Nutrition for the
Dancer
Written by Zerlina
Mastin
Quotes
Throughout my 2nd Year of training I was given the book, 'NUTRITION FOR THE DANCER' (written by Zerlina Mastin), for a secret Santa present! This book has proved incredibly resourceful throughout my Inquiry research as it has valuable information regarding a range of areas regarding nutrition and well-being:
- Food Facts
- 'A Dancer's Diet'
- Injury, Nutrition and Recovery
- The Young Dancer
- Recipes for Snacks and Meals
- The Dancer's Kitchen
- Body sculpting and weight loss
‘The really great
dancer is perhaps a rarer phenomenon than greater musicians, painters or
sculptors,’
(k. Subbas Chandran, pg. 1)
‘The body is the
instrument and the dancer is the artist’ (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 1)
(The dancer’s body...)
‘Strong and lean muscles, immense flexibility, proportional physique, suette
outline and considerably low body fat’ (George Balanchine, pg. 2)
‘The physical artistry
of dance necessitates extraordinary physical athleticism, flexibility and
strength that rival the same qualities of an athlete’ (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 2)
’80 % of Professional
Dancers experience an average of three injuries each year’ (Zerlina
Mastin, pg. 2, Dance Uk’s Healthy Dancer Programme survey)
‘Amenorrhoea (loss of
menstruation) was experiences by 21% of dancers for six months or more’ (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 2, Dance Uk’s Healthy
Dancer Programme survey)
‘25% of dancers have
experienced an eating disorder at some point in their career’
(Zerlina Mastin, pg. 2,
Dance Uk’s Healthy Dancer Programme survey)
‘Nutrition is a means
to greater creativity and expression, rather than an obstacle that prevents
dancers from achieving their ideal physique. This cannot be stressed
enough’
(Zerlina Mastin, pg. 4)
‘They strive for
physical perfection not for the prowess alone but as a way of achieving the
means necessary to express the pure nature of their art’ (George Balanchine, pg. 7)
‘Science is the force
behind a dancer’s presence on stage, offering strength, flexibility and
virtuosity to their improvements’ (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 7)
‘When I miss class for
day, I know it.
When I miss class for
two days, my teacher knows it.
When I miss class for
three days, the audience knows it’ (Rolf
Noreyev, pg. 13)
'You cannot drive a car without fuel' (Zerilna Mastin, pg. 16)
'Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatique so great that the body cries, even in it's sleep'
(Martha Graham, pg. 25)
'Fat is hidden in so many everyday foods available in supermarkets, corner shops, canteens, restaurants and cafes that is rather difficult to avoid or limit' (Albert Einstein, pg. 33)
'It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer' (Shanna La Fleur, pg. 41)
'Vitamins and Minerals are imperitive to the dancer. Without them, the body's chemestry would just not work' (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 41)
'The one important thing I have learnt over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking oneself seriously. The first is imperative and the second disastrous.' (Dame Margot Fonteyn, pg. 66)
Young dancers are training at a very vulnerable time in their live ... So train the whole person, not just the dancer' (Deborah Bull, pg. 69)
'A growing and developing body needs good nutrition; feeding the body is equally as important as training the body' (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 79)
'The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend' (Agnes de Mille, pg. 81)
'The Mirror is not you. The mirror is you looking at yourself' (George Balanchine, pg. 95)
'In a dancer there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength' (Martha Graham, pg. 111)
'You cannot drive a car without fuel' (Zerilna Mastin, pg. 16)
'Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatique so great that the body cries, even in it's sleep'
(Martha Graham, pg. 25)
'Fat is hidden in so many everyday foods available in supermarkets, corner shops, canteens, restaurants and cafes that is rather difficult to avoid or limit' (Albert Einstein, pg. 33)
'It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer' (Shanna La Fleur, pg. 41)
'Vitamins and Minerals are imperitive to the dancer. Without them, the body's chemestry would just not work' (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 41)
'The one important thing I have learnt over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking oneself seriously. The first is imperative and the second disastrous.' (Dame Margot Fonteyn, pg. 66)
Young dancers are training at a very vulnerable time in their live ... So train the whole person, not just the dancer' (Deborah Bull, pg. 69)
'A growing and developing body needs good nutrition; feeding the body is equally as important as training the body' (Zerlina Mastin, pg. 79)
'The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend' (Agnes de Mille, pg. 81)
'The Mirror is not you. The mirror is you looking at yourself' (George Balanchine, pg. 95)
'In a dancer there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength' (Martha Graham, pg. 111)
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