Dancing Beyond Peri-Natal Dance Guidelines
Dancing Beyond Peri-Natal Health aims to offer support, evidence-based care and resources to professional dancers from pregnancy through returning to the stage.
Working at the English National Ballet inspired these guidelines. The aim was to create a baseline of standardised care for pregnant dancers. It highlights the importance of linking with a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist on the journey from the start.
The dancer is at the centre of care, with professionals working alongside one another, from existing sports physios and Pilates instructors to ballet masters.
Investing in high-quality education can make all the difference when it comes to navigating pregnancy, preparing for and optimizing the birth experience and supporting recovery.
This is an inclusive, safe space for artists, athletes and performers, ranging from ballet dancers in a company to contemporary freelancers and actors in physical theatre.
I welcome you to feel…
Supported
Educated
Nurtured
Empowered
Peri-natal health
Full guidelines to support the care pathway and inform dance medicine team.
Return to dance Post-Partum
Dancing Beyond return to dance post-partum infographic.