Dianne M. Buxton

How To Relieve Muscle Pain That Has Become Chronic In Ballet, Dance And Cheerleading

Dancers, cheerleaders and those who love to workout hard, often suffer from muscle pain that is now chronic. Commonly, muscles of the hips and pelvis in may become imbalanced because of a postural alignment that has become skewered. And Ii seems like ... Read >

Better Body and Heart Health - Over Forty, Over Fifty - And More

Heart health will decrease as we get older, worsened if we do not attempt to eat properly. Even if we do try to eat the best quality foods, some nutritional details may get left out of our diet routines. Much nutrition for optimum heart function is fou... Read >

Ballet Exercises For Turnout - Understanding the Hip Joints

Ballet exercises done at the barre are all intended to improve strength for turnout. Most dance students want to INCREASE turnout, yet many do not understand the hip joints, or which muscles rotate the thighs to hold it well. Another factor in the success... Read >

Learn Ballet Arm Positions and Improve Your Ballet Technique

Correct and elegant ballet arm positions depend on correct spinal posture, correct hold on the turnout, and correct placement of feet on the floor (and knee positions, if you are hyper-extended). It sounds complex, but ballet body posture is natural and a... Read >

Avoid Being Too Stiff For Ballet With Simple Resistance Stretching

A while ago when I wrote an article about office space workouts I was astounded at the high number of times it was read. I was aware that many recreational adult ballet dancers sit on a chair all day, or do some other repetitive or physically confining wo... Read >

Learn Ballet to Speed Up Your Calorie Burning

If you choose classical dance as a workout, you can expect some degree of health results, even if you do not target that particular goal. If you learn ballet correctly and keep a slow, relaxed focus on progressing through the levels, you have a chance ... Read >

Learn Ballet Positions Faster, 3 Essential Tips

When you, especially if you are an adult beginner, learn ballet, there is a lot of information to absorb about basic positions. You might be dreaming about doing split leaps and beautiful elegant ballet arm positions. Learn the ballet basics slowly and ca... Read >

Improve Your Ballet By Learning How To Train Your Brain Waves For Creativity

Ballet dancers and all creative artists who have more Alpha brain waves suffer less tension and anxiety. The artistic lifestyle of competition and daily pressures produces stress, which suppresses your immune systems, diminishing the physical strength you... Read >

Fitting Ballet Pointe Shoes - Some Extra Tips

It is exciting when your dance teacher tells you that it's time to start dancing ballet in pointe shoes. New, shiny, pink satin pointe shoes are beautiful. Every student has to have an idea of what they should look for in getting exactly the right fit. Ho... Read >

Ballet For Adults and Barre Exercises

Basic ballet positions, technique and movements are taught through barre exercises. To discover and increase your turnout, and improve your natural dancing abilities, you need to understand the purpose of each barre exercise. Adult ballet beginners can pr... Read >

Easy At Home Stretches For Your Ballet Or Cheer Leading Moves - Position To the Side

After a ballet class or a cheer leading workout is a great time to stretch - when you're extremely warmed up. Here are some tips to getting a better looking second - or side splits position. Usually the audience is presented with this position stra... Read >

Wise and Healthy Aging - The Primal Force of Life

Xeno-estrogens act like estrogens in the body. Found in our drinking water, our food (from pesticides, herbicides, etc.,) these chemicals suppress fertility, sex drive, and general optimum health (absence of heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, cancer, etc... Read >

How To Understand Overpronation and Knee Pain If You Have Flat Feet

Overpronation is inward roll of the foot while standing, walking, running or dancing. Allowing the foot to roll inwards causes noticeable internal rotation of the lower leg and knee and can influence the body's posture. This can result in extra strain on ... Read >

Maintain Positive Emotions By Remembering The Good Moments

How can you maintain positive emotions at the end of a day when so many things went wrong? Disappointments, disagreements, fatigue, stress and anxiety, negative emotions in others, the bad economy - all these elements can certainly ruin your day. Take a d... Read >

Your Power of Daydreaming To Envision Your Dreams

Here you are again, your own life coach. Good for you! Let your dreams turn you away from failure, doubt, worries, stress, and dissatisfied emotion. Envision your dreams with the power of daydreaming. Not so much self-improvement as self-empowerment, dayd... Read >