting a new module brings in development, improvement and new knowledge. Having to inquire about my work practice has not come at a better time, being in the midst of a transitional phase with dancing myself.

Reading reader 4 has been quite hectic trying to grasp everything. What I have obtained is that the ultimate goal for this module is to explore a topic that will benefit my work and the work of colleagues, fellow professionals etc. It will in turn help identify my own unique learning.

As mentioned earlier, I have always been pretty interested in the whole health and fitness side of dancing, where I believe the vitality of a dancer is what is key to the utmost enjoyment of this demanding yet most exciting lifestyle.
There have been a fare few questions that pop up daily in my thoughts, and so I have organized them in the following posts to come… feel free to read on...

Thoughts in action

Thinking about the next steps for the following module, leading into my professional inquiry has obviously got me thinking on what I really ask myself, what I really want to know more about in my profession as a dancer.

Something that keeps popping up is my interest in health and fitness, and hopefully this might turn into something interesting? For now here is a video clip I stumbled upon which fitted quite nicely with my thoughts:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j0PAbJq0eHA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dj0PAbJq0eHA