The Healthy Dancer: Spotting the Signs of Overtraining

🗓 Thursday, October 22

⏰ 10AM-11AM PST

💻 Online via Zoom

What happens when a dancer’s commitment to training starts to push beyond what their body can sustainably handle?

Erika Mayall - Physiotherapist MPT, HBSc(Kin), CAFCI, FCAMPT - will explore the signs and impacts of overtraining in dancers, helping educators recognize when increased training demands may be affecting a dancer’s physical and mental well-being. Together, we’ll look at practical ways educators can support healthy training habits, identify potential red flags, and create environments that prioritize long-term dancer health alongside performance and progress.

This session will help you:

• Recognize common signs and symptoms of overtraining

• Better understand how training load, recovery, and stress can affect dancers

• Identify when a dancer may need additional support

• Explore practical strategies for promoting healthier training and recovery habits

Come ready to learn, reflect, and add another set of tools to your educator toolkit.