Jacqui Gal

Dance Magazine

Vitamin myths: what you don't know can hurt you

Oct, 2008

Dancers have their own personal regimen when it comes to vitamins. But supplements can be abused like anything else. Here’s a rundown of some common vitamin myths.

Filed under: Health & Science || Published in: Dance Magazine

Hollywood actress

September 2008

Growing up with images of dance role models like Mikhail Baryshnikov and Twyla Tharp, Victoria De Mare believed that dancing could be her life-long career. But when she suffered a break in her fifth metatarsal at the age of 21, she was forced to reckon with a tough new reality.

Filed under: Arts & Entertainment || Published in: Dance Magazine

Law professor: Indian classical dancer

September 2008

Natasha Bakht never really had to choose between her legal and dance careers. In fact, until she was 22 and received an invitation to dance full time at the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company in London, Bakht (who is from Toronto) didn’t realize that being an Indian classical dancer could even constitute a career.

Filed under: Arts & Entertainment || Published in: Dance Magazine