Professional Resources

Health information course

18 & 19.04.19

CN D Pantin

Dr. Xavière Barreau, sports doctor (Insep) and dance specialist, and Nicolas Brunet, physiotherapist, psychomotor-physical trainer at the ballet of the Opéra national de Paris


18.04

Traumatology of dance and the prevention of lesions among dancers.

Talk / 10:00 – 13:00
Presentation of the lesions frequently observed among classical dancers. The means of prevention adopted so as to reduce injuries (physical preparation, nutrition, elaboration of physical tests...)
 

The physical preparation of the dancer

Practical workshop / 14:00 – 17:00
This session will focus on the development of strength (work on feet, work on the torso), and on different methods (analytical and global work).

 

19.04

Nutrition and recuperation

Talk / 10:00 – 13:00
How to confront the constraints of a schedule? How to construct a balanced diet? This talk will address the main principles of nutrition during phases of effort and recuperation, and describe the means for recuperation (active, sleeping...)
 

Stretching: placement, positioning work.

Practical workshop / 14:00 – 17:00

What kind of stretching, when, and with what objective? This workshop offers a panoramic view of the different types of stretching by focusing on the use of small materials (massage rollers, elastics...)