Did you know that the National Sleep Foundation has found that most children require 9 to 14 hours every 24 hours, depending on their age. Enough sleep also means healthy sleep, which produces a well-rested individual. Healthy sleep impacts both physical and intellectual development, both of which are necessary for high levels of achievement in dance. For a dancer to perform at his or her full … [Read More...] about Are Your Dancers Getting Enough Sleep?
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Did you know that your cheer gym can benefit in many ways from Jackrabbit Class software? Offering a wide spectrum of management functions, Jackrabbit Class will help keep your cheer gym’s operations as well as your customer interactions secure and streamlined. Since Jackrabbit Class is a web-based application, you’ll be able to utilize its … Continue about How Jackrabbit Can Increase Productivity for Your Cheer Gym
Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 3
Over the past 35 years, Melanoma skin cancer rates have actually tripled. Sunscreen helps reduce your risk of acquiring this deadly disease. While we hope we’ve convinced you that according to scholarly research, using sun screen certainly doesn’t increase your chances of getting skin cancer, certain factors can definitely make sun screen more … Continue about Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 3
Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 2
While skin damage is certainly not something reserved only for those with backyard swimming pools, those who frequent the pool can certainly be at increased risk for Melanoma as well as other types of skin cancer and types of sun damage, due to increased time out in the sun combined with the reflective properties of water. Thankfully, though, that … Continue about Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 2
Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 1
There’s no doubt about it: installing your own backyard swimming pool is an excellent option for those wanting to accommodate — or encourage — a healthy lifestyle, both for themselves and for their friends and family members. However, in addition to other hazards, such as drowning and other water-related injuries and risks, spending extra time … Continue about Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 1
Good News for Rainforests: Green Building with Exotic Lumber, Part 3
Despite what some environmentalists would have you believe (and may truly believe themselves), buying exotic lumber is actually very good for the environment. If you’ve been reading our mini-series about how buying exotic lumber actually benefits the health of Rainforests and, in turn, the global ecological scenario, you're realizing how beneficial … Continue about Good News for Rainforests: Green Building with Exotic Lumber, Part 3
Good News for Rainforests: Green Building with Exotic Lumber, Part 2
As we all know, conventional wisdom isn’t always accurate: such is the case when it comes to evaluating environmentally friendly building products. Despite many people’s beliefs to the contrary, buying exotic lumber is actually good for the environment. Yes, really. As we continue our discussion of how the lumber industry promotes healthy rain … Continue about Good News for Rainforests: Green Building with Exotic Lumber, Part 2
Good News for Rainforests: Green Building with Exotic Lumber, Part 1
“Leave the Rainforests alone!” and “Stop buying exotic lumber!” seem to be the status quo when it comes to making green choices in some circles. But in reality, such advice couldn’t be further from truly accomplishing environmentally friendly aims. You might say it’s as green as a blue moon. While so-called “green” manufactured building products … Continue about Good News for Rainforests: Green Building with Exotic Lumber, Part 1
Dancer Life: Establishing Proper Etiquette, Part 2
The foundation of any common courtesy or etiquette guideline is the Golden Rule and consideration of others — far from the “mean girl” image some dancers unfortunately earn. Did you know that proper etiquette starts before a dancer even enters the dance studio? Beginning with proper hygiene and other preparations and extending to treatment of … Continue about Dancer Life: Establishing Proper Etiquette, Part 2
Dancer Life: Establishing Proper Etiquette, Part 1
Especially as young dancers just get their start, it’s important to teach them proper etiquette. These tips we’re going to give are by no means meant to be an exhaustive list; however, they are a great starting point as well as a good check sheet to keep visible for all dancers of any age and stage. We’ll start with several tips relating to your … Continue about Dancer Life: Establishing Proper Etiquette, Part 1
