Dancing Injury Free

<div class=Section1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><i><u>Dancing Injury <spanclass=GramE>Free <span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><spanstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span><span style='font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>is</span></span></u></i></b>a short guide that can be carried in your dance bag.<spanstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The book comes from a Master's Thesis onClogging Injuries for Dianne <span class=SpellE>McGonegal's</span> Master ofDance.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Raw data was collected from asample population of Modern <span class=SpellE>Cloggers</span> and Appalachian <spanclass=SpellE>Cloggers</span>.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The study showed that the mostcommon injuries for Modern <span class=SpellE>Cloggers</span> are to the foot(metatarsal arches) and the most common injury for Appalachian <spanclass=SpellE>Cloggers</span> are to the knee.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>For those who do both kinds of dancing the ankle gets injured more often.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Overuse the wrong shoes hardfloor surfaces lack of warm-up and lack of stretching lead to injuries.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The book is intended to keep youdancing longer giving close attention to your body before dancing by warmingup stretching after you dance and not overusing your muscles.<spanstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>People over 40 must take even moreprecautions and not overuse the muscles.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Listen to your body when it hurts stop and rest.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Because clogging is a blending ofmany step dances this book can be applied to any percussive dancer:<spanstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>tap dancers Irish Step Dancers ScottishDancers African Dancers German Dancers Native American Dancers English <spanclass=SpellE>Cloggers</span> Cape Breton Dancers <span class=GramE>et</span>. <spanclass=GramE>al</span>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The bookdiscusses was to prevent injuries and ways to treat injuries after they happen.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>For those who love to dance usecommon sense <span class=GramE>warm</span> up the muscles before you dancestretch the muscles after you dance wear supportive shoes that slide easilydance on wood floors that give if possible and do not overdo.<spanstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Read the book and keep dancing injury free.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>For workshops on Dancing InjuryFree contact the author at <st1:address><st1:Street>11410 Palace Circle</st1:Street> <st1:City>Germantown</st1:City> <st1:State>MD</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode>20876</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>- 301 353-8433.</p></div>