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RUTH LETCH
JENENE LAND
HAYDEE FERGUSON
Hands on hips, impatiently waving her fairy wand, my dramatic little three-year-old announced that she wanted to go to dance class with her best friend. ‘Sure’, I thought, ‘Sounds like fun.’ Nine years later, she lives and breathes dance. From musical theatre to classical ballet, she loves to perform, her smile lighting up the stage with the pure joy of entertaining.
There are children everywhere with big dreams to be like the movie stars on the silver screen. They desperately want to be just like their idols, to portray different characters, and receive the accolades that come along with it. But, how do they get from sitting at home to being on the big screen?
In 1978 the term RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) was devised by Dr. Gabe Mirkin for the treatment of athletic injuries. 40 years later, a lot more research has been done and it shows ice is actually harming, rather than healing our bodies! Even Dr Mirkin has recently publically stated that his recommendations are outdated! So what do you do in a first aid protocol? BE CALM.
But what if they don’t start dancing until their teenage years?
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Dance like no one is watching.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jessica Poulter
COVER PHOTOGRAPHER Leah Hoffman, Diva Dance Photography
GALA PHOTOGRAPHER Alicia Ruberto, New Dimension Photography
REVIEWERS Jessica Poulter, Ruth Letch, Sandra Kluge (NYC)
COLUMNISTS Sandra Kluge (NYC), Ruth Letch, Sian Corrigan (Paris), Jenene Land and Haydee Ferguson.
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