Science in Dance

Science in Dance is delighted to welcome Nick Ruddock to the Podcast.

Nick is an experienced Gymnastics Coach with over 15 years experience coaching at elite and recreational level as well as being involved in a the progression of Olympic Athletes.

Nick has founds the Gymnastics Growth Academy which provides Coach development and education to individuals around the world.

In this episode Nick discusses: Empowering Athletes, Long Term Athlete Development, Inspiring Coaching Methods, Self Awareness as a Coach and much more.

You can contact Nick and Listen to his podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts (Gymnastics Growth Show)

You can also find him on social media: @NickRuddock.

Yos Clark is a Dancer, Model, Choreographer, Photographer and Artist from the Ivory Coast. He talks us through his journey of Dancing on the streets of Côte d'Ivoire to pursuing professional Dance Training with KS Dance in the UK. Yos shares his love for the art form and what inspired and motivated him to pursue a career in Dance having learned Ballet on Skype for the first time at the age of 17. He tells us about his passion for movement and that every movement in his choreography comes from a place within and has meaning. As well sharing how a shy young person overcame his fears of dancing in front of people to having performed at London Fashion Week and for Vogue.

Instagram: @yosclark and @iamyaaasclark

Nico is an accredited coach from the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) and has over 15 years of experience in the athletic development of the adolescent in elite performance in a variety of sports (Judo, Netball, Basketball, Football, Taekwondo, Tennis).  He is also currently the strength and conditioning coach for professional martial artists in Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts. Based at Elmhurst Ballet School, U.K. he completed a PhD in injuries and the adolescent ballet dancer and also works as a consultant for Birmingham Royal Ballet. As part of his studies, he led randomised controlled trials in injury prevention in dance and has now developed an injury prevention intervention called “11+Dance”. Nico also specialises in the rehabilitation of overuse injuries in adolescents who are training at different sports, at pre-professional level. Since, 2014, Nico has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, in Science in Coaching, Motor Learning & Control and in the MSc in Dance Science. Instagram: @strengthmotionmind

Flying Solo this week answering some questions sent in to Instagram.

If you are isolated due to Coronavirus, get in touch and we can chat about keeping fit and healthy whilst taking a break from Dancing.

In the mean time check out scienceindance.com and instagram @theballetstrengthpro for private coaching and programming.

Sy and I discuss Stress in all its forms and the two way street between Emotions and Performance.

Instagram: @sywiggall

sywiggall@gmail.com

Paige Rice is a Dance Researcher from Edith Cowan University. 

In this episode Paige and I discuss her current research on the Strength and Conditioning Interventions she has performed on Dancers. This involves a 12 week training study looking into a variety of variables including Jump height in a Grand Jeté and changes in Muscle and Tendon properties. 

A great intro to sport science for some and a fantastic insight into new research for those who are familiar with Dance Science.

This is episode features Dan Lonsdale. Dan is an experience S&C coach who is an expert in a variety of areas. Dan's experience spreads across a multitude of Sports, however, recently Dan has spent the majority of time in the world of Gymnastics. It is always an interesting conversation between Dance Healthcare professionals and Gymnastics. As there are a number of similarities in the cultures and artistic nature of the disciplines, despite the requirements of the athletes being quite different.

In this episode we discuss: Screening, Culture, Coaching Relationships, Jumping and Landing.

This episode brings you insight into the world of Hormones and their impact on Dance performance. Specifically Nicky discusses her research into Eating Disorders and Relative Energy Deficiency amongst Dancers and Athletes. She also talks about valuable the information for Dancers, Students, Practitioners, Parents and Teachers regarding overall health and the links between mental health, behaviour, performance and nutrition.

Get in touch with Nicky at www.health4performance.com or www.nickykeayfitness.com

View more Show Notes on scienceindance.com

Topics including:

Mental Health, Injury, Stigma, Instagram, Mental Wellbeing, Dance Culture and Life as Dance.