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What the research actually says about plateaus, perfectionism, and dancing like you mean it. You know the moment. You've drilled the same turn, the same jump, the same phrase of choreography for weeks, and it still isn't clicking. Somewhere in there, the voice shows up: You should be better than this by now. Everyone else in class picked it up faster. Maybe you're just not cut out for this. If that voice sounds familiar, you're not alone, and you're definitely not weak for he

A dancer's guide to trusting the process when progress goes quiet There's a particular kind of frustration that shows up around month three or four of working on something hard like: the turn that still wobbles, the extension that won't climb another inch, the jump that feels exactly as heavy as it did last season. You're putting in the hours. You're doing the corrections. And yet the needle doesn't seem to move. If you've been there, I want you to hear this clearly: a platea

What medial plica syndrome is, why dancers are prone to it, and what actually helps If you've ever felt a little catch, snap, or pinch on the inside of your knee during a deep plié or a fondu, and then shrugged it off because it didn't really hurt, you're not alone. Most dancers have felt some version of this at some point in their training, and most dancers ignore it, because it doesn't announce itself the way a sprained ankle does. It just clicks, catches, or aches faintly,

The gap between what your body can be stretched into and what it can actually control is where most dance injuries start. Picture two dancers at the barre. One can be folded into a full split the moment a teacher leans on her shoulders: no warm-up needed, just gravity and a little pressure. The other needs a strap, a wall, and a solid ten minutes to get even close to the floor on her own. Six months later, the effortlessly flexible dancer is nursing a nagging hip flexor strai

What's actually happening in your knees and feet when you push past your natural range, and how to train turnout without paying for it later. If you've spent any time in a ballet class, you've heard it a hundred times: “Use your turnout.” “More turnout, please.” It's one of the most repeated corrections in dance training, and also one of the most misunderstood. Most dancers assume turnout is just a matter of trying harder or gripping the floor with more determination. But tur

Here's Why That Doesn’t Matter. This is one of the most common questions I get when people call or email about Vital Motion Physical...

Hey there, dancers, athletes and movers! I’m Lily Hicks , the founder and owner of Vital Motion Physical Therapy , and I am beyond...