Monday, February 26

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 An interview with David McAllister.

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Dancers today, he adds, are also screened for potential injury problems. “We do a lot of preventive training instead of waiting until you get an injury, and we’ve eliminated a lot of injuries that used to be quite common,” he says, citing metatarsal fractures as an example.

Unlike in the past, where a dancers’ career ended at 30, ballerinas today are dancing into their early 40s. “They are dancing well and with strength and dynamism for much longer.”